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30 Nov 2011
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Five Days More Important Than My Wedding Day (In No Particular Order!)

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Today I’m in the Los Angeles studio of BBC’s Radio Five Live, debating whether it is okay to be single, partially in response to Kate Bolick’s article in The Atlantic (this question seemingly only applies to women since I don’t see anyone asking George Clooney if he’s worried about his status!) It’s crazy that we put so much emphasis as a society on marriage as an accomplishment. I recently got engaged and everyone keeps congratulating me on ‘the most important day of my life’. Call me crazy, but while I love my boyfriend very much, there are several days that will outrank my wedding day. Read more

15 Sep 2008
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The Independent/Sleeping Around

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I am writing about marriage under duress, because I have been drafted as a bridesmaid for the third time this year, and, frankly, I’m running scared. Don’t get me wrong: I love weddings, and hope to have one of my own someday. But what is it about the ceremony that reduces some seemingly rational women into Bride-zillas from hell? This summer alone, I have broken up one near-fistfight over a tea set; dealt with the fallout from a randy best man shagging two different family members; and consoled a 37-year-old woman who went to pieces because she could not be a “flower girl”. Read more

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