article_snippet.sent: In fact the couple did not meet again until Mr Dodd's 21st birthday when Miss Purdham, who is unemployed, turned up with her sister. '
article_snippet.sent: While Mr Dodd knew Mr Dodd girlfriend had changed genders through family friends, when the pair finally reunited at
article_snippet.sent: Mr Dodd 21st birthday party Mr Dodd said Mr Dodd was 'gobsmacked' by his girlfriend beauty .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Dodd, who is a chemistry student in Middlesbrough, moved away with her family before Miss Purdham with her sister's transition . '
article_snippet.sent: They began dating, with Mr Dodd eager to understand more about Mr Dodd new girlfriend's transformation. '
article_snippet.sent: Mr Dodd was curious about it all of course and a little afraid, I think.
article_snippet.sent: It was all new to Mr Dodd and the fact that I had been a boy
article_snippet.sent: was a little difficult to get his head around. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Having taken hormones for years, Christopher Dodd had gender reassignment surgery .
  