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  • Labels and lattes

    Labels and lattes

    We went for a coffee today, and I talked about the things that I’d recently realised…

  • Valentine’s

    Valentine’s

    With our marriage in such a state, celebrating valentine’s feels … awkward? Yet, we do love…

  • Intro to the couples counsellor

    Intro to the couples counsellor

    Last night, I had my introductory session with the couples counsellor. Next week the husband will…

  • Making use of a sleepless night

    Making use of a sleepless night

    It’s four-thirty in the morning on Wednesday. I can’t sleep. I realised that I’ve made the…

  • Memory

    Memory

    My husband and I are in a coffee shop talking. While we’re talking, I’m playing with…

  • Unfiltered and unsettled

    Unfiltered and unsettled

    My boss asked me if I had time for chat… So we disappeared into a side…

  • Counsellor #3

    Counsellor #3

    Gay and tired The two interviews of prospective couples counsellors left me feeling a little bit…

  • Two interviews for couple counsellors

    Two interviews for couple counsellors

    Tonight we had two interviews for potential couples counsellors. The first at 5:00 p.m. straight after…

  • Thinking about couples counselling

    Thinking about couples counselling

    After my morning run and my regular phone call to my dad (he has a lot…

  • Last time with my counsellor

    Last time with my counsellor

    Thinking about couples counselling I’ve been putting some thoughts into what I want to say to…

  • Holocaust memorial day

    Yesterday evening, my husband and I watched the holocaust memorial service on the BBC. The Prince…

  • The face I’d rather not see

    The face I’d rather not see

    The husband had been low since last weekend. I didn’t have a clear idea if why.…

  • Friday! At last!

    I feel really quite knackered this week. The husband has been in a mood and I…

  • Impromptu chat

    Impromptu chat

    We’d both been sleeping very badly, the husband because he was angry about something, me because…

  • Couples counselling concerns

    Couples counselling concerns

    What a rotten night! My head was busy – after the talk on Saturday, when my…