2019-10-01 Cosmopolitan UK

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“I’d be happy to but I don’t

think it would happen

romantically. Right now,

I’m just enjoying dating

other people and putting

myself out there.”

Would you see

him again?

At first, I didn’t think Navid wasmy

quite flashy and wears a lot of design

met at university – I was 24 andinm

studying politics; he was 22, studying

As I got to know him, I realised he was differe

I’d ever met before – he’s charming and atrue

I realised I loved Navid when I saw thathea

family first. I’m very close to mine too, soit w

we had such fundamental values in common.

favourite memories were low-key dinnersand

His flashiness would disappear when wewere

I did compromise a lot for Navid. At thesta

know he wanted it to be non-sexual, but then

was important to him, so I was happy to respe

We were together for a year and a half. Hisf

big reason why we broke up – most of ourargu

about them having too much input in ourrelationship.

Once I saw a message on Navid’s phone froma friendsaying

he could do better. He still doesn’t know that I saw it.

I eventually ended it over the phone. I think he secretly

wanted to break up as well, but was too cowardly to say it.

For me, the fact that his friends’ opinions caused him to

doubt our relationship demonstrates that he already had

his own concerns. I was angry at the time, but I’m definitely

over it. Even now I work in a pharmacy that’s owned by

his parents (I got the job when we were together).

I was quite nervous about the date. It was awkward initially,

then once we got talking it felt like meeting up with a

friend. It was nice to catch up on the developments in each

other’s lives. We joked about how his real first love was

Nicki Minaj – I can’t help but laugh around him. However,

I definitely don’t think there’s a spark there any more.

Brittany,26,isa pharmacydispen

“I’m definitely over it”

Brittany and^

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