The Oldie

Love story – in a Cleethorpes urinal

Jem Clarke is in his very, very early fifties, is five foot zero inches tall and has never left the family home in Cleethorpes, which he still shares with his parents…

Freud said we subconsciously seek partners who remind us of our mothers.

As a result, in my subliminal quest for someone uncaring, indifferent and slightly frosty, I have always had a soft spot for receptionists.

I love the sight of surly Amadia manning the receptionist desk at my work. She is a

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