Dining across the divide: ‘We got on so well, my daughter asked if I’d kissed him’
They chose the same starter and main, and discovered a shared love of real ale. But did they feel the same about second homes?
Lance, 66, St Ives
Occupation Retired; previously a nurse, then a university lecturer
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