MY EX CUT ME OFF FROM EVERYONE I LOVED

The moment I saw Terry, I thought he was the whole package. He was 6ft, fit, muscular, well-dressed. I’d been internet dating and had met a few dreadful men. ‘This is more like it,’ I thought. It was Easter 2013. I was 56 and had been single for 23 years, since my divorce. I’d raised two children, worked as a school receptionist for 25 years and owned my home. I’d had relationships, but never brought anyone home as the kids came first. Now they were grown and gone, it felt like my time.

I fell for Terry in a big way. He was