‘There was a weird bit where we both had to remove our socks – but it was fun and I felt sexy'Two weeks before the first lockdown, my relationship of 22 years abruptly ended.
I was 40-something, an absolute mess, and locked inside in my house for months with my children. It was like a heartbreak boot camp.Until then, I’d been a slightly prudish, Breton-top-wearing mother of two – but within months I’d discovered the thrill of internet dating.
Who knew this daughter of a vicar would reset this way?I first downloaded Tinder out of curiosity. Who might be interested in a ‘creative leftie, who likes a wine’?
To my astonishment, hundreds of men swiped right (Tinder terminology for ‘liked me’). Soon I was hooked and downloaded more apps: Bumble.