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Marine Pilot and Producer Spark Romance After Hinge Match

1/2/2026

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Virginia Wallace Cutler, a Marine Corps MV-22 instructor pilot, and Thomas Maksymilian Glinkowski, a Netflix series producer, connected on Hinge on October 19, 2021.
They planned a date at Satellite Bar & Lounge in Wilmington, North Carolina, for October 24, 2021.
Both were nervous about dating again and viewed the meeting as a low-pressure opportunity, and their plan for a brief encounter turned into a second date.

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Story summary

Virginia Wallace Cutler, a Marine Corps MV-22 instructor pilot, and Thomas Maksymilian Glinkowski, a Netflix series producer, connected on Hinge on October 19, 2021.
They planned a date at Satellite Bar & Lounge in Wilmington, North Carolina, for October 24, 2021.
Both were nervous about dating again and viewed the meeting as a low-pressure opportunity, and their plan for a brief encounter turned into a second date.