Simon Young, 36, from Birmingham
Sitting at my desk at work, my friend Jake suddenly approached me with an exciting proposition.
He wanted to set me up on a blind date with his friend Tash, 25.
‘She’s perfect for you,’ he explained enthusiastically.
In July 2019, we’d arranged to meet up at a dim sum restaurant.
I wasn’t nervous, but I was excited to meet her – she looked gorgeous in her pictures.
Tash strolled into the place with so much sass – I could tell I was going to like her.
‘Nice to meet you,’ she said confidently, giving me a hug.
She was so easy to chat with and she wasn’t shy about tucking into the food.
‘I think you ate all the Thai crackers,’ I joked, gesturing to the empty bowl.
I couldn’t wait to see her again and we started messaging daily.
We went on another date together the following week and became inseparable after that.
Tash finished university later that month and spent most of her time at my house in Southampton.
‘Have you moved in?’ I joked, looking around at her boxes.
It wasn’t official, but we started living with each other – it was bliss.
We talked about our future and getting married.
Although, Tash had some ‘rules’ regarding
