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“There’s still

a connection

between us”

Nikolaos, 31, is an actor living in London

I’d just started at a new school when I met Nasia.
I remember sitting with my friends during break
time and seeing her walk past. She walked really
confidently and that caught my attention. I thought she
was attractive, but my interest grew as I got to know her.
We both dreamed of becoming actors and bonded while
working on plays at school.
We’d walk home after class together and every day
we’d watch the sun set over the sea from the top of
a hill. About a month after we’d met, I realised there
was something romantic between us.
Nasia and I spent a lot of time together, going
camping on beaches near where we lived and even
working together at a summer camp for kids. But we’d
argue a lot. When you’re young and immature, you get
hurt by simple things that, in hindsight, weren’t a big
deal. Eventually, I suggested breaking up because I felt
like our relationship had run its course. At first, I thought
it was the right decision, but then I started missing her.
On the date, we still had that natural connection. We
just get each other. It wasn’t awkward. We had a laugh,
she told me about her other boyfriends, and we spoke
about our individual plans for the future. We’re definitely
not bitter exes, but I do only try to remember the good
parts of our relationship, rather than the bad.
WOULD YOU SEE
HER AGAIN?
“Yes, as a friend – but
I wouldn’t want to go on Want to be reunited with your first love?
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things are in my life right
now and I don’t want to
change anything.” AS TOLD TO EMILY GULLA. PHOTOGRAPHS ANTONIO PETRONZIO. HAIR AND
MAKE-UP JULIA WREN AT CAROL HAYES MANAGEMENT, USING KAT VON D AND
T3 HAIR TOOLS. NIKOLAOS AND NASIA DINED AT DELAMINA, MARYLEBONE
VILLAGE (MARYLEBONEVILLAGE.COM)

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