That was the last I heard from him. When he didn’t come home that night, I called his mum, who admitted she had discovered he was gambling again and told him that day that if he wasn’t honest with me, she would be. I rang Danny who told me he was at the bank sorting it out.
Then on the morning of 9 March 2018, I received a notification that our online food order had been cancelled due to lack of available funds. He’d lost his bank card he couldn’t access his online banking he was definitely going into the branch to do it tomorrow. I was very trusting and didn’t think Danny would be able to go back to it without me noticing.Ī week passed, and when I eventually reminded him about the bills, I was met with promises or excuses. It made me feel incredibly anxious, but I didn’t pester him – I didn’t want to nag. His first payday came and went, and no money appeared in my account. We agreed a budget and that we’d keep the bills in my name with Danny transferring me his half. We’d always kept our money separate, and knew how much the other earned. I was ecstatic.įinancially, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
Our relationship was on again, off again for a few months, but after throwing myself into my degree at university we got back together, and by February 2018, Danny suggested moving in with me.
