I said, "At which point VeeGee gives a scream of elation, runs out almost knocking me over, gives me a big kiss on the cheek, and says 'congratulations to you and Deni too!' In the end, I never did ask her to marry me, after VeeGee congratulated me we both just knew it would happen. It would have been stupid to argue."

"Once all that was out of the way we ate supper, then got naked in bed and gave VeeGee an demonstration of 'shy first-timers' making love in the missionary position. We started as a comedy with puns and hammy jokes. But VeeGee asked a lot of questions, many...