You know those couples in your life who are… a given? Solid. Here’s what the full-frontal, SMS message on my cellular phone said: “X just broke up with me. ![]() These were the days before a handy preview of your message would pop up on WhatsApp and you could choose never to grace it with a double blue tick. (Although if I hear “Somebody that I Used to Know” by Gotye one more time, I’ll never write again.)įeeling pretty relaxed about the night ahead, I was contemplating some drinks with my colleagues or friends after work, and then perhaps a cosy takeaway (this was before “Palentines” existed, and friendship was still untarnished by consumer PR). I was doing a fun temporary job reviewing films and TV shows for a website, working in a cool office in the City where they used to play music all day long. It was mid-afternoon on Valentine’s Day a few years ago, and I was – as always – single. A guy I know specialises in New Year’s Eve. And, eventually, I just cracked.Īnd that’s how it is I came to be the kind of person who would dump two different people the day before Valentine’s Day.Ĭould be worse. This went on for I don’t know how long, but certainly an uncomfortably long time. She asked what was wrong and when I answered she asked again, because whatever words were coming out of my mouth my face said something different. The problem, it turns out, is I’m not a very good actor, and my attempts at faking it absolutely sucked. So I came to the exact opposite conclusion I had the last time round, and decided I had to just fake my way through this awful festival of manufactured romance, and then break it off some time later. Science and Technical Research and Development.Infrastructure Management - Transport, Utilities.Information Services, Statistics, Records, Archives.Information and Communications Technology.HR, Training and Organisational Development.Health - Medical and Nursing Management.Facility / Grounds Management and Maintenance.Events and Offers Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. Ideas and Letters A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section and the NS archive, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. Weekly Highlights A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. The Culture Edit Our weekly culture newsletter – from books and art to pop culture and memes – sent every Friday. Green Times The New Statesman’s weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. World Review The New Statesman’s global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. ![]() The Crash A weekly newsletter helping you fit together the pieces of the global economic slowdown. Select and enter your email address Morning Call Quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team.
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