Dear Bel, After a long, painful divorce from an unfaithful husband 22 years ago I met a man separated from his wife because of her infidelity. We became friends, then lovers; I would have trusted him with my life. We had separate
What would you take? Imagine the moment – hearing the sound of sirens, the crump of weapons, the crash of bombs – when you know you must flee from your beloved home to any place of safety. You grab a bag or
Dear Bel, I am Anthony, 69, and in a civil marriage with a man, 13 years my senior. As far as other relationships go, I have had one failed marriage; my wife was totally wrong for me and also unfaithful. Outwardly I
How fitting it was that the mourners who walked behind the splendid Land Rover hearse did not wear uniforms. Whatever painful juggling of competing vanities our Queen had to undertake (at a time when she should have been spared), and no matter
The news broke as I was doing my weekend food shop. A routine activity, boring list in hand. Right there, among the pasta and potatoes (and too much wine) in our trolley a single death landed – and suddenly everything felt different.