Emma

We were sitting in a bar after watching Steve's band play when a woman came over and asked if she could sit next to me. I said she could. She introduced herself, and told me all about her kids and how she had recently split up with her partner of 10 years. I guess we chatted for about an hour, maybe a bit less - I didn't pay attention to the time. She told me about going to Donnington to see Metallica, I told her about going to see Iron Maiden at Leeds.

She was saying how scary it was to be on her own again, and how it had taken a lot of confidence just to come into this bar. My longest relationship has been nowhere near 10 years, but I could kinda relate to what she was saying. I mean, you (or I) get so attached to someone, and so used to there always being someone there to say 'Well Done!!' in the happy times, or 'Hey, everything will be OK' in the bad times, and then when they're gone and the only person you have is you again it's scary.

I had to go because we were all getting a taxi back together. Just before I left though she said 'I think you're lovely, and you're gonna meet a lovely girl'. I shook my head and said 'I don't think so'. Then 'I tend to be pessimistic not optimistic'. She said 'I used to be like that'.