We first met at the fresh young ages of 3 and 4 at our local haunt: The Kiln nursery. Tom was a little young for Ceri back then, Ceri was off to big school after all.

Skip forward a few years to college, and we meet again on the shop floor of Next. Ceri a hard working, eager full timer and Tom a not-so-keen sale temp, eager to earn some Christmas cash! A great time was had at the work Christmas do, lots of flirting, Tom charming Ceri (the older woman!), however nothing more, and Tom safely escorted Ceri home on the train.

What a gentleman.

Ten years later...

We get back in touch through the terrible dating app Plenty of Fish (PoF) and Tom sends Ceri a message. We both start sharing our terrible dating experiences and before we know it, we are close friends speaking daily.

Over a very tasty risotto cooked by Tom (and Tom said we must include the flowers he brought), we finally knew we were truly more than friends, and our story really began.

Many wonderful (some very hot, some very cold!) holidays, countryside walks, lockdowns (proving we could live together in Ceri's small flat without going crazy!) later, we bought our first home together, our wonderful house in Colden Common, Winchester. Along came our wonderful little bear Alfie and Tom proposing in May 2022 was the perfect next step on our adventure together!

C&T