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Can long-distance relationships work?
WOMAN'S OWN
|September 19, 2022
As footballer Wayne Rooney moves to America and wife Coleen stays in England, Woman's Own asks...
YES
‘It’s special when we meet’
Ness Cooper, 33, lives in Norfolk. Partner Matt, also 33, lives in Somerset.
I met Matt through Twitter. Towards the end of 2019, he messaged me about a copywriting job, as we had a mutual friend in the industry, and it sparked a conversation. Twitter turned to Skype, followed by an online writing video retreat. Nothing about us was conventional!
This story is from the September 19, 2022 edition of WOMAN'S OWN.
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