*I’ve posted one story about S before [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/gonewildstories/comments/4hc8zn/19m26f_a_very_happy_ending/). I was very tempted to call this “S: Origins”, because it’s the story of how we first met. This one runs quite long, I’m afraid. Settle down and grab a hot beverage.*
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Getting an OKCupid account was an *awful* idea, or at least it felt like one at the time. If anyone ever asks, I tell them my ex made me do it, which is only half true – she made me do the personality test because she was keen to see what I registered as (turns out my highest trait is “kinky” and my lowest is “wholesome”, go figure). Actually having a go at using it, a few months out of a very messy breakup and feeling a little lonely in a circle of friends where most people had two or three partners, was entirely my call, and, in hindsight, it was a much better one than I thought.