Cast your mind back to the very first lockdown, which simultaneously feels like it was a lifetime ago, and only last week. The BBC Three adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People was a saving grace for many of us during that first month of restricted living. We became emotionally attached to Marianne and Connell’s young love story, as well as developing an intense obsession with Connell’s silver chain.
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I text David to tell him I’m so nervous about moving and marrying him that I wake at 4am every day, stomach churning. Even the dogs are still snoring. I’ve never been vulnerable like this with him before. I have always put on a brave face, leaving him to read about my insecurities later. But he surprises me by being incredibly supportive.