We talked about our families for most of the evening. He grew up in New York, and had a magical childhood filled with love and lots of adventures. It was similar to mine except the adventures part. They moved to LA when he was twelve, so his father could be close to work. He talked about his brother who was a doctor, now based in London.

I told him about my parents. Being an only child, there wasn’t much to share. It had always been just me and my parents. I didn’t travel to ...