The best date I’ve ever had started with me embarrassing him

Conor and I met during freshers’ week at university (Picture: Laura Clarke)

It was midnight in September 2015 and my knuckles were rapping on the door of my local arthouse cinema.   

My boyfriend, Conor, stood next to me, his face a picture of muddled confusion, as the key turned in the lock and the door opened to reveal a man standing in a dark foyer. He was clearly closed up for the night. 

‘Yes?’ he said. ‘Can I help you?’   

Smiling broadly, I made my request: ‘This is such a cute cine...