In 1973, when Jill discovered that Dave had a crush on her, she was less than impressed. They had met at art college in Leicester the year before, but she had never considered a romantic relationship with him. “The first time we spoke was when he barged into a conversation I was having to ask if I knew of any rooms going,” she says. Although they had mutual friends, it was a while before they got to know each other.
The next year, she bumped into him at the college library. “He was very insistent that I come to his 21st birthday party,” she says. “While I was there, one of my friends came over and said: ‘Dave fancies you.’ My response was: ‘Oh God.’ I just didn’t fancy him at all.” Not wishing to be rude, she agreed to meet him for a coffee. “I definitely fancied her,” Dave says. “I liked the way she looked and dressed and I found her funny. We liked similar art and music as well.”
