Ozzy, 30

Are you single, married or in a relationship at the moment? 
I am divorced. 

Yeah, me too. How long were you married for? 
One year. 

So are you dating anyone now? 
No, I’m single at the moment.

How do find dating in Cardiff? 
Love, it takes time. Sometimes it can happen in minutes, but sometimes it takes ages. I was in love with someone for eight years. But when I’m in love, I can’t finish it and then just start a new one, you know? I believe that in relationships and friendships, it’s all about trust and respect. If you don’t have respect, there’s no love. If I see a person, I can tell straight away if that person is trustable or not. 

Really? How can you tell? 
Because I’ve got experience with people. Not only with women in relationships, but with everybody. If I see somebody come into my store [motions to the door], I can tell if they’ll steal or not. 

No way. So what do you think about me? Am I trustworthy?
Yeah, you’re a good lady [laughs]. The way people talk, the way they sit down, the way they get up, how they act when they see their elders and their youngsters – I can tell their character. 

That’s a handy skill to have. So what do you think about love at first sight, then? 
I do believe in it. I saw the girl – the girl who I was in love with – I saw her once, and then I was in love. And it took time for me to get in touch with her. And then I found out that I had had a fight with her brother. And I said, “Oh no.”

So wait, this was before you knew who she was? 
Yeah. After that, it was way harder for me. Then I became best friends with her brother. And then I thought, he’s going to tell me, “We’re best friends – so how come you’re in love with my sister?” So it made it harder and harder. 

How did you overcome that? 
Well, my family knows her family – but that came after everything. For me, it was a hard time. 

Do you still talk to her? Are you friends? 
No, we ended up bad friends [laughs]. But you know, when you love, you can’t hate. Doesn’t matter what happens, you can’t hate. So if you do, that means it was not love. I’ve gone through loads of things with her, but still I can’t hate her. Even if my mind does, my heart won’t hate her. My mind and my heart are different. 

If you were to take someone new on a date, where would you go? What would you do? 
I am a shy person, sometimes – at the beginning. I would prefer to walk on the beach, or if it’s rainy day, I would walk in the rain with her. 

Umbrella or no umbrella? 
No umbrella. 

So what do you when your clothes are all wet? 
That’s the love, innit? If she’s not running away, and just staying right next to you. I’d love to get wet, you know? I don’t mind. With love, you need to give what you got. You need to understand each other – some people go too fast into the next relationship after a break up. If you don’t understand each other, every day you’re going to have an argument. 

And that’s exhausting. 
Loads of people will argue with their girlfriends all the time. But I was never in that position. If I do something wrong, I will say, “I’m sorry.” It’s nice to be nice. But in relationships, I don’t like other people getting involved. Because whatever happens, it is between two people. When someone else gets involved, it breaks the trust. And you can’t hurt your lover’s feelings in front of everybody.