
I first met my partner, a man 26 years my senior, on a casual Wednesday night. My roommate and I arrived at a restaurant with mutual friends, where my future partner and I were introduced to each other.
A simple hello and a smile were exchanged between us and because he and I were both single, his best friend and my roommate motioned for the two of us to sit together at dinner. He declined, and so did I. As it turned out, he was as stubborn as I was under the spotlight. We sat at opposite ends of the table and we carried on with our night.
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It’s interesting to us now that we were both clearly uncomfortable being the centre of attention, considering we’d end up being in a relationship that would land us in an unwanted spotlight every time we went out together.
That casual Wednesday night progressed, and he and I found ourselves engaged in a conversation not forced by our friends.
I realised how much I laughed with him, and he won me over that night with his charm. It wasn’t love at first sight, but there was something captivating about the way we spoke to one other. And since that night, any moment we could spend together, we did.