Katy is in her first relationship with a boy called Ben who she met on Instagram, they have been together for 1 year. He often takes her out for dinner dates in London and they have been on holidays in Europe together. Ben comes from an average family but likes to spoil her.
Ben McMullen is 21 and is working his first full time job. Working in investment banking for Morgan Stanley on Liverpool Street. He is very bright and successful for his age, earning £26,000 a year. He comes from an average family who live normal lives. In his family, he has his dad who works as a police man and mother is a social worker, he is an only child.
Ben had a standard education going to a state school on the outskirts of London, called Saint Clement Danes, in Chorleywood. He did an apprenticeship when he finished school, in accounting for 2 years. After this he got his first job at Morgan Stanley being an admin assistant and then working his way up to his current job. Working a 9-5 job still allows him to have a good social life.
Ben lives in a rented flat in Amersham, on the outskirts of London, near to where he grew up. This is convenient for him as the trains to work are frequent and quick. On Acorn, he is classed as “financially stretched”, as he is independent and has bills to pay but also has an expensive social life. He is in the early majority and is a young person who has money to spend on things they want, although not as much as younger people as they still have responsibilities such as rent, bills and tax.
On the weekends Ben likes to go out for nice meals in London with his girlfriend and try posh restaurants such as Sexy Fish and Duck and Waffle. With friends from school he enjoys going clubbing in Mayfair to clubs like Libertine and events in locations such as Print Works. He has been on many lad’s holidays before meeting his girlfriend, he has matured since being with her and they both look forward to travelling together. In his free time, he likes to go to the pub with colleagues, bottomless brunches and museums. His hobbies include going to the gym, rugby, snowboarding and hockey.
Ben is not as active on social media as his girlfriend, only having Instagram and Snapchat. He often uploads to Instagram as he is doing something every weekend, uploading pictures of him and his friends, girlfriend, restaurants and events he goes to. He is very influenced by other male influencers such as Alex Bowen and has an average following of 4,000 people, this has got larger since being with his girlfriend. Snapchat he only uses to talk to friends and rarely uploads stories.
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