December 2009
13 posts
“It’s sad I didn’t realize we couldn’t even be friends until you told me I should...”
– Dear Old Love
Oh, here’s a rather good blog.
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JHE Solves Your Relationship Problems: Tell him,...
Dear Jean,
My older sister has been working in a bookshop for four years now and our family is very good friends with the family that own the bookshop. I’ve always “liked” the son of the bookshop owner, but over the past year I’ve become really friendly with this boy and come to realise that actually, I like him an awful lot.
My friends keep telling me that I should...
“Christmas - isn’t it romantic? As the song goes, “it’s the...”
– Handbag.com: Christmas relationship advice by JHE
“Feminism may have given women the inclination - and the power - to be as...”
– Why men can never forgive a wife’s affair… even though they’d expect YOU to forgive them | Mail Online
In today’s latest incisive Daily Mail critique of feminism, we learn that men can forgive themselves for cheating, but not their female partners. Oh, it seems they are...
“Being married to someone you respect for being somehow better than you keeps...”
– Modern Love - A Joint Account That Underwrites Our Marriage - NYTimes.com
For your Sunday reading, a lovely and sensitive essay on marriage.
“Besides, when you think about it, the but-she’s-beautiful thing is also, at its...”
– On the C.L.: Why Do Men Cheat on Beautiful Women? Let’s Talk About Tiger Woods, Part 597: Smitten: Sex, Love & Life: glamour.com
I don’t always look to Glamour.com for erudite views on relationships with a feminist angle, but this is rather good indeed.
In addition to it now being the most wonderful time of year to have an affair with your boss, ‘tis also the season for men to be criticised for not being very good at buying Christmas presents for their partners.
‘Without wanting to sound ungrateful’ writes Lindsay Nicholson, in an article in which she bemoans (among other things) the time her partner asked her for her shoe...
“In the past, British children have tended to leave home earlier than their...”
– More young adults in 20s and 30s living with parents than in past 20 years | Society | The Guardian
Now, I don’t want to get too judge-y here, because I am sure if my parents lived in London (they don’t) and were happy to have me live with them (we love each other a lot, but treasure...
Step away from the stationery cupboard
A helpful press release I received this morning entitled ‘Brits confess to unwrapping more than presents at Christmas’ brought to my attention the fact that it would now be timely for me to address that key seasonal romantic minefield: the office Christmas party (apparently, according to this research done by a condom manufacturer, 18% of Brits are having an affair with someone at work).
Here in...
Himglish and Femalese Life Lessons Derived from a...
Yes: I went to see New Moon at the cinema. I am mildly embarrassed. But I also found that it was full of teachable relationship-related moments. Herewith:
1. Have some hobbies and interests besides your relationship. Bella (the protagonist, if you’re amongst the few people who’ve managed to avoid this franchise) has no discernable hobbies or interests besides being enamoured with her...
“There’s a fine line between adorably quirky and freakish. The key to love...”
– I draw a profound conclusion during an impromptu online Himglish and Femalese advising session