Sarah fell in love with Ireland as a child – between her stepdad’s National Geographic magazine subscription, a book series set in the country, and her love of mythology. But Ireland was not home, and she only moved here when familial circumstances demanded a shift in dynamics and a new location. “I left home at … Read more
Dear Roe, My partner has anxiety, and what we both consider to be complex post-traumatic stress disorder, although undiagnosed. She also has ADHD. She is prone to taking safety concerns to extremes, and since Covid, avoidance has become the axis our lives revolve around. I appreciate there are real concerns about Covid still, and long … Read more
To stay in love for years, even decades, is less a matter of luck than of craft. It asks for patience, humour, resilience and a surprising amount of maintenance. The romance of long-term partnership isn’t found in constant intensity, but in the quieter work of building a life side by side. The people who study … Read more
In the second instalment of our two-part series, we talk to two more couples who have been together for decades. They share what helped them stay, what they had to let go of, and the advice they’d offer others hoping to go the distance. John and Agnes John (76) and Agnes (75) Carberry have been … Read more