relationships

  • Can we talk later please?

    Can we talk later please?

    Last night, the husband went up to bed early, so I sat and read for a…

  • Feeling low on Friday

    Feeling low on Friday

    It feels like it’s been a rubbish old week. Saturday and Wednesday I tried to open…

  • Communication ability criticism

    Communication ability criticism

    During a recent conversation I said that my husband has been very critical of me, and…

  • Shouting and snuggling

    Shouty day I really don’t know what it was about. We were talking and it got…

  • Curry and counselling

    Street food and chat Last night, the husband and I walked to an Indian street food…

  • Autism, Love, and Honest Conversations

    Autism, Love, and Honest Conversations

    Last night, while my husband was watching EastEnders and other trashy telly, I was reading “Unmasking…

  • Rejection sensitivity

    Rejection sensitivity

    I have had an irrational fear of rejection for as long as I can remember. I…

  • Reflections on Polyamory

    Reflections on Polyamory

    Introduction My friend, Tacitus, when I was describing him as a friend said “I don’t understand…

  • Broken communications

    Broken communications

    After counselling on Friday, I thought to talk to my husband about a few things that…

  • First counselling of 2025

    First counselling of 2025

    It was lovely to see Richard and his unreserved enthusiasm for the first time this year.…

  • 2024 in review

    2024 in review

    What a year! Here’s a few “highlights”, actually, “notable happenings” might be a better phrase, because…

  • Frustrations, wallpaper, and quiet relief

    Frustrations, wallpaper, and quiet relief

    Yesterday, I’d hoped for a least a cuddle. I didn’t hope for much more than that,…

  • A race revisited

    A race revisited

    When I ran my first half marathon twenty years ago, a friend of mine (whom I…

  • Running Through Memory and Loss

    Running Through Memory and Loss

    The best Christmases All of the Christmases of the childhood are remembered through a shimmering golden…

  • Oh Christmas tree!

    Oh Christmas tree!

    We were overdue a “conversation” thanks to my feeling ill this last week or so and…