Amodern-daylovestoryofamanspottingthegirlofhisdreamsacrossaNewYorksubwaytrainandtrackingherdownovertheInternethasfailedtohaveafairytaleendingwiththerelationshipover.
ForWebdesignerPatrickMobergthen21fromBrooklynitwasloveatfirstsightwhenhespottedawomanonaManthttantrainlastNovember.Buthelostherinthecrowdsohesetupawebsitewithasketchpicturetofindher—www.Nygirlofmydreams.com.
Unbelievablyinacityof8millionpeopleitonlytookMoberg48hourstotrackdownthewomanwithhisphoneringingnon-stopandemailboxoverflowing.NewYorkerstooksympathyonthesubwayRomeoandjoinedhishunt.
ThemysteriousgirlwasnamedasCamilleHaytonfromMelbourneAustraliawhowasworkingatthemagazineBlackBookandalsolivedinBrooklyn.OneofherfriendsspottedthesketchedpictureontheWebsiteandrecognizedher.
ButafterfindingeachotherappearingonTVandgettinginternationalpressthecoupletooktheirromanceoutofthepubliceyewithMobergclosingdowntheWebsiteandwithbothrefusingtomakeanymorecomments—untilnow.
HaytontoldAustraliannewspaperTheSundayTelegraphthatshedatedMobergforabouttwomonthsbutitjustdidn’tworkout.
“Isaywedatedforawhilebutnowwe’rejustfriends”Haytonnow23toldthenewspaper.HaytonsaidsheisstillrecognizedaboutthreetimesaweekonthestreetsofManhattanas“thatgirl”andthequestionisalwaysthesame:“Sowhathappened?”
“Ithinkthesituationwassointensethatitlinkedus”shesaidadding“itlinkedusinawaythatyoucouldmistakeIguessforbeingmoreromanticthanitwas.Idon’tknow.ButIwantedtogiveitagosodidn’twonderwhatifwhatif?”
HaytontoldTheSundayTelegraphthatsheisenjoyingsinglelifeinNewYorkkeepingbusywithactingclassesworkingintwoclothingstores.Lastweekshehadasmallroleasawaitressinthelong-runningdaytimesoapAstheWorldTurns.
“Ijustcan’tbelieveithappened.Itfeelslikealongtimeago”saidHayton.Moberghoweverwasstillrefusingtocommentontherelationship.
AfterMoborglostthegirlinthecrowdhesetupawebsitewith .
A.aprettynoticetofindher B.aroughdrawingtodiscoverher
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