Pick Me Up!

By my side

Tucking into my dinner one evening in January this year, I smiled over at my boyfriend, Daniel Morgan, 19.

‘Stop staring at each other you pair of lovebirds and eat up,’ his mum, Lisa, 49, laughed.

And as we cleared away our plates, I could see Daniel was itching to go and play video games with his friends.

‘Go on,’ I nudged him, and watched as he bounded over to his Playstation and put his headphones on.

Daniel and I had met on Tinder in February 2020, both trying out the dating app for the first time.

Swiping right onto his profile, I was instantly attracted to him.

His face was kind and he’d listed all his favourite things, from Minecraft to watching movies late into the night – all of which I loved.

Meeting up for a date

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