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Metro
a day ago
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I got my boyfriend a job at my work — then he dumped me
'Three years ago I started dating a guy who was desperate for a job, so I helped him out and got him a job at my office,' Sophie said down the phone. 'We were working together and living together, but no one knew – then, he broke up with me. Twice.' The 25-year-old lives in Lisbon and realised that helping her partner out had really backfired. 'The second time we broke up, it was for good. Now I'm navigating a situation where we are no longer dating but we're still colleagues a year later. It's terrible,' she added. I tried to hide the shock on my face, as Sophie told her story. She was spilling her dilemma on the latest episode of Just Between Us, Metro's hot new sex and relationships podcast. But my co-host Diana Vickers and I struggled to keep a straight face as she explained that his reason for breaking up with her was wanting a fresh start; new job, new city, new girlfriend. 'He told me he needed to find himself and he wasn't happy in his corporate job or routine, so I expected him to leave the job and move to the other side of the world, but no, the only thing he changed about his life was breaking up with me,' Sophie said. X Factor icon Diana Vickers and Metro's dating expert Alice Giddings dive into your wildest sex, love, and dating dilemmas – every Tuesday. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. And be sure to follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode. You can also join the fun on our WhatsApp Group Chat here – share your dilemmas and Diana and Alice may just give you a call. Oh, and he dumped her on holiday – both times. While breaking up with someone isn't a crime – you'd think that you'd try and do it when you aren't stuck in a hotel room together. Sophie actually has a new boyfriend now, but she's struggling with being haunted by her ex every day as she sends Outlook calendar invites, so she came to us for advice. She's wondering how to truly find her peace after the relationship and how she can work through her last frustrations from how badly he handled the breakup. Now, her dilemma isn't surprising, given that 44% of people know a co-worker who has had an affair at work, and that a fifth of marriages or civil partnerships start in the office – but that doesn't make it any easier when it doesn't work out. It's tricky, because Sophie doesn't have the luxury of the delete and block method where you avoid seeing or hearing from them IRL or on social media. So, step number one, which is a tip from dating coach Matthew Hussey I picked up, is to change your ex's name on any forms of communication you have to have on your phone to something that reminds you you've moved on. A woman who Matthew coached changed her ex's name in her phone to 'Done', so whenever he popped up, it reinforced they were over and done with. It may sound petty and small, but trust me, it works a treat. It gives you that satisfaction of knowing that chapter is finished with. Sophie also questioned if she should tell any colleagues they have had a relationship and how badly it ended. 'Part of me, after my third Aperol Spritz at corporate drinks, really wants to let it out' she said. It was a firm no from me. She's done so brilliantly at keeping it professional up until now and it would likely give him more satisfaction knowing you're still thinking about him. Not to mention, from a HR perspective it could get pretty contentious, and she loves her job, so it's not worth letting him jeopardise that. Instead, Sophie can take comfort in knowing that yes, she can't escape him, but he can't escape her either and he'll likely be watching as she's moving on with her new handsome beau (who thankfully doesn't work at the company) – that's penalty enough, surely. She gushed about her new partner who she's still in the honeymoon phase with, saying: 'My new guy is a bit older than me and he's treating me like I was never treated before – I feel loved in a way I can't even describe.' More Trending Now that's some good karma there for you. Since he's such a catch, Diana and I suggested another petty but satisfying way to show you've moved on. 'You could get your handsome man to come and pick you for lunch,' I said. It's simple but effective – close that chapter once and for all. But Sophie's dilemma isn't the only tea on the latest Just Between Us episode – Diana and I talk all things heartbreak, why it's not a 'you' problem when your ex shows up for someone in ways they never did for you, and whether we've ever crossed lines in the workplace. View More » Listen to Just Between Us now, wherever you get your podcasts. Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: Porn law has changed in the UK – here's everything you need to know MORE: My girlfriend says she's in Witness Protection due to a bombshell past MORE: Things were getting steamy when my braces got stuck down there
Metro
4 days ago
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- Metro
My girlfriend says she's in Witness Protection due to a bombshell past
When does a traumatic past stop sounding tragic and start to sound made up? That's what this week's reader is trying to figure out. His girlfriend has told him stories of abuse, cancer, living under a fake name, and even claimed to be homeless at one point. It seems like every week there's a new drama. His friends are urging him to face the fact that her tales might not be true. But he's clinging onto the hope that she's an honest person. Read the advice below, but before you go, make sure to read last week's dilemma, where a reader found out her husband is cheating – despite her doing everything for him. For the last 16 months I've been 'seeing' a gorgeous girl I'm really keen on, who lives the other end of the country. We met when she was in my town on business and immediately hit it off. We message and facetime frequently, but our relationship is mostly on-line. This has been complicated by the fact that she has regular cancer treatment, so is often not available to talk to me or see me, as her treatment is tiring and debilitating. Bit by bit she has told me her backstory, which is horrific – if it's true. She told me she was abused by a paedophile ring as a child, with the full cooperation of her mother. She has since testified against the perpetrators and as a result of that, she's in the Witness Protection Programme, which means she can only tell me her 'new' name, not her real birth name. She also told me she has a young son but he's had to go into care, because she ended up living in her car when a previous boyfriend kicked her out (he was cheating) and that her son has been abused in the care home. She also told me that his best friend had died by suicide. I could go on. X Factor icon Diana Vickers and Metro's dating expert Alice Giddings dive into your wildest sex, love, and dating dilemmas – every Tuesday. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. And be sure to follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode. You can also join the fun on our WhatsApp Group Chat here – share your dilemmas and Diana and Alice may just give you a call. It feels like every time I talk to her there's another drama. She has stressed multiple times that everything she tells me is confidential, but I've confided in a few friends who think it's all fantasy nonsense. So far, she hasn't asked me for any money, and I really want to believe that she's a truthful and honest person. It's just the regularity of the bad news that has me asking questions. I've had to edit your email as it was so long and full of your girlfriend's breathtaking stories, it would have taken up at least three of my columns in its full form. I hate to be cynical, but the sheer volume of terrible things that have befallen this woman leave me in no doubt that your friends are right with their description of 'fantasy nonsense'. Let's just examine a couple of things she's told you, beginning with the fact that she's supposedly in the Witness Protection Programme – and yet has willingly shared this highly confidential information. Does that ring true to you? By the way, in this country it's referred to as the UK Protected Persons Service (UKPPS), so I wonder whether she's just been watching too many American detective films. Then there's the story about her living in her car, while she supposedly has cancer. There is so much support for cancer sufferers in this country, I find this tale impossible to believe. Anyway, where were her UKPPS support workers in her hour of need? Fantasists like this are rare and you've been unlucky, but you've been gullible too. Maybe you are so desperate for commitment that you've slightly lost sight of common sense. You say she hasn't asked you for money, but she might eventually; on the other hand, it may just be about power, and the 'fun' of manipulating your emotions. More Trending My advice is to end things with her and look for a real relationship with someone who lives closer. Adopt a more sceptical approach next time you hear wild stories, and listen to your friends. They have your best interests at heart. Laura is a counsellor and columnist. View More » Got a sex and dating dilemma? To get expert advice, send your problem to Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: My date was going well until my braces got stuck… down there MORE: I uncovered my husband's dirty secret while he was in a coma MORE: Our boss let us spend the day visiting porn sites in the name of research
Metro
4 days ago
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- Metro
My date was going well until my braces got stuck... down there
Ollie* made me light up like Blackpool illuminations. I was 21, at university, and hadn't had the best history with guys. I'd been out on dates but never really found that chemistry where I wanted to take it further. Ollie was different. He was on the same course as me and I had flirted with him for weeks. We had gone for drinks together in groups but we always found ourselves sitting near each other and bursting into laughter. My heart skipped a beat when he pulled me to one side after a night out and asked if I fancied going for a drink together. 'What now?', I replied. 'No, I want to do this properly', he laughed back. I floated and smiled all the way home in my boozy haze. A few nights later it was time for our date – I had tried every outfit I owned on to see what looked right, even though I saw him most days in lectures. X Factor icon Diana Vickers and Metro's dating expert Alice Giddings dive into your wildest sex, love, and dating dilemmas – every Tuesday. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. And be sure to follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode. You can also join the fun on our WhatsApp Group Chat here – share your dilemmas and Diana and Alice may just give you a call. I think I settled on some horrendous electric blue boots and what I thought was a very cool, edgy dress with a bold red face painted on it. If only my outfit was the worst bit of the date. We met at the student union and it couldn't have gone better. We were laughing together and bonding over snake bites and politics. We didn't want the night to end so wound up at Friday's cheesy dance night at the union. We kept away from everyone else and just spent time together having our first kiss on the dance floor. I remember having butterflies and feeling like I might burst with happiness. We left together and walked home holding hands and got some chips on the way. It felt natural to go back to his house – I had known him for ages. Oh how I wish I had waited. We had a drink with his housemates who all wanted to peer at me before we went into his room with red, freshly laundered, bedsheets. He actually knew how to work a washing machine! Another tick in my mind. This was going so well. Then the unthinkable happened – I still cringe and turn crimson when I think about it. I'm just going to come out with it: We had started being very intimate when his penis got stuck in my dental brace. My stupid glistening brand new braces my parents had bought me for my 21st birthday. He let out a blood curdling scream and his housemate raced in to see what had happened. There I was, still attached to his penis, feeling very vulnerable and absolutely mortified. I remember offering to go to A&E with him and he looked at me in horror His housemate phoned a friend doing medicine to ask what he should do – it was even worse listening to them on the phone discussing it. Though it was better than the option I had thought of, which was to phone my mum who was a nurse. I was petrified I had broken it for life. I wanted the ground to actually swallow me up. Instead his housemate, as gently as he could, detached his penis from my brace. The shame. It felt like there was blood spurting out everywhere all over the red sheets. I remember offering to go to A&E with him and he looked at me in horror. Instead Ollie went with his housemate. I probably should have left then but in my drunken state I fell asleep and had to sneak out the next morning before they were back. When I woke up after making it back into my own bed, the post-alcohol guilt started to come through. The flashbacks of what had happened. So, How Did It Go? is a weekly series that will make you cringe with second-hand embarrassment or ooze with jealousy as people share their worst and best date stories. Want to spill the beans about your own awkward encounter or love story? Contact I looked down to see the time and realised I had left my beloved Storm watch behind. It was so special to me. I had saved up for it when I was young and it meant enough to me that I couldn't just dismiss its loss as collateral damage from the night before. I had to work up the courage to call him to see how he was and to ask if I could pick up my watch. It wasn't surprising that he didn't answer. So I tried a text. My housemates were in fits of hysterics. I was met with a chorus of 'there is no way he is going to meet you to give you the watch back'. Well he did. I remember driving there with my stomach in knots. He was outside his place and handed it back to me. I asked if he fancied doing something again. He looked at me like I was a mass murderer and said no. More Trending After that, we never spoke again. I would see him around university and felt shame in the pit of my stomach every time I did. I couldn't stop myself, but I would also get the giggles – which really didn't help mend our relationship. *Names have been changed View More » This article was originally published April 6, 2024 MORE: I uncovered my husband's dirty secret while he was in a coma MORE: I'm 16 – my boss's question about my sex life disgusted me MORE: Our boss let us spend the day visiting porn sites in the name of research
Metro
15-07-2025
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- Metro
Dating app horror: I discovered he got a girl pregnant after finding him on Bumb
I stared at my phone in disbelief. I'd been sent my recent ex's Bumble profile via a friend of a friend and at the very top of his bio it read: 'Dad to be'. We'd only broken up about four months ago, and granted it was my decision to end the relationship, but it seemed so soon. At just 20 years old I thought it surely had to be a joke. So, my curiosity got the better of me and I dropped him a message and straight up asked him if it was true. Yes it is , he wrote. He went on to tell me that in his 'rebound' relationship after me, he'd only been using 'the pullout' method, and it hadn't gone to plan. The real shocker? This happened about two weeks after we'd broken up. The woman, who was a few years older than him had decided to keep the baby, even though it was clear they weren't going to stay together. Honestly, all power to her. This was why he was on Bumble looking for his forever person, and in fairness, I saluted him for being upfront about his situation. He was also still being very supportive to the mother of his child and is, to this day, from what I can see from sporadic Facebook posts, a great dad. Love reading juicy stories like this? Need some tips for how to spice things up in the bedroom? Sign up to The Hook-Up and we'll slide into your inbox every week with all the latest sex and dating stories from Metro. We can't wait for you to join us! To my shock, he asked if I'd ever be willing to get back together and be a stepmother to his kid, but as I'd barely entered my twenties, I didn't feel that was the path for me – plus none of the reasons we'd broken up had changed. Why am I telling you this story? Well, it came up in the ever hot topic of dating apps in the latest episode of Metro's sex and relationships podcast: Just Between Us. Our caller had met her long distance boyfriend-to-be (hopefully) on Hinge, which my co-host Diana Vickers and I agreed is the most relationship friendly app of the bunch. I met my long-term partner Sam on Hinge after coming across his dreamy blue eyes and making the first move, and nearly two years in, it's been my best decision to date. But with the benefits of dating apps come the downsides too – one of them being that cheating has become much easier. This is something both our caller Rebecca and I had experienced, and it really does suck. In fact, this negative experience gave us both a form of anxious attachment – but you can learn more about that in the episode. Before the apps, you had to actively go out and look for someone to cheat with, but in the age of Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Feeld and more, the temptation is just a tap or two away. Being scorned does feel like a pretty universal experience too, with YouGov stats indicating that 48% of Brits have been cheated on. Furthermore, 33% admit to cheating on their partner. Diana had a similar experience when she realised she'd nearly become The Other Woman. For most stand up comedians their arena is a stadium. For Ted Pullin, it's his kitchen table and a microphone wedged on the end of a wooden spoon. His quintessentially brutal British humour has exploded in popularity on TikTok, where he roasts people's dating profiles – no holds barred. The videos show screenshots of someone's dating profile and he then savagely picks them apart in excruciating detail, commenting on facial expressions, poses, outfit choices and poor chat. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video So I sent mine in to be roasted. Questioning which online persona from my profile would actually turn up on a date, he said: 'Will it be the f**k-off-face dog-thief or will it be the melanin intolerant Brit abroad?' Honestly, who knows? I got called out for attempting to flex my celebrity following, but upon hearing it consists of John Cena, Ted said: 'If I was a nine-year-old boy, that would get me really excited.' Want to see what else was wrong with my profile? Read more here. 'There was a guy and we were chatting online but he wouldn't meet me again and I didn't understand why,' she says on the podcast. More Trending 'Then I saw he'd posted a picture of him and his partner that moved in with him… I don't know if it worked out because he's been trying to reach out again.' But our caller Rebecca's story is proof that dating apps do still work in 2025, despite claims that they're dying. You've just got to have your red flag radar on in your search for The One. View More » Listen to the full story at Just Between Us now, available wherever you get your podcasts. Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: I'm the tennis-mad fan who proposed on Henman Hill at Wimbledon MORE: I married an AI bot – my human wife doesn't mind at all MORE: My kids were hurt by my outburst – until I said this
Daily Mail
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Diana Vickers makes VERY X-rated confession about the craziest place she's ever had sex
Diana Vickers has made a very X-rated confession about the craziest place she's ever had sex. The singer, 33, opened up about her love life secrets in the second episode of her new Metro podcast Just Between Us with Alice Giddings on Tuesday. Discussing all things on modern love, sex, and relationship dilemmas, Diana revealed the wildest location of one of her romps - and it's not the most hygienic. When asked about it, the star explained: 'Oh gosh. Oh, I definitely— I said this once. I've had— I mean, I've had sex in a public. 'Oh, I feel awful. Yeah, I've had sex in a public bathroom before with a long-term boyfriend, and it's not the easiest. 'And it was a bit smelly as well. It's not quite sexy, but I think we just— you know, together for a long time, you just gotta go for it.' Alice replied: 'Yeah, yeah. I support that though.' Diana continued: 'It was quite small, and you're trying to do the deed and you've got people— where is— yeah, it was a lot.' 'Are we talking portaloo, or are we talking like just poorly kept..,' Alice asked. Diana replied: 'Just a very poorly kept, unhygienic bathroom.' 'Nice. Really, really sexy there. Really sexy,' Alice laughed. It comes after the singer admitted she is nervous about having sex again after going eight months without intimacy. During the first episode of her podcast, she confessed she has been enjoying a period of celibacy and self pleasure. The star explained: 'I think I'm actually quite nervous about having sex again, because it's been like, nearly eight months.' Revealing she recently went on her first date in a long period, she continued: 'When I was on my date the other day, and then we were holding hands, and he's like "I want to see you later." And then I'm like "what if he wants me to see his willy!" And then you do it, you're like, "Oh my god. This is like, well, lucky for me. It was like, really mind blowing. And I was like, "Bloody hell this is great" but yeah.' Yet despite her period of celibacy, Diana insisted she has the 'best sex with herself' as she opened up about sex pleasure. 'I think as well I this is a personal thing I've not had sex now for nearly eight months but I have the best sex life with myself. 'If you are pleasuring yourself and enjoying that and finding out what you love and it's really liberating I'm having a really good time with me at the moment. 'If if someone's like to me "Oh you're not sleeping with any at the moment." I'm like "No but like I do have my own sex life going on."' Releasing a new episode each week, Diana and Alice will help tackle tricky relationship issues from ghosting and infidelity to the grey zones of intimacy. Diana, who shot to fame after her time on The X Factor, is already known and loved for 'turning dating disasters into comedy,.' While Alice will bring years of experience writing about the complexities of modern relationships for Metro. Listeners are encouraged to treat the podcast like a 'group chat,' where they can find supportive advice, reflect from one another and laugh through the awkward parts. Speaking about the launch, Diana said: 'We wanted to create a podcast that felt like a conversation with your girlfriends – open, honest, and completely without judgment. 'Alice and I are so excited to dive into these topics, hear from our listeners, and build an inclusive and fun community where everyone feels heard and understood.' Alice added: 'Alice Giddings adds: 'My work in journalism has shown me how many people are craving a platform to discuss these very real, often unspoken, challenges. 'Just Between Us is that space. We're ready to tackle everything with curiosity, warmth, and a commitment to helping our audience feel more empowered in their relationships and personal lives.
