Having an affair during LOCKDOWN

Paul* and I have been together six and a half years. He asked me out during Christmas 2013 and I initially turned him down. But when I discovered he was separated and living with his mum, I eventually agreed to go on a date with him. We had a pizza together, didn't stop chatting the whole night and the evening ended with a kiss – but nothing else.

My daughter, then 15, knew I’d gone out with him and was happy for me. I’d split from her dad when she was little – and while I’d had other relationships, when Paul asked