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Sometimes, since the kids, it’s as though we’re more like colleagues, or partners in a small, somewhat shaky start-up that we have to devote all our attention to, rather than lovers.
In my experience those who have the greatest respect for the rules also take the most enjoyment in breaking them.
when the worst has happened, you rather lose your fear of anything else.
Our eyes are alert to any disturbance, any change in the pattern of the darkness.
On his son’s wedding day it is to be expected. But I think this man would expect a seat at the front of any event.
Marriage is about finding that person you know best in the world. Not how they take their coffee or what their favourite film is or the name of their first cat. It’s knowing on a deeper level. It’s knowing their soul.’
I want to tell her to wipe off the lipstick and eyeliner, to stay in that safe childhood space for a while longer.
