But then….
He started showing aggressive behavior when he was drunk. He then started withdrawing and not wanting to meet up again.
It was the first time I got properly rejected and it was painful. It had been a short time but very intense.
I went to get some emotional support, reflected on what had happened in the relationship and decided that I am worthy of more than this and collected my belongings from his apartment.
After another couple of other situations and disappointments, I decided that I needed to take a break and I needed to take a different approach to dating and be more selective with how I used my time.
I decided to change the dating scenery and move countries.
At the time I was in Helsinki in Finland and I wanted to return to London where I had studied previously.
In the process, I decided to put a dating ad on Gumtree.
I received many messages but one of them stood out from the many copy paste messages.
It was a man who seemed very open and genuine about where he was in life.
This was my now husband of almost 11 years and we have two beautiful boys together.