The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock

by Jane Riley

‘What you’ve got to remember,’ he said, ‘is that you’re number one. If you don’t care enough about yourself, who will? You need to believe in yourself. Believe that you have the power to turn things around, fix your business and your love life.’

It wasn’t as if I hadn’t tried, but a soulmate wasn’t any old soul who happened to turn up and fill a hole. They were the one you wanted to be with for the rest of your life.

Thou shalt not let others decide things for you. Thou shalt not go out with the first woman who shows interest in you. Thou shalt not sacrifice your own happiness for someone else’s.

I realised that being single and lonely was better than being taken and unhappy.