Australian girl’s love be aware to ‘cute man’ on Virgin Airways flight goes viral on TikTok

An Aussie girl’s TikTok has gone viral after she wrote a love be aware to a fellow aircraft passenger in a bid to land a date.

Isabella Duric, 23, was on a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Melbourne on January 13 when she noticed a “cute guy” within the row behind, reverse her and her mates.

While she confessed it was a dare, she mentioned she was genuinely within the younger man.

“My friend said, ‘I found your airport crush’ and he pointed to the guy behind us,” Duric, from Melbourne, informed information.com.au.

“I told the girls about it in a Snapchat and said ‘Imagine I send a note to the guy’ and they dared me to do it.”

In the clip, which has garnered 1.3 million views, Duric shares a photograph of the be aware she wrote for the younger man, which reads, “Hey, add my number,” alongside along with her Instagram deal with and Snapchat.

She signed off along with her identify and, in brackets, put “blonde” to assist determine her.

One of the 2 mates she is touring with is seen scrunching up the be aware and hurling it at her crush, who’s carrying a white cap and sitting subsequent to a window.

“It bounced off the window and landed near his seat. But he thought it was for someone else and didn’t read it,” Duric defined.

In the caption, the 23-year-old expressed the “embarrassment” she felt when he didn’t learn the be aware.

“I thought it was the perfect opportunity to shoot my shot. I decided to go all in and create a letter that would catch his eye. However, the execution turned into a comically embarrassing moment,” she wrote.

“After crafting the note, we managed to toss it in his direction. But moments later, the looming second-hand embarrassment washed over me when he didn’t even glance at the letter we had thrown his way. It was one of those cringe moments where you just wish you could disappear from the situation.”

Duric informed information.com.au that when the mission failed, the trio determined to alert him with a message on their telephone that learn “OPEN THE NOTE” in a brilliant yellow font.

The clip then goes straight to a textual content message from her crush, implying their mission was (ultimately) successful.

It learn: “Hey Isabella, I’m Lachie the dude you threw a note at haha how are you (sic). Didn’t have internet on the plane to add you unfortunately.”

Many jumped within the feedback part begging for an replace — together with Virgin Australia, which commented: “We’re on the edge of our seats.”

Duric revealed to information.com.au that following Lachie’s message, she responded and apologized for “being annoying,” to which Lachie replied, “nah, you’re fine.”

The pair stored the messages going for a couple of days, speaking about what one another does for work, and at school — however Isabella mentioned it didn’t evolve into something additional.

“Everything is meant to happen for a reason and it was also a bit of a running joke (about my airport crushes) — and I am seeing someone else now,” she mentioned.

In the caption, Duric mentioned it’s all a “lighthearted reminder of the risks we take in the name of love or attraction, especially in close quarters like an airplane.”

“I think it’s the mystery behind who they are, where they are going. And holiday romances are such a big thing now too,” she mentioned.

It triggered loads of dialogue within the feedback part about “airport crushes” and spontaneous aircraft acts within the identify of affection.

Virgin Australia chief advertising and marketing and buyer operations officer Libby Minogue mentioned they usually hear tales about individuals discovering love on Virgin flights.

“Whether it’s a conversation sparked at the gate or a connection with the person in the next seat,” Minogue mentioned.

“There’s something about flying that makes people more open to the unexpected. From midair proposals and weddings, we’ve played Cupid more than once. It turns out love really is in the air.”

According to Sydney-based scientific psychologist and relationship knowledgeable Shahn Baker Sorekli, there’s been a cultural shift in how individuals search connection.

“For years, dating apps dominated, offering efficiency but also creating what I like to call ‘connection emptiness,’” mentioned Sorekli, proprietor of Drummoyne Psychology.

“From a psychological perspective, this reflects a broader tension between convenience stimulation and authenticity — people crave meaningful interaction, but the digital format often promotes superficial engagement which eventually turns people off the experience.”

He mentioned he’s seeing two patterns emerge — “some individuals are becoming more socially avoidant due to reduced in-person interaction and skills, while others are consciously pushing back.”

The co-author of “The 8 Love Links” defined that persons are bored with transactional on-line exchanges and need to expertise that sense of pleasure and aliveness that comes from real, face-to-face encounters.

“Gestures like leaving a note on a plane capture that impulse perfectly. It’s not just about romance, it is also about a human need to reconnect in real time with vulnerability and excitement, without technology mediating the moment.”

Sydney-based relationship and relationship coach Nicole Colantoni added that while you’re touring, you’re usually much less guarded and extra open to journey, viewing the whole lot round you as a chance.

“Research supports this, describing airports as ‘liminal spaces’ — transitional environments where normal roles and everyday routines fade and people become more curious and receptive to new experiences and interactions,” she informed information.com.au.

“You’re also sharing a moment of anticipation with strangers, which makes sparks feel more possible. That’s why airport crushes are so common: the mix of novelty, proximity, and the sense of ‘what if’ can amplify attraction.”

She mentioned the truth that Duric’s video has attracted over one million views suggests that is an expertise many individuals relate to and discover fascinating.