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friends

Why You Shouldn’t Be ‘Just Friends’ With Your Ex

When a romantic relationship has foundered and finally come undone, what happens next can be incredibly difficult for both parties. Generally speaking, though, ‘friendship’ in the true sense of the word cannot and will not work. At least, not for a very long time. Here’s the truth of the matter—-people break up for a reason. And …

feelings

I Am Not Very Good With Emotions

I am not very good with emotions, and as I get older I can’t see that improving. The tricky thing about life is that it means interacting with other human beings—our parents, our siblings, our extended family, friends, lovers, spouses and so on. All of which is a bit of a fucker, quite frankly. Underneath my renegade …

the camera

The Camera

A real camera with film and everything is not something you see very frequently these days. Everyone takes pictures with their phones, don’t they? Or with DSLRs. But at the festival they were selling real cameras at the stall where they sold face paints, ponchos to protect against the inevitable English rain, blankets to set …

exit

Your Nearest Exit May Be Behind You

In May 2016 my girlfriend at the time moved into my apartment in London. Six months later I was so frustrated and unhappy I asked her to leave. That is the full and triumphant history of my cohabitation with women since my early twenties. The reason this girl moved in was complicated, but basically it was one …