Page 116 - Cosmopolitan - UK (April 2020)

Firs Each month, we

send two former
lovers on a date to

love
see what happens

“I can’t remember

why we broke up”

Nasia, 31, is an actor living in London

When I first saw Nikolaos I thought he was so
cool. I loved how he dressed – like a skater boy
with messy hair – and his knowledge of music and
books impressed me. I grew up in Greece and we first
met when we joined the same high-school drama class –
I was 16, he was 17. We lived in the same area so started
walking home together. We were friends but would always
flirt, and one evening he made the first move to kiss me
when we were looking out over views of Thessaloniki.
Even though it was the first time either of us had been
in a relationship, Nikolaos was very romantic. I loved
fairies and elves, so one day he came to my house when
I was out and left a collection of fairy books and a cute
letter as a surprise. That’s when I knew I loved him.
We were carefree and adventurous, camping on Greek
islands for days at a time without any electricity. We were
young, though, and argued over silly things, like me
hanging out with male friends. We eventually split after
a year. I can’t even remember the reason why now, as
so much time has passed, but we both cried as we said
goodbye. I moved to London in 2012, and five years
later, Nikolaos did too. We’d stayed in vague contact
on social media and he called me to say he’d
moved, but our lives have remained separate.
Seeing Nikolaos on
the date was awkward WOULD YOU SEE
HIM AGAIN?
at first, but we warmed “I’d be happy to meet up,
up and discussed our but just as friends. Our past
careers and other relationship is still something
relationships. We reminisced that bonds us, so it would
about our time together, but in be nice to keep in
Nasia and a friendly way. I don’t think it’s touch.”
Nikolaos something we’d ever start again.
in 2006