Impeccable Table Manners

We all think we'd love to know what people say about us once we leave the room, but we really...

The thing with getting older is you're less predisposed to flannel. You want people to cut to the chase, because...

It's the waiting, isn't it? That's what gets you. Waiting for a date is harrowing; it's bad for your health....

Closing the door – that's the hardest part when you're single, and live alone. Whether it's a slam, a satisfying...

It's always hard to return from a vacation. You step out, blinking furiously, into the airport terminal to be greeted...

We live in dark times, you may have noticed. The country is taking it in turns to feel angry and...

  Appearances can be deceptive. It sounds obvious to say it but most of us, when we look at someone...

  There used to be a really interesting looking shop on Shepherd's Bush Road in Hammersmith, the quirky middle-class kind of place...

  Photographs are unreliable souvenirs. The more time there is behind you, the less lucid and piercing the memories. You know...

Before we start, just to say that I'm in the Guardian Weekend magazine – home of the Blind Date column...