Julie Jay: If you hang around a smoking section long enough you’ll eventually get the shift

For years I hung around smoking sections in a bid to get the shift, drove to Galway for lunch dates and even, in one desperate move, briefly joined a tag rugby team (all those broken fingers!). But the best love to come was the love that came from this tiny person.

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An armistice has been reached, and Ted and I are back to being honeymooners, just in time for the most romantic day of the year.