As someone who watched When Harry Met Sally this week AND needs a new washing machine, I feel extremely seen by this week's newsletter. Cheers Margaret! 🩷
There's a middle ground between being single and being married. There are a lot of people who are in committed long term relationships but aren't married to their partner. Since 2021 more children have been born each year to unmarrried parents (51%), but the status of these relationships isn't always regarded as equal to people who are married.
Elizabeth Day interviewed Vanessa Feltz on her How to Fail podcast a couple of years ago. I suspect some of it will be a difficult listen as I think she was still with her most recent husband at the time and I think unaware of what was to come. But, it was a really powerful interview. I have heard her interviewed recently and I remain astounded at what she has been through.
I love her. And believe she wasn't married to him?? I don't know if that made it better or worse for her. The middle ground thing is weird, isn't it? I was with my husband (still hate that word) for 11 years, and had our first child before we got married. That legal status thing is a pain, but I'll admit it wasn't the only reason I wanted to get married - I wanted to tell people what I thought of him while he was still alive. It's all mixed feeling really...
Ah yes you're right. I've just looked on that most reliable of all sources Wikipedia and it says they were engaged but didn't get married. It's interesting I thought/ said they were married given the context of your post!
As someone who watched When Harry Met Sally this week AND needs a new washing machine, I feel extremely seen by this week's newsletter. Cheers Margaret! 🩷
Hahaa love it. Partayyyyy!! A friend of mine had an anniversary for his washing machine’s tenth birthday which I loved… X
There's a middle ground between being single and being married. There are a lot of people who are in committed long term relationships but aren't married to their partner. Since 2021 more children have been born each year to unmarrried parents (51%), but the status of these relationships isn't always regarded as equal to people who are married.
Elizabeth Day interviewed Vanessa Feltz on her How to Fail podcast a couple of years ago. I suspect some of it will be a difficult listen as I think she was still with her most recent husband at the time and I think unaware of what was to come. But, it was a really powerful interview. I have heard her interviewed recently and I remain astounded at what she has been through.
I love her. And believe she wasn't married to him?? I don't know if that made it better or worse for her. The middle ground thing is weird, isn't it? I was with my husband (still hate that word) for 11 years, and had our first child before we got married. That legal status thing is a pain, but I'll admit it wasn't the only reason I wanted to get married - I wanted to tell people what I thought of him while he was still alive. It's all mixed feeling really...
Ah yes you're right. I've just looked on that most reliable of all sources Wikipedia and it says they were engaged but didn't get married. It's interesting I thought/ said they were married given the context of your post!