Backstory: My mum is desperate to get me off the shelf and married with babies. This was her latest “offering”. (Gail = her best friend, Gary = friend of my cousin).

I told Gail about you being out there and being a bit lonely and she suggested you got in touch with Dave, who now lives in Rotterdam and is trying to get a job there, such a coincidence! Do you remember him, he used to be friends with Gary at school? I know he was a bit strange when he was younger, but the thing is darling he is now apparently a lovely boy and has got over his eye problem now and also has got through to the last round on several interviews so won’t be unemployed much longer