Inter-Antarctican relationships are common

One day, some studio executive is going to make a Grey's Anatomy about all the relationships going on at the bottom of the world. Keri Nelson says relationships between Antarcticans are a common occurrence, in her Cosmopolitan interview. For example, Nelson actually met her husband there, when she was stationed at McMurdo and he was stationed 3 kilometers away at New Zealand's Scott Station. According to Nelson, the two destined lovers used to both walk out of their bases into the Antarctic night, meeting halfway to gaze out at the stars and Moon. Good luck getting more romantic than that. Now, while they met and romanced each other in the iciest continent, they didn't marry there: their wedding was held in the tropical getaway of Michigan. Still, doesn't the whole story sound ripe for a great rom-com adaptation?

Anyway, this happily married couple isn't the only example of South Pole romance. According to New York Magazine, at least one Antarctic romance got started thanks to the infamous dating app Tinder. Evidently, both of these lonely and hopeful scientists happened to be using Tinder at the same time in 2014, less than an hour's helicopter ride away from each other — and happily, both of them swiped right. The two met in person a few weeks later. Because their identities are anonymous, it's not yet known if wedding bells are on the horizon, but we'll keep our fingers crossed for a happy ending.
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