relationships
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Can we talk later please?
Last night, the husband went up to bed early, so I sat and read for a…
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Feeling low on Friday
It feels like it’s been a rubbish old week. Saturday and Wednesday I tried to open…
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Communication ability criticism
During a recent conversation I said that my husband has been very critical of me, and…
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Shouting and snuggling
Shouty day I really don’t know what it was about. We were talking and it got…
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Curry and counselling
Street food and chat Last night, the husband and I walked to an Indian street food…
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Autism, Love, and Honest Conversations
Last night, while my husband was watching EastEnders and other trashy telly, I was reading “Unmasking…
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Rejection sensitivity
I have had an irrational fear of rejection for as long as I can remember. I…
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Reflections on Polyamory
Introduction My friend, Tacitus, when I was describing him as a friend said “I don’t understand…
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Broken communications
After counselling on Friday, I thought to talk to my husband about a few things that…
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First counselling of 2025
It was lovely to see Richard and his unreserved enthusiasm for the first time this year.…
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2024 in review
What a year! Here’s a few “highlights”, actually, “notable happenings” might be a better phrase, because…
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Frustrations, wallpaper, and quiet relief
Yesterday, I’d hoped for a least a cuddle. I didn’t hope for much more than that,…
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A race revisited
When I ran my first half marathon twenty years ago, a friend of mine (whom I…
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Running Through Memory and Loss
The best Christmases All of the Christmases of the childhood are remembered through a shimmering golden…
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Oh Christmas tree!
We were overdue a “conversation” thanks to my feeling ill this last week or so and…
