By 2013, Christine had been working for the Burning Man arts festival for many years. She lived in San Francisco and, though she had an active social life, found it difficult to meet a partner she felt compatible with. “I’d been on plenty of dates, but nothing really clicked,” she says. “I think it’s harder to date after 60. By then, you know what works for you, so you are pickier about who you will go out with.”
When she saw Beto’s profile on a dating site that December, she was immediately interested and thought he seemed a “bit different”. At the time, he was also living in San Francisco, creating software for people living with brain injuries. “She sent me a message to say hello, but I was in New Orleans visiting an ex-girlfriend,” he says. The trip was to clarify that their relationship was completely over, so when he returned, he asked Christine out. “The image she projected was steampunk – lots of brass, leather, top coats. I thought she was really interesting,” he says.
