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I split from my first boyfriend at 17. We rekindled our romance after 30 years and got married.

Beverley Jones and her husband, Mike, on their wedding day in 2022.

  • Beverley Jones started dating Mike Jones (no relation) when she was 17. He was her first boyfriend.
  • They broke up after 4 months because Beverly didn’t want to settle down. They later wed other people.
  • But the couple, then divorcees, found love again 20 years after the split due to a random encounter.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Beverley Jones. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Mike and I met in a bar in our home village in Wales in 1980. He was seven years older than me. I was 17 and looked up to him, finding him very distinguished.

We enjoyed hanging out with our friends in pubs and discos. He worked in agriculture. I was

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