Upstairs and warm in bed, Anna reached sleepily to pet the warm, furry creature next to her in bed.

Downstairs, her pet cat stood proudly over what turned out to be the second rat that had come through the cat flap.

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She edited her photos so much that none of her dates could recognise her in person. This meant that when they returned home dejected after being stood-up, none of them could identify the intruder.

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His friends has assured him that the worst thing she could say was “no”, but on bended knee with the ring glinting in the light, her response broke him.

“who are you?!”