Did you find love this summer? Tell us your Minnesota meet-cute

Fill out a form and tell us your 2025 Minnesota summer love story.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
September 9, 2025 at 4:42PM
A couple embraces during a performance by Bailey Zimmerman Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at The Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Dating in 2025 can be a minefield.

The apps, with their buffet of options, are no good. Everyone wants to meet in real life, but it can be difficult to score a ticket to a speed dating event or to decide if you should join a run club.

No matter where you meet, there’s no feeling quite like locking eyes with a stranger. As summer draws to an end, we want to know: Where has love bloomed for you in Minnesota?

Tell us where you met in real life this summer. Whether the meeting remained simply a memorable flirtation or blossomed into something more, it is utterly romantic. So share it with us.

Your lovely recommendations may help other Minnesotans find a spark.

Note: Your submission may be published on our platforms.

about the writer

about the writer

Zoë Jackson

Reporter

Zoë Jackson is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune. She previously covered race and equity, St. Paul neighborhoods and young voters on the politics team.

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