I have a producer friend who despairs that I come across as rather frosty and never show the real me, and she… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
In romance, we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship, we tend… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
We invest less in our friendships and expect more of friends than any other relationship. We spend days working out where to… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for. — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I met Jason on a charity walk in 2001, and we got married on a friend's boat in Panama two years later.… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives. — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Every friendship goes through ups and downs. Dysfunctional patterns set in; external situations cause internal friction; you grow apart and then bounce… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I've been accused of riding roughshod over others' emotions, and I admit, when I feel a friend is being over-indulgent, my patience… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Personally, I think there's a lot to recommend being friends with your ex, and I'm glad to admit that I'm living proof… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Had Elizabeth Bennet known how wildly Darcy's heart beat for her, 'Pride and Prejudice' would barely have made it into a short story. Their… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we've put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
It's a universal truth that no parent wishes to acknowledge that the fear and phobias we are in thrall to in adulthood almost invariably… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too! — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Writers want to talk. They can't wait to tell you what they've been thinking. And because they've been in solitude, they've had some fairly… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
The point of the feminist movement wasn't simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated workplace, but… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
For most of us, when our 'dreams' - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I used to go out with someone who was a really great diver, and we used to go to all the great dive spots… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
As for tweeting and texting: impassioned discussions, particularly when they're intimate, don't work in abbreviated script messages. No relationship should begin or end in… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority. — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
