Hearing my phone ping for the 20th time, I couldn’t help but feel a little giddy.
Good morning, Sarah, my texts read, with plenty of follow up messages.
He’s persistent, I’ll give him that, I thought.
It was quite nice that a man was putting effort in – something I hadn’t experienced in the past.
In March 2021, after coming out of a relationship, I had to find someone special this time.
Living at home with my mum Diane, now 54, I knew deep down what I really wanted.
To move out, settle down and become a mum.
So, after getting Plenty of Fish, it didn’t take long for me to get chatting to Ben, 26.
And it seemed the perfect relationship I wanted was on the cards – Ben wanted the same, too.
It was intense to talk about all of that early on, but it was also music to my ears.
He was completely