LIZ JONES: The vile and disturbing messages my pen friend sent me after I said I didn't find him attractive
My column about our date was published online under the headline, which I didn't write or approve: 'I'm a catch who has spent a lifetime renovating my body, so why did my unattractive date ever think he had a chance?' I wrote he was intelligent, good company, gentlemanly in paying for lunch as well as proactive, given that he organised and paid for entry to an exhibition, but ultimately not for me. I had only received a recent selfie the evening before (me in print: 'No one looks good in selfies') meaning if I'd cancelled it would have seemed rude. My photos are all over the internet. I didn't meet him for the column – I found him genuinely clever and kind. But he wasted my time (call me shallow but there needs to be a physical attraction), which, as it turns out, he doesn't think I have much of left. I have never identified him, but he told his sister we had emailed about films and books. I imagine she will be as shocked as I am. Once you read something, it cannot be unread.
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