They shared a hotel room during a work trip. Then they fell in love. 'We were dating without realizing.'
When Ida Skibenes pulled up outside the Solstrand Hotel, her stomach was in knots, flipping between nerves and excitement.
Hanna was Ida's coworker. When Ida started at the company, the two quickly clicked, but they were in different places in their lives. At the time, Ida was married, and focused on her relationship and settling into the new job. Meanwhile, Hanna was a single parent whose teenage daughter had just moved to the US to study for a year.
The two worked on the project out of hours, and started sharing regular dinners and drinks. They messaged regularly, often texting one another goodnight."I was used to dating men, and I had never been in a relationship with a woman," says Hanna."Looking back, it's kind of obvious that we had feelings for each other."
Solstrand, Ida decided, was the perfect opportunity. Especially when Ida and Hanna were coincidentally chosen to room together. "I freaked out when she told me that," says Ida."I was like, 'Wait a minute. This is not happening.'""We talked, we kissed. And then we kind of just settled down and decided that we would figure things out eventually," says Ida.
"I had been in some relationships, but mostly I had been a single parent and very self-sufficient in a way, and not very good at close relationships. So I think it was really scary and exciting at the same time -- and confusing."
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