Woman who gave up on love turned to a Facebook group for 'dull people' — and ended up meeting her soulmate
Neither of them was looking for romance when they first crossed paths, but fate had different plans.
Luke Mallatratt, a commercial designer from the UK, and Lili Morris, a kitchen designer from Tennessee, had nothing in common except for a Facebook group meant for self-described "dull people," as reported by The Telegraph. Neither of them was looking for romance when they first crossed paths. In fact, Morris, a 40-year-old mom who had been single for eight years, had almost given up on love. Likewise, Mallatratt had no such plans of falling in love when he noticed his now-wife on the "Dull Men's Club looking for love" Facebook page. But then love happened — "organically" — for both of them.
Mallatratt was a very active member of the Facebook group, and Morris often noticed his comments on the page. However, he suddenly stopped engaging in March 2024, leaving Morris worried. She hadn't seen him active in the group for several weeks; anxious, she decided to message him personally, asking if he was okay. And that's how fate got the duo talking frequently. Although they were messaging each other and on calls almost daily, Morris had quite a bad first impression of Mallatratt. "I thought Luke looked like an a**, like the kind of person who would get on your nerves on purpose, but soon I realized we shared a similarly dark, dry sense of humor," she shared. One thing led to another, and the couple eventually fell for each other. In fact, Morris fell head over heels for her husband within the first six weeks of talking.
In June 2024, when the duo finally decided to meet, Morris had to be hospitalized for an emergency gallbladder surgery. Despite the situation, Mallatratt insisted on meeting her. "I was nervous meeting her for the first time on a call. I remember thinking she was very pretty, and I have told her that every day since. She has a beautiful smile, and I could stare at her for hours," he told the outlet. And for the next five days, Mallatratt stayed by her side, taking care of her. "We said we loved each other on that first visit; until then, we’d only said we felt very strongly towards each other," he recalled. Soon enough, Mallatratt proposed to her on a hiking trip, in front of a tiny waterfall, and they moved to Tennessee to live together after marriage. The two also decided not to have more kids, and that Mallatratt would be a father figure to his wife's kids. Currently, Mallatratt is a "house-husband," who is taking his time settling in a new place. But the couple said they are enjoying their "modern-day fairytale" life with their two kids, all because of a silly Facebook page.
Gone are the days when couples used to bump into each other at real-life events — love now begins online. Stanford sociologist Michael Rosenfeld, in his research, found that straight couples are more likely to meet a romantic partner online than through personal contacts and connections. His study in 2017 found that 39% of heterosexual couples had met each other through an online platform, compared to 22% in 2009. "In addition, in our study, we found that the success of a relationship did not depend on whether the people met online or not. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how you met your significant other; the relationship takes a life of its own after the initial meeting," Rosenfeld explained. Love stories often have a mind of their own, and we're glad this one worked out so beautifully.
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