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'A marriage has a body of mythology and codes. It has its own private language"
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (306+ words) Every successful marriage," begins John Lanchester's novel, has its own private language." It could almost be a line written by Anne Tyler, the American laureate of middle-aged relationships, who always views the problems, heartache and triumphs of her imperfect characters…...
'Growing up in 1980s Glasgow, men didn't marry each other. Now it's happening for me"
2+ mon, 15+ hour ago (1323+ words) The central character of The Shawshank Redemption - a globally successful movie which regularly tops "best film of all time" lists " achieves a great deal by doing very little, explains Glasgow actor Joe McFadden. McFadden is playing Andy Dusfresne, the role…...
It’s so f*****g tedious and soul-destroying as it’s so unjust"
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1837+ words) Rebecca Don Kennedy runs the Equality Network. She talks candidly to our Writer at Large about the attacks, abuse and hate she's suffered campaigning for trans people WHEN Dr Rebecca Don Kennedy got married last year, a worrying notion was…...
Our first wedding anniversary began with a power cut. It wasn't ideal
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (689+ words) Well, let me rephrase. It began with us realising that our wifi was down, and it was entirely due to us having forgotten to top up our prepayment meter. But a hasty search through the cutlery drawer for a forgotten…...