I was convinced I was going to meet my soulmate – but I had been lied to in the worst way

Micky thought she was going to meet the woman she was destined to be with (Picture: Getty Images)

The sun was slowly setting in the distance, as Micky Small took a deep breath and nervously prepared to meet the woman she believed was the love of her life.

Sitting in her car, dressed in a long black dress, Micky looked out of place among the families enjoying the California evening on the beach – but she didn’t care what anyone else thought.

‘I looked like I was going to a club, but I wasn’t. I was just sitting there, waiting, and getting more and more nervous,’ remembers the 54-year-old from California.

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