‘Happily Ever After’ – Part 2
Last time, we looked at this fairy tale phrase ‘Happily Ever After’ to understand what comes to mind when we think about the word marriage and if it is a Disney-like experience. Today we delve into the specifics of happiness in the ‘happily ever after’ of real life. Is constant happiness actually possible, can we […]
‘Happily Ever After’ – Part 1
In popular Disney stories and fairy tales, ‘Happily Ever After’ always comes at the end of the story, when the villains have been defeated and every time, it seems that the couple are finally married and enjoy a very ‘Instagrammable’ style of wedding! So, what are the perceptions’ of modern culture regarding the ‘happily ever […]
“I wanted to be married first, but I’ve ‘compromised’”
Following on from an email we received from a listener, we are speaking very specifically today about the actual ‘M’ word (rather than referring to the name of our podcast). The title of today’s podcast is a quote from her email – do you also share this view, that if you’ve moved in with your […]
Celebrities and Marriage!
Celebrities are often seen as successful, as though they’ve made it (whatever ‘making it’ really means anyway!). Yet, when it comes to marriage and relationships, they don’t have the best reputation for doing a particularly good job. Why is that the case and do you know how much greater the chance of divorce is for […]
Holidays, shared bank accounts and patriarchy!
It’s smack in the middle of the holiday season and so today’s ‘The M Word’, has a distinctly holiday feel about it as we reflect on our family holiday, how it impacts on our relationship and why we think having a break is important. We’ll also be talking about Michaela’s recent radio interview on the […]
