If you’ve been admiring a certain someone from afar, social media has made it incredibly easy to find out almost anything about them. After just a few minutes of scrolling, an expert-level lurker can dig up everything from their crush’s favorite food to the details of their last relationship. Jared Wood, who taught English abroad in South Korea, became mildly obsessed with a Korean body builder named Tae Ho, who he was following on Instagram. After hours of snooping through his crush’s life (and finding his gym), Mr. Wood devised a plan to run into him. What started as a social media-fueled infatuation soon turned into an unexpected friendship.

Source: New York Times September 11, 2020 18:00 UTC