Would We Swipe Right on Each Other Today? A Love Story Reimagined for the Dating App Era
- Jaime White
- 6 days ago
- 4 min read
(A true 1999-meets-2025 reflection)
We didn’t meet online. We didn’t swipe. We didn’t analyze compatibility charts or compare personality types before we said hello.
We met the old-fashioned way — in person, in 1999, at a church convention.
Kevin and I were standing together and talking in a group. I looked him in the eyes, and he held my gaze. That was it. Something clicked. No bio. No curated list of interests. No algorithm. No seven-second swipe window.
Just presence. Just connection. Just two kids who didn’t know anything yet about Myers-Briggs, Human Design, or what “alignment” meant in a relationship.
Thankfully…. Because years later, after we’d been married, Kevin took the MBTI test. When he realized I was an ENTJ — and the description opened with something like “military-style leadership” — he said, half serious: “If I’d known this before… I probably wouldn’t have married you.” Not because of me. Because of the label.
He’s an INFP — gentle, poetic, reflective. The opposite of “military” anything.
It made me wonder:
If we had met on an app, with all our labels and lists and curated identities…Would we have swiped right? Or would the algorithm have protected us from the very thing that became our becoming?
So — for fun, curiosity, and a little truth-telling — here’s what our dating profiles might look like today.
And then we’ll see: Would 2025-Jaime and 2025-Kevin even choose each other?
JAIME — Dating Profile, If I Met Me Now
Splenic Manifestor • Visionary • Barefoot strategist • Ocean soul
About Me:
I’m the kind of woman who can sit barefoot on a beach at sunset and talk about life, business, or God’s timing for hours — and somehow make it all make sense. Connection is my love language. Conversation is my playground. Vision is my superpower. Give me a room full of people, a whiteboard, or a chance to co-create in the moment — and I’m alive. Give me a hammock and quiet — and I receive my best ideas.
My Life Looks Like:
Beach walks, sunsets, ocean swims, Kayaking, cenotes, rivers, lakes — give me all the water. Bare feet in the grass, dancing in the waves. Board games (strategic and collaborative). Good Italian food (savory > adventurous experiments). Travel – primarily for work (I don’t enjoy sight-seeing… I like to connect with people or be in the water). Deep dives into real estate, business models, travel, investments. Hosting people, connecting people, growing people
How I Live & Lead:
I trust my inner knowing, intuition and God’s voice — always. I believe the body heals. I’m a visionary who thrives in aligned partnerships. I love long-term plans and shared vision. I choose depth over performance, kids over pets, and aligned support over hustle.
What I Bring:
A strategic mind, a grounded faith, and a gift for making life feel meaningful, aligned, and beautifully connected.
KEVIN — Dating Profile, If He Met Him Now
Emotional Generator • Poet • Mountain soul • Harmonizer
About Me:
I’m a man of depth, presence, and quiet wisdom. I love long conversations, slow mornings, poetry, naps, and getting lost in a beautiful idea — or a beautiful view.
I help restore harmony in bodies and relationships. Energy work isn’t a job; it’s who I am. I believe God still speaks and the body knows how to heal.
My Life Looks Like:
Gaming nights and barbershop singing, Writing poetry when inspiration hits, Cooking brisket and experimenting in the kitchen, Talking around a fire for hours, Snorkeling, mountains, forest cabins, solitary walks, Golfing, skiing, hiking (as desired), Listening to books about healing, leadership, philosophy, scripture, Talking to animals (not metaphorically — I actually do this).
How I Live & Lead:
I’m a Bible student and a student of human nature• I trust energy and alternative healing. I value integrity, loyalty, and emotional presence. I can shift from gaming to a 3-hour conversation about God, purpose, or the soul. I’m steady, spiritual, and grounded.
What I Bring:
Depth. Safety. Curiosity. Humor. A calm presence. A healer’s intuition. A heart that notices and cares.
“US” — If We Were a Couple’s Profile
We’re the couple who will talk about God, purpose, healing, and vision on a random Tuesday night — and then pull out a strategy board game.
We co-create. We dream big. We lead from belief. We fight for alignment — every time.
We love: Beach + mountains, Strategy + healing, Vision + presence, Big family life + quiet rituals, Deep conversations + long naps, Building leaders + raising boys with intention.
We didn’t swipe into love. We grew into it.
So… Would We Swipe Right Today? Jaime today is bold, visionary, direct, strategic, ocean-loving, barefoot, big-picture, ENTJ energy with splenic accuracy.
Kevin today is deep, soft, poetic, mountain-loving, contemplative, emotional, INFP-with-a-healer’s-heart.
The algorithm might keep us in completely different lanes, but I still trust that we will meet who we are called to meet if our heart is ready.
With love and belief,
Jaime & Kevin