Tag: relationships
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I Saved My Marriage by Opting Out of Being a Wife
I have been married for 10 years. I know – thank you. It has been an extraordinary journey with a really lovely man and two children (3 cats, but they are easy). Some of it has been awesome beyond words, and some of it awful beyond words.
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How I lost the Mighty Battle to be the Number One Rugby Fan in the House
I used to pride myself on being able to tell you exactly why a referee was blowing up play a nano-second after he did so, but I bit my tongue ever since I called offside and she told me it was because the game had ended.
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10 Reasons Why Marriage is Like a Game of Rugby
I played an old game: “Why is a this like a that?” It’s something you can do with your kids, if you have any, or your inner child, on a road trip. Why is a motorbike like an orange? Why is a sardine like a photocopier? Why is marriage like a game of rugby? This…
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How a Man Who Makes Damn Fine Tea Changed My Mind About Marriage
Facing life without his magnificent cups of tea was not something I wanted to live through, so it was better in my head to never have to think about, and therefore never marry him.
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This Leap Year, Let’s Change the Rules of Engagement
Girls are asking guys to marry them all the time now. Guys are asking guys. The “rules” of engagement are as outdated as this silly Leap Year proposal nonsense, writes Stacey Vee.
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Move Aside, You Zombie Hordes, This is Cupid’s Day
While zombies roam the wastelands in search of nourishing brains, the rest of us will be happy to let someone have a piece of our heart this Valentine’s Day. Dorothy Black tells us why.
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Marriage Doesn’t Make You One, It Makes You Two of a Kind
Forget the old-fashioned idea that marriage is a union that turns two people into one. Rather, it’s the way we work with our differences that makes a marriage work. By Kojo Baffoe
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After 10 heartless years, I’ve finally got my cheesy Valentine
When it comes to the icons of our childhood innocence, Saint Valentine is right up there with the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. Who really believes in teddy bears, chocolate hearts, red balloons and all that fluff? Sometimes, all it takes is a little love to make you change your mind. By Dorothy Black
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Dorothy Black
Meet the columnist and commentator whose views, insights, and advice are helping to change the way people look at the power of love and modern relationships.