Thursday 8 July 1976 (her father’s).

Made my decision known to Sue, my friends and anyone else of importance. It is for the greater good.

Went out with Sue for a short while in the evening, after which we came home, ostensibly to watch television. Very strange, but I do find her stimulating in other than intellectual ways – something I’ve never felt with a great deal of the girls with whom I have had a more physical relationship. We are still friends, our common intellectual pursuits ensuring this, The body is good, but at the moment is secondary.

Went out with her parents in the evening for a birthday meal (her father’s). Another good side to our relationship is how well her parents are treating and accepting me. When one considers that it was meant to be a quiet family celebration, it was a great honour for me to be invited. Susan is pleasant, not beautiful in the sense of pretty, but beautiful in everything that lies beneath her unassuming surface.