Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory. Mariella Frostrup bitecarcompulsory Change image and share on social
I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I've never once resented the fact that I couldn't go out because of my kids. Mariella Frostrup advisechildfact share on social
Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let such negative sentiments rule our lives and dictate choices. Mariella Frostrup bigchoicedictate Change image and share on social
I met Jason on a charity walk in 2001, and we got married on a friend's boat in Panama two years later. It was the perfect wedding for two people who'd already been married and who weren't teenagers. Mariella Frostrup boatcharityfriend Change image and share on social
Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent years fretting about whether I'd ever meet anyone to have a baby with. Mariella Frostrup awarebabyconsume Change image and share on social
Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy. Mariella Frostrup babycareerdisaster Change image and share on social
Quite honestly, if we do manage to destroy the planet with our devil-may-care attitude to natural resources, I'd suggest we leave, as a dossier in our defence, the collected letters to agony aunts and uncles down the generations. It would certainly prove that we weren't all bad! Mariella Frostrup agonyattitudeaunt share on social
You're allowed to have gravitas when you've got the wrinkles to prove it, but not when you're attractive and younger - or, at least, you have to fight really hard to prove you're capable of productive thought. Mariella Frostrup allowattractivecapable share on social
For most of us, when our 'dreams' - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality, the romcoms, like horoscopes, swiftly lost their allure. Mariella Frostrup alluredreamhoroscope Change image and share on social
When I last looked, there weren't queues of eager guys under 40 hanging outside single ladies' doors begging them to give up work and have their babies. It takes two to tango and the same number, without medical help, to make a child. Mariella Frostrup babybegchild share on social
