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Sarah Harte: It's strange to attend a wedding as an almost-divorc'e
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1256+ words) Simon Callow in Four Weddings And A Funeral. The two- or three-day conspicuous multiple outfit wedding took a bath during the recession, to re-emerge post-covid with a vengeance. It's wedding season. Time to buckle up and watch couples light candles....
My Wedding Day with Sheila O'Flanagan: 'We'd been living together for about 30 years"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (701+ words) Sheila O'Flanagan and her husband Colm Mc Cashin on their wedding day. We got married on March 6, 2014. We'd been living together for about 30 years before that though. There was a little bit of a joke in our family that my…...
Belle Burden's story of a collapsed marriage is very close to the bone
2+ week, 2+ day ago (925+ words) Burden's 'memoir of marriage' chronicles a woman's quest to make sense of herself and her life after her husband of 20 years decides he no longer wants to be a part of the life they have built together. File picture I…...
The changing face of Irish weddings: What are spiritual and humanist weddings?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1050+ words) Couples, both opposite sex and same-sex, have real choice now, and can personalise their wedding day to better reflect themselves and their relationship. Twenty years ago, weddings in Ireland were typically a traditional church affair. And if you weren't religious,…...
Suzanne Harrington: Girls don't like guys, or want to be like them
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (436+ words) 'If you had to nominate a high-priestess of the femosphere, it'd be Melania Knauss,' writes Suzanne Harrington." If you type "manosphere' and "femosphere' onto a page, that crinkly, red, spelling-mistake line appears under "femosphere', while "manosphere' is deemed a legitimate…...
Dear D'ith: My girlfriend thinks I'm planning to propose. .. but, I'm not
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (128+ words) Irish Examiner 'Do I just go ahead and buy the set I planned on getting her and be very clear that it's NOT an engagement ring?' Irish Examiner Agony Uncle D'ith " S" answers your dilemmas - big or small I've found…...
Diary of a Gen Z Student: I hope childbirth is less emotionally draining than my thesis
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (191+ words) Irish Examiner Diary of a Gen Z Student: I hope childbirth is less emotionally draining than my thesis Crying in the library became somewhat cathartic. Maybe it was all the caffeine I was consuming, but after reading about how some…...
Four telltale signs you may be in need of couples therapy
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (83+ words) Breaking point: 'A therapist can create a space that is safe enough for people to hear each other,' says Karen Doherty Netflix's eight-part reality series Blue Therapy follows seven couples as they navigate their relationships with the help of therapist…...
David O'Mahony: If your daughter makes vomiting noises when you flirt with your wife, that's a job well done
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (625+ words) This was not what I'd planned. I had, actually, something of a wedding speech made out already. But cccasionally what's produced spontaneously under pressure can be vastly superior to what might have emerged with an abundance of time. I found…...
Esther Mc Carthy: 'Looksmaxxing' is simple but incredibly damaging for our boys
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (551+ words) 'Looksmaxxing' is a trend telling boys they must optimise their appearance to become the most attractive, masculine version of themselves. Ah, happy Valentine's Day, you guys! Today is the big day, so this column is about love. But not the…...