Love Across the Class Divide ; He's a Brickie From a Council Estate. She's a Millionaire's Daughter. He Likes Beer and Bangers. She Likes Chablis and Sushi. So What Happened When Their Worlds Collided ...
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CAN love overcome the class divide? Danny King, 40, grew up on a council estate and followed his dad into the building trade. His wife Jeannie, 37, is the daughter of a company chief executive officer who went to private schools and university before starting a high-flying career in PR. The couple, who met six years ago and have been married for two years, now live in North London with their oneyear-old son, Charlie. Here they tell how they found love despite the social chasm between them.
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Love Across the Class Divide ; He's a Brickie From a Council Estate. She's a Millionaire's Daughter. He Likes Beer and Bangers. She Likes Chablis and Sushi. So What Happened When Their Worlds Collided ...
WHEN I signed myself up to a dating agency, I knew exactly the sort of man I was looking for. He would be a lawyer, a doctor, or maybe a media type.
He would be university-educated, wear a suit Monday to Friday and look elegantly casual at weekends. I could see us together at art galleries, dinner parties and expensive restaurants. He was the sort of man that my parents were desperate for me, at 31, to meet and marry.Then along came Danny. His profile on an internet dating site said he was a writer, and in his photograph he had long, dishevelled hair which made him look arty, erudite and almost certainly a bit posh. His witty and arti...See the full content of this document