I didn’t place her at first. I should have recognised her though, she hadn’t changed much from when I last saw her – seven years ago. She didn’t see me but my former sister in-law made eye contact with me. A flash of recognition, the start of a smile before it dawned on her who […]
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Year 3
This post was written three years on from my divorce – in 2015. It’s interesting to look back on it and there’s probably a few points I should add. I still hadn’t openly spoken about the abuse I had gone through therefore when I write about forgiveness, I am talking here about the other events […]
Menstrual Musings
If you read my piece last year then you’ll know that I usually have slight anxiety in the lead up to Ramadan. The long hours of fasting isn’t the biggest difficulty for me – it’s usually trying to get in all the extras……that is, until I decided not to put too much pressure on myself. […]
The Muslim Break-Up (Guest Post)
Guest Post written by Sarah: I don’t remember swiping right; I don’t remember the first message he sent, the days I took to reply, but I remember everything else. Sometimes, I wish I didn’t. I quickly realised he was like nobody else I had ever met. He was emotionally intelligent, self-assured and academic; the total […]
Happy Blogiversary
It’s been a year! One year ago: I nervously started this new blog, opened up to the good people of Glasgow, braced myself for some finger wagging but in the end had a jolly good time writing! Is it pretentious to wish myself “Happy Blogiversary”? Okay then, moving on. My hibernation through sheer burn […]
When Fai met Dave (3)
Those who have been following the Fai and Dave saga will be glad to know that this is indeed the final instalment. Despite Fai being open to meeting again, the universe had other ideas and conspired once more to derail Fai’s love life. If you missed it then you can catch it here. It was starting […]
When Fai met Dave (2)
In the first installment: Fai became acquainted with a young Essex lad, took offence at the word ‘cougar’ and coined the phrase ‘over-bloated rhino’. If you missed it then you really need to subscribe to the blog but you can click here to catchup. Needless to say, Fai was surprised to receive a message from […]
When Fai met Dave
Six months ago, Fai decided to take a break from the dating, online, marriage world and focus on the house search which she had been happily putting off for around six years. If you haven’t gathered it already, Fai is a typically indecisive Libra. As fate would have it, Dave* entered her life; an uncomfortably […]
Hush
I’m trying to recall what prompted this post, written a year and a half after my divorce. Generally the months leading upto November when my breakup took place were never the best and this one was written in September. From memory, these were the months when I would be more upset and wanting to talk […]
How Do You Like Your Eggs?
If you’re anything like me then I’m guessing you prefer your eggs in a cake, filled with jam and slathered in buttercream. The question over eggs – specifically my eggs – started presenting itself when I hit the grand age of 30. Whilst I had never given it a lot of thought, it occurred to […]