My first wife – we were too young.
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The person who had to empty the bin on that train to Oxford.
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My father – I think he doubted our closeness.
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My soon-to-be ex-wife, Amanda. I wish I’d been able to do whatever would have been necessary all the way back to keep us as a unit. Probably the worst thing I did was not tell her how miserable I was, certain that I could turn this around somehow.
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Any sorrys I’ve needed to say have been said already.
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