Tag Archives: marry

A broken engagement (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR was in no mood to change his mind. He would not marry me, even though he previously said that he would. A particular complication was that we held joint ownership of two properties – a small house and a … Continue reading →

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Innovation at the British Library (Rousse)

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I sat in the futuristic auditorium surrounded by the great and good of the British Library. Above each pod was an electronic name tag that identified its occupant. Since they shared the same surname, I wondered whether the woman on … Continue reading →

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Smoking menthol cigarettes to lose weight (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Dreamaticus

As was the tradition, my colleagues were in Glasgow staffing the National Museum of Scotland on 2nd January so that the museum staff could take an extra day off. Already there was trouble at the entrance. One of my colleagues … Continue reading →

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A pensive lecturer (Rousse)

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

A banner above the desk displayed the lecturer’s name: ‘Pensive Abbott, now known as KA’. ‘Nobody ever used “Pensive” when I was little’ KA explained. ‘”Penny” was so much nicer.’ We couldn’t understand why KA had a ‘former name’ at … Continue reading →

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A trophy wife (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My cousin B was due to marry J. There were some doubts as to whether or not he would turn up at the ceremony. Rather than go directly to the church with everyone else, I held back with the bridal … Continue reading →

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An ambitious bigamist gay husband (Rousse)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I really wanted XY to myself so I was very relieved when PQ took the hint and wandered off. Now I could ask XY all the questions that had bothered me for years: Why would a gay man marry me? … Continue reading →

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David Mitchell’s ancestors and Rabelais (Rousse)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

David Mitchell and I were meant to be studying, but we kept on catching one another’s eye across the library table. As I wondered what it must be like to be married to him (lucky Victoria Coren) I found it … Continue reading →

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The almost bigamist bride (Rousse)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At a workshop organised by JS, and attended by many of my friends (including JM), AC proposed to MSB. To everyone’s complete surprise, she accepted. The next morning at breakfast AC refused his usual steaming cup of coffee for a … Continue reading →

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Herman’s hermits’ secret identity (Rousse)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When I mentioned that I was a toddler fan of Herman and the Hermits, the American drag queen with the shock of orange hair could barely contain his/her excitement. “I wanted to marry Peter Noone when I was three” I … Continue reading →

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Katie Price hunts for husband number 8 (Rousse)

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

When Katie Price (Jordan) planned to marry for the 8th time, I was appointed her chief advisor. Read about Katie Price’s other antics on Dreamaticus: Ramon Marquez stars as Jordan in birthday biopic (Rousse) Jordan spotted “snogging” mystery hunk (Rousse) … Continue reading →

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