“Abigail,’ he says. ‘I thought it was you.’ ‘Hi!’ I say loudly. ‘Mark!’ ‘Who?’ says Robert. Fuck, he doesn’t know his real name. Why do I give everyone stupid nicknames? ‘I almost don’t recognise you out of your SKINNY JEANS,’… — Gemma Burgess Copy Share
“What are you doing here, anyway? You don’t strike me as the speed dating type.’ ‘I lost a bet with Alfie,’ he says. ‘You met him at The Cow that day . . .?’ Waistcoat Guy, I think, nodding. ‘I… — Gemma Burgess Copy Share
“The spark is the feeling that you´d rather be talking to him than any other person in the world.” — Gemma Burgess Copy Share Image
“Am I meant to not reply to Josh From HR’s texts, do you think? Hell, maybe I am. Maybe he liked me the way I like Adam The Tick Boxer. Maybe every single person in London is hoping for a text from someone else, and we’re all connected in a chain of waiting. I wonder who’s at the top of… — Gemma Burgess Copy Share
“Maybe Plum was right. There are no good men. Only different degrees of bad ones.” — Gemma Burgess Copy Share Image
“Abigail,’ he says. ‘I thought it was you.’ ‘Hi!’ I say loudly. ‘Mark!’ ‘Who?’ says Robert. Fuck, he doesn’t know his real name. Why do I give everyone stupid nicknames? ‘I almost don’t recognise you out of your SKINNY JEANS,’ I enunciate carefully. He’s wearing grey flannel trousers and a pink T-Shirt with leather Converses. He speaks clothes exceptionally confidently… — Gemma Burgess Copy Share
“Suzanne: I’d rather be single than in an unfulfilling relationship.” — Gemma Burgess Copy Share Image
“That’s the spark I’ve been looking for. The spark is the feeling that you were born to be this happy. And that’s how I… — Gemma Burgess Copy Share Image
“Robert clears his throat. ‘So, ladies and gentlemen, if I may, I’d like to encourage you to turn to the one you love – or, if you are between loves right now, then the nearest person of the opposite sex, provided of course that their significant other doesn’t mind – and tell them that you love them. No caveats, no… — Gemma Burgess Copy Share
“I've discovered the secret to successful singledom. I'm acting like a man. And it's working.” — Gemma Burgess Copy Share Image
“Your chest is surprisingly hairy.’ ‘I hope I can’t say the same thing about you.” — Gemma Burgess Copy Share Image
“Sorry. Did you know you giggle in your sleep, by the way?’ ‘Really? How adorable of me.” — Gemma Burgess Copy Share Image
“What are you doing here, anyway? You don’t strike me as the speed dating type.’ ‘I lost a bet with Alfie,’ he says. ‘You met him at The Cow that day . . .?’ Waistcoat Guy, I think, nodding. ‘I said to him that if you didn’t text me back then I’d try speed dating, because I’m officially the worst… — Gemma Burgess Copy Share
