Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.

In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.

The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.

Since so many romantic comedies vary little in their storyline, the success or failure of such movies depends largely on whether we believe in the relationship of the protagonists.

We invest less in our friendships and expect more of friends than any other relationship. We spend days working out where to book for a romantic dinner, weeks wondering how to celebrate a partner or parent's birthday, and seconds forgetting a friend's important anniversary.

As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.

Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!