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Hot Danish is continually trying to give up smoking. Allen Carr’s bestseller lies, half-read, by his bedside. ‘I’m not a quitter,’ he quips when he can’t resist the urge to light up.

Natasha could not live with a smoker. However, … Read more →

‘What are Croatian men like?’ Natasha asked Lisa who had just returned from a sailing holiday.
‘Croatia is one of Natasha’s target countries,’ I said. ‘For potential business partners,’ I quickly clarified after seeing Lisa’s confused look.
‘They are hot,’ … Read more →

‘The problem is that you need to have evidence,’ Matthew, the security guy said as we watched the video of a man picking up Natasha’s Macbook Air and iPhone (but not her BlackBerry) off her desk, putting it inside his … Read more →

Most of us let our career lives spill into our personal lives now and again. I now work with one of my best friends so we regularly talk shop once we’ve left the office and our perfect (admittedly tenuous) excuse … Read more →

In my teens I once overheard my then boyfriend’s mum say to her son, ‘She treats her dog better than she treats you.’ I was neither hurt nor surprised by the accusation; in fact I agreed. We accept our dogs … Read more →

‘I need to make an emergency appointment for myself and WLG,’ Hot Danish said.
‘I have availability at 3pm tomorrow.’
‘I can’t leave work that early.’
‘I have a gap on Thursday…’
‘I’ll be in London for work.’
‘Friday?’
‘I’ll … Read more →

‘I have two visitors coming over from the Hong Kong head office tomorrow,’ Tom, my new boss said.
‘Would you like us to dress more smartly?’ Natasha asked.
‘There’s no need to do that.’
‘Do we need to be on … Read more →

My friend Monique has a problem: the Dutch guy, whom I introduced her to, is expecting to stay with her when he comes to visit her in London. After she’d suggested he book a hotel, he’d replied that he would … Read more →

Hot Danish was concerned that I would be lonely so quickly introduced our neighbour to me when I first moved to Amsterdam. ‘She’ll think you’re looking for a threesome if you don’t calm down,’ I said.
‘It’s totally normal to … Read more →

‘I wouldn’t hire two friends,’ Hot Danish said in response to the news that my friend was moving over to become my work colleague. ‘You could get up to all sorts of mischief and cover it up for each other.’ … Read more →