The moment I knew: I was devising a plan to set up Martha with my friend – and realised I’d fallen for her myself

After meeting in then-Zaire in the 1980s, Steve Sherwood and Martha Meares became good friends. But when she planned to leave for England, he decided he wanted something more Find more stories from the moment I knew series It was 1986, I was 26, had been travelling for two years, and was making ...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/12/the-moment-i-knew-i-was-devising-a-plan-to-set-up-martha-with-my-friend-and-realised-id-fallen-for-her-myself)