twenty That had been an interesting lecture. MatchMate events were always interesting, in one way or another. Evie was standing at the edge of the conference center beneath the long row of screens that displayed events that were going to be on over the next few weeks. Noting down the ones that she thought looked interesting, she knew she had some time to kill before the next event. It was a workshop, which usually meant she’d be forced to participate more than she wanted to, but there was another lecture after and she was looking forward to it, so she’d hang around. The lecture this morning had been about confidence recovery after relationship loss. After the speaker gave the initial lecture, participants were invited to come to the stage to share their experiences. It was interesting

