Robyn, 51, and Chris, 53, met when he bought some furniture from her on eBay. They now live together in Melbourne with their children (and the sofas)
hen Robyn decided to spring-clean her home in 2019, she was hoping for a fresh start after her divorce. “I was living in Melbourne with my two children and working as an urban designer for the government,” she says. As part of the clear out, she put two sofas for sale on eBay.
They agreed a price and a time for Chris to come and collect one of the sofas. “Two guys my age arrived at my front door in their exercise gear,” says Robyn. “I was chatting a million miles an hour.” She managed to convince Chris to buy the other sofa in the set, and the pair exchanged numbers under the premise of arranging the payment. “There was definitely some chemistry there,” she says. Chris admits he was “captivated” by Robyn.
Robyn knew she wanted to see him again. “For me it was all very new and overwhelming, but also really exciting,” she says. “Because I’d not long been divorced, my parents were still coming down from Queensland a lot. I remember having to borrow their car to go on dates a few times. My mum was home, asking me how it all went. It felt like a teenage flashback.”Describing the early days as a “rollercoaster” of emotions, Robyn says they became a serious couple quickly.
Robyn believes that communication and compromise are key to a happy, blended family. “There’s a deep level of commitment between us and knowing we want the same things,” she says. “I love how many similarities Chris and I have. It’s soothing and calming to know that we can grow old together.”
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