‘We were sexually frustrated’: did it work out for people who texted an ex in lockdown?

It's never been easier to track down your first love online, and during the pandemic many people did just that

Dressed up for the first time in lockdown, and wearing a full face of makeup, Annabelle Richards went to meet her first love. The last time she had seen Junior St Clair was in the summer of 1992. She was 17, and on a bus bound for London. He was 20 and standing outside Ipswich bus station, bawling. As the coach pulled away there were tears pouring down his cheeks," Annabelle recalls, and I cried all the way home."

In late March, after reconnecting on Facebook during lockdown, Annabelle met him for the first time in 28 years, outside an office block in Croydon, south London. We sat on a bench two metres apart and talked nonstop for over an hour," she says. We were in awe of the situation. We made each other laugh, like no time had passed. After the meeting, we couldn't stop messaging. I thought, do I still love this guy?"