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Leonie Waldock, 24, from Chatham
Walking into my local cafe, the man stood behind the counter had caught my eye.
Meeting Nuno, 28, in the summer of 2021, I thought that he seemed lovely.
We already knew each other through friends, and he was cheeky and charming.
Bumping into each other a few more times, we started talking more on social media.
And by November, we had progressed from a few flirty messages to meeting in person.
While our relationship was not official yet, he introduced me to his family. I felt myself falling head over heels.
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‘I think I’ve met the right person,’ I’d told my mum Ali, 49.
Nuno was so caring.
He would wake up early to make me breakfast and start my car before I went to work.
In February 2022, we flew to Madeira for a week on holiday and had an amazing time.
Only getting home, things seemed to fizzle out.