"When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?" ~ Marilyn Manson I get hectored by some people because I'm not necessarily always willing to get along with everyone who happens to be involved in my social circle. There are some occasions where I just don't see… Continue reading When Forgiveness Is An Affectation
"I always wanted the fairy tale, but now I want someone who is a great partner." ~ Maria Bello We hear a lot of criticism of chick-flicks, chick-lit, and the Disney movie franchise for giving young women today unrealistic expectations about love. We hear about how the generations born from the seventies and onwards have… Continue reading Ever After
(Image Credit) "Love shouldn't be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you can't have that from the get-go, there's a problem. " ~ Aaron Carter, showing an unexpected level of wisdom for a Backstreet Boy...* I've spent a good part of this… Continue reading Jealousy Does Not Become You
"Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti." ~ Sophia Loren So I've been reading some of the publicity around Robyn Lawley (above) becoming the first 'plus size' face of Ralph Lauren. Plus size of course meaning bigger than sample size, not necessarily big. This in turn got me to thinking about the many conversations about… Continue reading Size Is Just A Number
As those of you who read this page regularly may recall, back in August I had a date on a train with a guy who'd been sat in my seat. I've seen him a few times since then, and spoken to him a lot - nearly every day in fact. Things have been going really… Continue reading An (Almost) Perfect Conversation – How Telling A Date About Your Mental Health Should Go
I see Samantha Brick, who created an internet sensation back in April when she wrote an article for MailOnline in which she claimed that all other women hate her for being beautiful, or some such rubbish, is back to troll us all a second time. This time she's interviewed five other women, who contacted her… Continue reading The Fairest Of Them All
It has been pointed out to me that I have told you about a number of things that I've started lately, and not updated you on those things ended or continued. So here's a summary: Job Application I told you that applied for a vacancy that had come up at work, that would be my… Continue reading An Update
I picked up a magazine for the train ride home this weekend. It was Grazia or something like it. And the front page story was something about how we should all feel sorry for Jennifer Aniston for some new relationship drama or other. As someone who spends a considerable amount of time in doctor's… Continue reading Why I Don’t Feel Sorry For Jennifer Aniston
Okay, so as I was saying in Part I, I was having a terrible week which began to turn around when my new, work-affiliated blog was Freshly Pressed. I thought it was a strange choice, since it's a new blog, and there isn't much on it. I hadn't even started trying to get anyone to… Continue reading Where I’ve Been – Part II
“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.” ~Chuck Palahniuk As we need others to offer a stable reflection to keep us sane, we also need other people to help us to form our identities. A large part of our self-image is derived from the view of ourselves… Continue reading What’s In A Name?
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 