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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: Someone told me their extraordinary life story, but I tuned the whole thing out

It featured a famous cast and I have been sworn to secrecy – how can I get her to tell me again?

17 January 2015

9:00 AM

17 January 2015

9:00 AM

Q. After a recent dinner I found myself on a two-seater sofa enjoying the restful company of a woman who seemed happy to do all the talking while I just nodded and pretended to be listening. I regret my insincerity, not least because of what happened later, but I was slightly drunk.

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