I Probably Shouldn't Say This: Confessions of an Oversharer

I Probably Shouldn't Say This: Confessions of an Oversharer

How we fixed our relationship

I'm not exactly the doyenne of romance, but these ideas work

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Ariane Sherine
Jan 18, 2026
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We have a lot of hair between us. Our hoover bag will attest to that.

You know the deal: I shitcanned our engagement last November and cancelled our fairy-tale 100-guest wedding, which would have cost £20k and had already cost £11k. This is because I was depressed at the state of our relationship, and the future seemed as bleak as the office fridge on a Monday morning, stocked entirely with half a lemon and bad decisions.

Fast-forward two months and our romance is back on track and in a much better place. How? Vell, my British (and North American) chums, I shall tell you ze secrets!

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