Jos, 64, and Bjørn, 47, were introduced by a mutual friend in 2011. They’ve supported each other through mental health trauma and are now happily settled near Amsterdam
Jos, 64, and Bjørn, 47, were introduced by a mutual friend in 2011. They’ve supported each other through mental health trauma and are now happily settled near Amsterdam
Bjørn was impressed by Jos’s artwork, and immediately felt a connection. “I was just coming out of a six-month ‘situationship’ and accepting that I just struggle in relationships,” he says. “I suddenly realised I really liked him. It was a bit scary.” Before he left, he asked Jos if he could kiss him. “I didn’t even know if he was single but had this strong sense that he was The One.”
But Jos wanted to be there for his partner and says there was “no way” he’d leave because of Bjørn’s illness. “I’ve struggled in the past, too. As someone who came out as gay in 1981 and has been badly bullied, I know what it’s like to feel different.”In 2015, the pair moved in together in Amsterdam. While shifting furniture, Bjørn suffered a back injury which left him in severe pain.
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