I once dated a guy called Jack.* Things started off really well, he was a lovely guy, sensitive, into music and art. He was intelligent and good looking. He was the type of person who never had a bad word to say about anyone. He ticked most of the boxes and was well liked by my mum and friends.
He introduced me to his family. I met his parents and I got the impression that they were a tight knit family which I liked.
It wasn’t long before I was then introduced to his sister, Melinda.*
Melinda was nice to me and they seemed quite close. There were loads of pictures of them together around the house which I thought was really sweet. Jack was so supportive of Melinda and everything that she did. If she would walk into a room he would flood her with compliments on her choice of clothing.
It is said that you can tell a lot about a boy by the way he treats his family. Although not every guy will get along with his family all the time, if he respects them it’s a good sign. Jack was respectful of his parents and his family in general.
And everything seemed to go well…but there was something in my head that said ‘if something is too good to be true..it usually is.’ I was right.
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Melinda never went out with any other friends other than her brother’s.