Dear Lily – Is he ‘The One’?

Dear Lily, I was out with the girls having a few Bacardi Breezers the other night, and I ended up chatting to a tall handsome stranger at the bar. Twenty-four units of alcohol and a shish kebab later, and my favourite knickers were hanging jauntily from his bedroom lampshade. As I walked home the next … [Read the full story]

I believe you make your own luck

A few years ago ago my friend was offered a job in Sydney. After a lot of dithering about whether she was brave enough to leave her family and friends…not to mention her two cats…to live on the other side of the world, she decided to go for it.  She’d only been in Australia for … [Read the full story]

Will you live in his house, or your house?

In the old days, the boyfriend/fiance would be proposing. But romantic matters are rarely so simple for baggage-laden 40-somethings. Call me a cynic, but nowadays, if you fall head over heels in love with a wonderful man, women cannot bring themselves to think about marriage. This is down to bad break-ups, in which after, women are left feeling horribly distrustful. But … [Read the full story]

Lads, are you better off with a non-promiscuous woman or a slag?

Young, pretty and promiscuous…today’s women have slept with three times as many men as girls in the 60′s, says a new survey. So is casual sex good for your long term love life, or should you wait for Mr Right? This is the story of one 28 year old woman who was counted in the … [Read the full story]

Can men and women ever be just good friends

The only long term male friends I have are either married, gay or related to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of boys who are friends over the years. But while my closest female friendships have thrived, I’ve never been able to hold on to a best Straight Bloke Mate (SBM). Something always … [Read the full story]