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TRUE-LIFE

Simone Williams, 45, Manchester

Standing in the pub smoking area with my friends, I shared a glance with a goodlooking bloke.

As we started chatting, the chemistry with Daniel, then 23, was instant.

It was November 2012 and, as we huddled in the smoking area, I learnt that Daniel was in a rock band.

He wrote his own music and gigged all over town.

There was a spark between us, and that night we slept together.

But the next morning, Daniel seemed distant.

‘I need to tell you something,’ he said.

That's when he confessed he had a girlfriend.

Fuming, I kicked him out and said I never wanted to see him again.

Only, two years later, in September 2014, he messaged

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