Monday 27 April 2015

Marriage is a marathon - right?

I don't know about you, but I was inspired and motivated by the London Marathon yesterday - not necessarily to run a marathon, obviously, but just to get out in the fresh air!  And there were two brave couples embarking on their marriage journeys during the actual race - Laura Harvey and Michael Elliott actually stopped off at 13 miles, dashed across Tower Bridge to St Katharine's Docks for the ceremony, then finished off the marathon before returning to their reception.  Phew.  If they can survive that, they should be ok!

And another runner, Jordan Meikle, met up with his friends and supporters on the course, then pretended to stretch his legs, ending up on one knee with a ring and a rose from his pockets to give to his VERY surprised girlfriend, Kayleigh Harris.  Then a bit of a chat, cue lots of cheering from onlookers and other runners, and he was on his way again.

So two couples embarking on married life in a sporty and romantic way in the middle of a cold, grey and drizzly London Marathon.

All together now - Aaaaaah!

Monday 20 April 2015

You can't trust anyone these days...

A bishop’s behaviour has been described as ‘lamentable and not frank’ by Judge Richard Robinson in a divorce case in the High Court of London.

The bishop (who used to be a banker - I’m saying nothing) was found to have hidden hundreds of thousands of pounds in offshore accounts, along with ‘further undisclosed assets’.

The couple, who have not been named but are in their 50s, lived in a £825,000 house in south-west London.  The bishop/banker formerly lived and worked in the USA before being ordained into the Anglican church and was now said to be working as a bishop overseas.  The wife had been a health services manager.

The bishop/banker was ordered to transfer the London house to the wife, along with ‘some properties he owned abroad’.

And him a man of the cloth…

Monday 13 April 2015

Divorce can be simple...

It is reported that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are to split all of their assets equally in the finalisation of their 'conscious uncoupling' as they are 'pretty much worth the same'.  They will also share joint custody of their two children.

Whilst most normal mortals spend quite some time working out who earns what, who owns what and who has the biggest pension, it seems that these two are simply drawing a line down the middle and taking half each.

It is also reported that they are using a divorce mediator - a neutral person who advises both parties when the couple are in agreement that a simple split is what they both want.

This just goes to show that divorce can be simple, but then it could be that it's a lot easier when there's $302million to play with...