Posted in Divorce on March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Aahhh, good times!
There’s nothing quite as comforting as a long, lazy meal in the relaxed company of old friends. I’m not really one for big, wild parties; but I thoroughly enjoy intimate little gatherings with dearly loved friends;
delectible food
a quality drop (or three), and
a sizable splash of sparkling conversation.
What more could you ask? Communing with like-minded souls who share [...]
Posted in Fitness, Sex, Sport, tagged female fitness on March 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hiking. What’s not to like?
It’s like sex and praying – together. (Which, by the way, is much more rewarding than praying FOR sex…)
Hiking has all the physicality and release of a good long (gym) session, with the peace-of-mind of meditation.
But wait – there’s more!
you don’t have to look good in lycra
you don’t have to be co-ordinated
no [...]
Posted in Beauty, Feminism, Life on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
News reports of Chloe Marshall making it into the Miss England finals is *ahem* BIG news.
Chloe is finding what women, and men, (outside of the fashion industry and celebrity world) all over the world have always known – you don’t have to be a stick-figure to be attractive.
Well, duh!
Despite all of this recent fuss; intelligent, charming, sassy, witty, funny [...]
Posted in Dating, love, men, tagged Long distance relationships on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While the tyranny of distance can be too much for some couples, there are some unexpected gains to be had…
It can’t all be bad! Given that many of us, (who doubtless consider ourselves worthy conversationalists and not-entirely-romantically-ineligible), are masochistic enough to undertake such a monumentally illogical basis for a relationship.
Why?
# Top 5: Benefits of a long-distance relationship:
1. Preparation. [...]
Posted in Cars, Easter, Family memories on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This Easter my brother ’retired’ his family car – and I cried.
I shouldn’t care. I’m not a ‘rev-head’ by any stretch of the imagination. I drive a very modest little girlie car devoid of bells-and-whistles. (Never mind the V6 engine, my little 2-door doesn’t even have a cup holder!) For some reason though, my brother retiring the ol’ girl [...]
Posted in Dating, love, men, tagged Long distance relationships on March 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Can your love go the distance?
We all know that long distance relationships aren’t ideal. But are they doomed to fail? Our hapless correspondent investigates the pros and cons of love-at-arms-length.
Hindsight is a beautiful, beautiful thing. I recently dated a guy that lived a couple of hours anyway. The conjugal commute got too much (and his [...]
Posted in Books, Dating, Humour, love on March 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Funniest personals ads ever!
Need a gift idea for that perspicacious someone in your life? Something original, acerbic and insightful? This book is the perfect gift idea for anyone who has loved and lost – and loves to laugh. With people. AT people. It doesn’t really matter… This is SO going on my Christmas wish list…
Need [...]
Posted in Dating, Internet dating, tagged men, online dating on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No doubt about it: online dating is a risky business.
It took a generous application of alcohol, a string of disastrous dating experiences and a hefty serving of ‘friendly encouragement’ (who needs enemies eh?) to entice me to give it a go, and the initial results didn’t bode well:
there was the sick porno writing perv [...]
Posted in Feminism, Parenting, career, work life balance, tagged balance, career, children, kids, perfect life, work life balance on March 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s tough being a woman these days.
You are EXPECTED to want a career. Not to want a career is to vehemently deny the sisterhood. But, as a woman, you are also EXPECTED to want children… and as any empowered woman knows, you HAVE to want a partner.
The pressure to be the perfect loving partner; the [...]
