Adoration: Marry a man who loves you a tiny bit more than you love him. People are horrified when I say this, but women are more prone to the romanticism of uncertainty. It’s exciting. (Why do you think Carrie kept going back to Big?) In the long run however, you’ll always wonder if he loves you as much you love him. Marry a man who adores you and you’re far more likely to be happy.

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I wrote this a year ago on my old blog. I think it’s worth sharing again in the lead up to a new blog feature I’ll be introducing…
When my best friend and I were 13, we dreamed of sharing a big house with a menagerie of mutts. Toy poms and huskies for her, golden retrievers and ridgebacks for me.
Last night we watched Marley & Me … Two of the most unsentimental 27 year-old women on the planet sniffling away …

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* I will cook and bake for you until I need my hips replaced.

* I will never understand why you loved computer games. I’m so happy you don’t play them anymore.

* One day we will have a house with a garden and lots of dogs.

* I’m sorry darling but the dogs will be allowed in the house (although not on the bed).

* I only want children if they’re your children. Otherwise I’m not particularly interested.

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Teaching a beautiful redhead toddler how to get all the foam out of her babycchino cup.

The same little girl asking for bits of my omelette breakfast, the sweet cherry tomatoes in particular (she obviously has good taste).

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