Every friendship goes through ups and downs. Dysfunctional patterns set in, external situations cause internal friction, you grow apart and then bounce back together.

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

Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.

I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.

Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.

In romance we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.

Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.