Julie Jay: Forget ‘Love Island’ — the real test for any marriage is bunk beds

When I uttered the words no husband wants to hear ‘should I get a man in?’ I knew I was pushing the limits

I have made do with testing our marriage through the mechanism of bunk beds. Specifically, bunk bed assembly. Picture: iStock

A big part of Love Island’s appeal is that couples are constantly being tested, so much so that it must feel like the Leaving Cert only with less invigilating and more hip-gyrating. Although if you did music to higher level, it was probably a bit of both.

I have been following this show avidly this year — purely for professional research purposes — particularly the journey of my fellow social media icon and múinteoir Seán Fitzgerald, aka Fitzy.