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My great big HARIBO

Gemma Ashdown, 35, Tonbridge

In the beginning, I never even wanted to meet the man I ended up marrying!

As a single mum at 31, men were off the menu, and all my focus was on my four-year-old daughter Emily.

But in May 2015, I couldn’t help dipping my toe in Tinder.

Not that I had any plans on meeting anyone – it was just something to keep me entertained.

But soon enough, a man called Jonathan was messaging me – and he wouldn’t stop!

My cousin Chelsea was round one night when he texted, asking again if we could meet up.

Leaving him hanging, I nipped to the loo.

But when I returned, Chelsea had something to tell me.

‘He’s coming round!’ she chimed.

She’d text him my address!

‘You’d better get changed,’ she grinned cheekily.

Cool as a cucumber, I knew

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