I had always been turned on by the female body, when I masturbated and sometimes when I was having sex with a guy I would imagine I was with a woman. But I never knew if it was just a fantasy. I had one memory of being attracted to a female friend when I was 19 and then I dated Dan for 11 years. But at the age of 31, when I was single again I started to fancy another female friend, so I changed my dating app settings to include women so I could fully explore my desire.

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Key Characters:

Dan - My ex boyfriend who I spent 11 years with from 2001 - 2012

Rachel - The first girl I fancied

Carrie - A friend

Susie, Sophie, Holly - Some of my oldest friends

Adina, Stephanie, Melissa, Heather, Patrick - London friends

Stephen Minder - An uncomfortable encounter before #metoo

Beth - My best mate

Adele - A one night stand

Locations:

Stories - Now closed

https://www.timeout.com/london/bars-and-pubs/stories

Pizza East

https://www.pizzaeast.com/

Chiltern Street Firehouse

http://www.chilternfirehouse.com/

Entertainment References:

The Strokes - Is This It

https://open.spotify.com/album/2k8KgmDp9oHrmu0MIj4XDE

Destiny’s Child - Survivor

https://open.spotify.com/album/2HcjLD0ButtKsQYqzoyOx9

Mariah Carey - Glitter

https://open.spotify.com/album/5fN9sJIh7mAXBsb3mvX7A1

Camp America

https://www.usasummercamp.com/

Tinder

https://tinder.com/?lang=en-GB

Burning Man

https://burningman.org/

Florence and The Machine

https://florenceandthemachine.net/

Happn

https://www.happn.com/en/

Diary, She Wrote was produced by Liz Beardsell in partnership with Bird Lime Media with original music by Ethan Illingworth