119 Quotes by Mariella Frostrup

Since so many romantic comedies vary little in their storyline, the success or failure of such movies depends largely on whether we believe in the relationship of the protagonists.

With longer life spans and better health and education, many feel that giving birth to a baby a mere couple of decades after they themselves were in the cradle is a little premature.

Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.

Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.

I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.

Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.

Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.

For most of us, when our 'dreams' - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality, the romcoms, like horoscopes, swiftly lost their allure.

Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for.