Newly separated friends are like musicals. I love them but they always go on far too long.
Halfway through a story, you know exactly how it’s going to pan out. You pretend to listen but, secretly inside, you’re just making plans, trying not to nod off and wondering if Sainsbury’s own-brand Serrano is half-decent.
I drifted off when my newly separated college pal Johnno explained the early ‘warning signs’ in.