Recording summary · June 2019
Drawing all my ex girlfriends from memory
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Overview
Daniel draws four former girlfriends from memory without reference photos while detailing his past relationships, including a Japanese partner who blocked him, an older Korean woman met at a guesthouse, an adopted French woman dated during a working holiday in Japan, and an Oita partner with whom a planned marriage collapsed.
Daniel reflects on searching online for an ex-girlfriend, working a petrol station night shift after returning from Taiwan, and dating a single mother from Nagano Prefecture met via Japan Cupid before ending the relationship over lack of physical attraction and unreadiness for stepfather duties.
Daniel describes connecting with Tomoko on HelloTalk, addressing catfishing claims, and discussing his hardware and software setup for drawing and video editing with an iPad Pro recommendation.
Themes
Drawing former girlfriends from memory and recounting relationship histories.
Past relationships involving an older Korean woman, a French partner in Japan, and an Oita resident.
Searching for an ex-girlfriend's online profile across language and messaging platforms.
Night-shift employment at a petrol station after returning from Taiwan.
Dating and separating from a single mother in Nagano Prefecture.
Interactions with Tomoko on HelloTalk and catfishing claims.
Drawing tools, video editing software, and iPad Pro recommendation.
Developments
In 2010, Daniel met a Korean woman fifteen years his senior at a guesthouse.
In November 2011, Daniel traveled to Japan on a working holiday visa and worked as a sales assistant at a Lawson convenience store.
Daniel ended his relationship with his French girlfriend, quit his Lawson job, and traveled to Korea to reunite with the Korean girlfriend.
Daniel relocated to Oita to live with a Japanese acquaintance, attempted to submit marriage paperwork, called off the wedding, and ghosted her to return to South Korea on an expiring tourist visa.
Daniel found a former girlfriend's diary profile on lang8s.com with a final entry dated July 2017.
Daniel sent a message on LINE 8 and was immediately blocked.
Daniel returned from Taiwan and took a night-shift petrol station job suggested by his father.
Daniel connected with a woman from Nagano Prefecture on Japan Cupid, took two weeks of paid leave, flew to Japan to meet her and her daughter, and later broke up with her.
Daniel connected with Tomoko on HelloTalk.
Uncertainties & gaps
The exact reason the first ex-girlfriend ended contact remains uncertain, though Daniel surmises she found a new boyfriend based on a social media profile seen by a subsequent partner.
Daniel does not know whether his French girlfriend had ever met her biological parents.
Daniel is uncertain whether Oita is situated on the southern or western tip of Japan.
The exact name of the official marriage document required from Osaka is forgotten by Daniel.
Daniel does not know what happened to his former girlfriend after her July 2017 diary entry or whether she is still alive.
Daniel suspects his former girlfriend established a new account after disappearing from the website, but cannot verify it.
Daniel is uncertain of the exact current age of the single mother from Nagano Prefecture, estimating 38 or 40.
Daniel is uncertain whether to draw Tomoko because he does not consider her a girlfriend.