I regret accepting surprise proposal

MY EX IS ONE FOR ME

- JANE O'GORMAN

I'VE somehow agreed to marry a woman I don't love. The service is planned for July and I'm bricking it.

She caught me by surprise with a shock proposal at my birthday lunch in November. She got down on one knee and asked me to be her husband.

All my family were there, and I was so surprised (and sozzled) I simply blurted out "yes" I woke up the next day regretting it.

But then it was off to her folks for dinner. They opened the front door with balloons, champagne and cries of "Here comes the bride." Her parents were in tears. How could I back out?

Since then my fiancée has been steamrollering ahead with wedding plans. The hotel is booked and invitations are out.

I feel terrible because the person I really love - and would love to marry - is my ex-girlfriend.