So, this is my first blog on Codeforces, and instead of flexing some algorithm or crying about a rating drop, I thought… why not share a love story?

But not just any love story — a Codeforces one.

It all started during a Div. 2 round. I saw her handle in the standings and thought: “You passed my pretests, but will you survive system testing?” I was nervous. My hands were shaking like the Codeforces servers on a global contest. But still, I dared to send a message.

She replied (after a couple of hours uhh days..) — Accepted. My heart shouted: “Don’t worry, my love for you is O(1).” We started talking daily.

I confessed: “I may be div 4 in contests, but div 1 in loving you.” She laughed, but then she hacked me back: “You hacked my heart faster than I could hack your code.” And just like that, we became teammates — in contests and in life. But love on Codeforces isn’t easy. Sometimes our chemistry was like ratings: “Up after a good contest, down after a bad one — but always addictive.”

Every time she ghosted me, I reminded her: “I’ll never ghost you, unlike Codeforces during system testing.” One day, after a fight, I told her: “Life without you feels like a TLE on test 1.”

She smiled and whispered back: “You’re the only ‘Accepted’ in my sea of Wrong Answers.” And that’s when I knew — even if pretests fail, together we’ll always pass the system tests of life.

That’s my story, folks. Not sure if it’s a fairy tale or just a WA on test 3, but hey, it’s my first blog here. What about you? Ever found your “+50 after a tough contest” kind of love?