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The moment I knew: he did silly struts around the dancefloor. I’d never felt so at ease
Sara Pascoe was so comfortable in Steen Raskopoulos’ presence, she almost didn’t notice she was falling in loveFind more stories from The moment I knew series hereOn a night out many years ago, Tara, the older sister of a friend, was politely listening to me slag off my then boyfriend. “Blah Blah Blah, then he did this, then I did that, then I saw this on his phone,” I went on at her, enjoying my own drama.Tara was only a couple of years older than me but married with kids. Something I was not coveting for myself. Living in London, I was not dating to find “the one” (statistically unlikely) or to commit for life (too long), I fell in love for sex, gossip and the subsequent weight loss that accompanied my broken heart a few years later. I felt very “French” about the whole thing, y’know; lovers, life experiences, smoking and motorbikes*. I thought I was living life brilliantly, but on reflection Tara must have thought I was a knob. Continue reading...
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