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Will Harris on when power dating loses its power

Will Harris on when power dating loses its power

- 8 March 2011

So my posh friend Nick is power dating. He reveals this while we are being...

Tasha Dhanraj feels at a loss without her man

Tasha Dhanraj feels at a loss without her man

- 8 March 2011

My boyfriend is ill. He has tonsillitis and is taking the same antibiotics I took...

Malone worries about being a good enough mother

Malone worries about being a good enough mother

- 7 March 2011

Bleary eyed and waiting in for an Asda grocery delivery. I was up late sewing...

Ruby Grimshaw relates an enjoyable tale

Ruby Grimshaw relates an enjoyable tale

- 1 March 2011

“Aren’t you being a bit picky?” I said to Daughter C. She was down from...

Will Harris on the trials and tribulations of dating

Will Harris on the trials and tribulations of dating

- 1 March 2011

It’s probably not the done thing to arrive on a first date carrying two enormous...

Tasha Dhanraj on why travel broadens the mind

Tasha Dhanraj on why travel broadens the mind

- 1 March 2011

My cousin, David, is taking a year out to go travelling. A bit like a...

Ruby Grimshaw hides away from team sports

Ruby Grimshaw hides away from team sports

- 22 February 2011

I can never understand why men make this great mystery about the offside rule. If...

Will Harris gets to grips with a phantom dog

- 22 February 2011

When Helen’s co-worker at the bookshop offered to set her up on a blind date,...

Tasha Dhanraj on the joys of young adulthood

Tasha Dhanraj on the joys of young adulthood

- 22 February 2011

I’m 18! I’m 18! Look at me! I can drink legally! I can get a...

Jimmy Carr at the Komedia

Jimmy Carr at the Komedia

- 21 February 2011

A right royal rumpus with Jimmy Carr and a nice intro here

Malone ponders a case of Hong Kong phooey

Malone ponders a case of Hong Kong phooey

- 21 February 2011

“He’s really abandoned you now,” commented my mother discussing my daughter’s father. My child saw...

Ruby Grimshaw is obsessive compulsive

Ruby Grimshaw is obsessive compulsive

- 15 February 2011

I think I am showing the beginnings of OCD. When someone comes to the house...