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One HELL of a surprise

Sammy Wilson, 43, Bishop’s Stortford

Seeing the presents piled high, party food covering the table, I was feeling pretty pleased with myself.

This year, I’d pulled out all the stops, spared no expense.

But to me, every penny was worth it.

Neal is going to love it, I thought.

My partner Neal, then 46, and I had met on Christmas Eve 2005.

By far the best-looking lad in the pub, I swanned over to him and flashed a cheeky smile.

We hit it off, exchanged numbers.

Three weeks later, Neal got a cab to

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