Many years ago now, when I was in my early 20s and living in the Australian city of Brisbane, I dated a woman who was ten years older than me. Despite the age difference, Jill and I hit it off almost immediately.
Although we were in a steady, sexual relationship, we initially had no plans to get more serious about it – but when the tenancy ran out on the flat where I was living, I was suddenly unable to find anywhere decent to stay and Jill suggested I moved in with her at her modest house in the suburbs.