I complained about romance on the radio and bagged myself a date
26-04-2025 13:00 via metro.co.uk

I complained about romance on the radio and bagged myself a date

Dating in your 40s is a very different ball game (Picture: Estelle Keeber)Hearing the radio presenter read out a text from a listener, I got a warm little glow in my tummy. The text in question described me as an amazing person – or words to that effect – and I must admit it was a real confidence boost. Earlier in the programme, when the presenter suggested, on air, that this was a great opportunity to find me a man, I’d wanted the ground to swallow me whole. I was s
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