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So I've just heard that apparently he was gay and the papers had found out about this and were planning to expose it this week!? If this is true then something has to f**king give!! Another death on...

I've just been reading an article on the BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7646891.stm and wondered if anyone here had been through an initiation at Uni?! I don't think I'd be able to go...

Hi, I’m new here, this is my first post. My OH and I have been together just over 2 years and we’ve been talking of getting married in the next year. I’ve been married before, and neither of us want a...

After talking to my British FI and friends, I've realized there's a big gap between Americans and Brits when it comes to buying a home. It seems like everyone in the UK is very eager to get on the...

**SENSITIVE** Hi, my neighbour's beautiful little 6 month old baby sadly passed away on Sunday. She was not well and was never going to be 'normal'. They have not been at the house this week as...

In what can only be described as a moment of madness I've agreed to doing a Crystal Maze party for my daughter's 8th birthday. When I was a girl, my dad and I used to watch 'The Adventure Game', and...

We're taking up the concrete slab that was very poorly laid over our back garden, partially because I absolutely hate it and want to build a proper garden, and partially because it was so badly laid...

Https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2111465_date_rape_drug_concern The comment on this story really annoyed me - "urban myth about people's drinks being spiked with 'date rape' drugs?!?" I have twice...

My year one daughter brought her report home on Friday. I am quite disappointed with it as it seems so bland and basically could be written about anyone! I know (as a teacher myself) that computerised...

I'm going to a friend's house for a "Cocktail Sleepover" tommorrow and I said I'd make Bellini's. I have Prosecco but I know the proper version is made with white peach puree, which I can't get hold...

Hey all, Sorry, I realise this isn't a house buying/selling forum, but wanted to get your thoughts anyway! A house we are in the process of buying had the survey come back to say that it has some...

Wasnt sure how to phrase this without seeming rude, but it's not meant to be. Does anyone have any experience of a silentnight bed? or any other bed for that matter? My partner is larger than I am....

Following on from Loveskas thread... What did you play as a young 'en? I remember tig (or tag), stick in the mud, bull dog, kiss, cuddle or torture and budge it being rather popular break time games...

Thankfully, apart from our mortgage, this is the only debt we have but its getting to me that for the last few months we seem to max out our overdraft every month...and its really hard to get back out...

Is using your hazard lights to thank another driver common practice on the roads? Is there any rule to say you shouldn't do it?

Hi, looking to have a page on the website for guests to suggest song choices for the evening celebrations, is this possible, only see the questionnaire section but seems to be only closed questions...

We've just viewed a house that we both really love, but the boiler is in a cupboard in the bedroom - at the other end from where the head of the bed would be, but still where I need peace and quiet as...

I bought a hayuge Cumberland Pork Pie at the farmers market this weekend, and it's still sat in the fridge waiting to be consumed. What on earth can I serve it with for dinner? Or should I just eat a...

Has anyone visited these restaurants for lunch? Also, does anyone have any other London restaurant recommendations? Jessica x

I’m really annoyed with myself today. I was running late for work today and had to take the car in because I have a meeting this afternoon in a location that’s 30 minutes away. I had to park the car...

Hi, I am using hitched website to collaborate rsvps and menu choices for our guests. I used the questionnaire page for menu choices. Is there a way one person can add multiple answers to the...

My neighbour has complained about parcels being left with them if we are not in. It doesn't happen often but she has complained all the same. I contacted Royal Mail who have made a note not to leave...

Looking for a photographer at a decent budget .

Hello, my fiancé and I were due to get married this year but due to a variety of reasons including financial, family issues and not getting on we postponed to next June. Sadly things are still...

Am looking to beef up my skills and formal comms qualifications - I have science qualifications and experience of communicating science but no formal qualifications on that side. Has anyone done the...

I have to answer this for a job application form. While it's a very interesting question, it's pretty tricky to fill in on an anonymous form without mentioning anything that might be...

If your colleagues really need you back at work, do you still wait out the full 48hrs after the last D or V before returning to work?

I was talking to our IT guy at work today and he'd never heard of it! I used to love it though, as a child. We never had a home computer, but my Dad was a Headmaster and used to bring one home from...

When does a sole trader become a company, or even why? What is the difference and why might somebody eb a sole trader as opposed to a company?

I've not seen the bastards but there are trails on the kitchen floor and on H's shoes. I feel ill, how did they get in? How can I kill them if I can't see them? I can't really do slug pellets because...

..does that bug you when men do that? I caught my OH calling me 'the mrs' once, before we were even engaged and he had a speaking too - if he wants to call me that, he has to want to marry me first!...