Sink into morbid, cynical reflection on how much romantic heartbreak is to do with ego and miffed pride rather than actual loss

Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious.

But if you are single the last thing you want is your best friend forming a functional relationship with somebody else.

Bridget [Jones] was always, at heart, about the gap between how you feel you're expected to be and how you actually are and that gap has only widened. Young people now are entering an uncharted sea, where there's huge pressure to judge yourself on how many Likes or Followers you get on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, rather than the on important things like being kind, honest, resilient, funny and a good friend.

I am brave, though I am alone.

Women today are bombarded with so many messages, like we should have Naomi Campbell's body and Madeleine Albright's career.

Don't say 'what,' say 'pardon,' darling, and do as your mother tells you.