I met Paul at the beginning of summer 2008. He’d just graduated uni and was back in Retford probably wondering what to do next! We have Paul’s good friend Pashley to thank for us getting together. His matchmaking ‘accidentally’ brought us both together in the same place on a night out, he got us talking and it all went from there. I must admit that the first of Matt’s attempts wasn’t very fruitful. I was completely oblivious to what was going on but I think Paul was far more ‘on the ball’ (he always was the clued-up one of the two of us which worked well because he was great at covering up my ditsy moments (and laughing at them too)). I could tell from the very first time that I spoke with Paul what an amazing person he was. I fell for him instantly and knew that I wanted him in my life. After our first proper ‘date’, just the two of us, I came away from it thinking how much I really wanted to see far more of Paul, but that someone that incredible, that interesting, funny and knowledgeable was never going to like little old me. But, it turns out he fell for me in the same way that I did for him and it all went from there. Much, much further down the line I told Paul all of this and how in awe of him I was when we first met & he admitted to feeling exactly the same. So thanks Matt, your matchmaking was definitely a job well done! I couldn’t have been happier with Paul and couldn’t have asked for anything more, and even better, I think he felt the same way.