Simon was insecure. Despite acting quite casual about his own struggles deep down he was really self conscious. He was always very chubby. His stomach had stretch marks and love handles. Simon never liked the size of his thighs either.

And so, when he got his first girlfriend—at age 20– he couldn’t even imagine showing her his body. To imagine you touching it made him feel scared.

Currently you’d been together for around 4 months, things were smooth and he was very happy with you. You were the w girl ever, so patient and loving. You had met at a cafe in Manchester.