I went on a date with Craig today. It’s the first date I’ve been on since leaving Tom, and my first date in over seven years. To say I was nervous would be an understatement.

We arranged to meet at a local pub at lunchtime. I was there first and waited nervously for him. He walked in, made me jump, made me laugh, and I knew we were going to get on fine. We ordered our food, he joked about my shaky hands, said I didn’t need to be nervous, and then we talked nonstop for ninety minutes. Conversation flowed so easily.

When it came to saying goodbye, I was really nervous in case he tried to kiss me, but thankfully he just kissed me on the cheek and said goodbye.

Ten minutes later, he sent me a text to tell me I was ‘sexy as hell!’

I needed to hear that. He’s doing wonders for my self-esteem.