JEMMA PRITTIE, 43, runs wild dolphin retreats in Hawaii, and lives in London

A FEW years ago, I was working as an events organiser and met a man who came to one of my events.

We got on well and went on our first date a few days later. He was living with a friend in a flat and his lease was about to expire, while I was just about to rent a two-bedroom flat in London. He was the one who floated the idea of him moving in with me.

I did really like him and even though I knew it was too soon, I think when you’re older, you accept that things will move more quickly and you want things to work out.

So a month after we met, he moved in with me. My friends thought I was crazy, but I wanted to try to make things work. And to start with, they did. But after six months the cracks were evident. He wasn’t pulling his weight – I was paying all the bills.

A year after we met, I finished it. Yes, I wanted things to work, but not at any cost.