[quoteNow we know why Beth moved all the way from Washington to England to go... to go to school... ya, that's it... to go to school.
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Although that might seem the case, in fact Beth's decision to study in London wasn't affected by any thoughts of romance, though our established friendship may have helped her in the decision to spend a year in London doing an MA degree.
I was very careful not to suggest anything that might affect Beth's career decisions, until she had made the choice for herself to come to London to study Linguistics at UCL. Even then I was going to wait until she was actually settled in, but during a private online chat in May 2004 the subject came up, and I had to tell her how I felt. Happily the feelings were reciprocated, but we still tried very hard not to get too involved until after Beth had arrived. That was a long Summer of waiting.
After Beth arrived, she tried to settle into her shared student flat in Camden, but it was such a miserable place to be that she came to live in my spare room within a few months. The rest, as we say, is history.
. But, I really do not want to know. Honest. 
