Sofia, 25, from Milan

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Milan design, espresso at the bar, and a very dry sense of humor.

At 2 a.m. in Ohio, Sofia, 25, is standing at a Milan coffee bar, finishing an espresso in three sips. Sitting down for one is, in her view, a rookie mistake. She works at a design studio near Porta Venezia, where the team can spend an hour debating how thick a line should be, and she has opinions on door handles that she will defend at length. She talks movies, fashion, art, and wine in English or Italian, with French as a backup. Her humor shows up first and her tenderness second, strictly in that order. Milan wears her out and won't let her go, in about equal measure. Sundays are for doing absolutely nothing, on purpose.

Great espresso, one great sentence. The rest takes care of itself.

Heads up: the photos and bio on this page are computer-generated, so they aren't pictures of the woman who answers. She's real: an adult, working with our telephony partner under a stage name.