and then we are boyfriend and girlfriend…” I was neither excited, nor particularly flattered. I was more nervous and unsure, really. I didn’t think too hard about the question that he asked. I did not take into consideration the fact that I wasn’t especially attracted to him, for example, I was instead very conscious of the fact that this is the sort of situation where I should say ‘yes’. So, I said ‘yes’. And there was an immediate awkwardness.

Within minutes of this conversation, the telephone rang, and I answered it to hear the voice of Insecure.

“I wondered if we could talk?” he asked, in an unusually serious tone.

“Well, I’m a bit busy at the moment…” I stalled.

“I was just wanting to ask if you&r...

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