Lisa and Jason had once been the kind of couple who played footsie at brunch. They used to send text messages that had nothing to do with logistics: I’m wearing your favorite sweater. I saw a dog that looked exactly like yours in college. And in the early days, they’d find any excuse to linger from noon to night—one more drink, one more block.
You probably know where this story is headed. Ten years later, and this married couple now sits in the same room, separated by couch cushions, scrolling through TikTok in silence. “I feel like we never talk anymore,” Lisa once said. Jason didn’t even glance up. “We just don’t have time.”
But was that true? For months, Lisa had been consumed with self-doubt. She’d dissect their marriage like an old sweater with loose threads—pulling at every moment to see where things started to unravel. Was it the stress of work? The exhaustion of their routines? Or had they simply outgrown each other in the slow, imperceptible way that some couples do?
Enter: Micro-Dating.