Calvin Buckley, 40, Oldham
Standing next to my partner Frankie in the garden, surrounded by loved ones, I let off the confetti cannon. Streams of pink paper flew into the sky.
‘A girl!’ Frankie, then 38, cheered, bursting into tears. It was May 2023, and I'd known Frankie nearly my whole life.
We'd grown up in the same town, gone to the same school. But we'd never been friends, until we started commenting on each other's Facebook posts during the pandemic.
Then, in July 2021, I'd ordered candles and crystals from Frankie's holistic business, and she'd hand-delivered them.
Chatting on my doorstep, sparks flew.
Days later we went for a
