Katharine wrote:Even now I sometimes feel uncomfortable about chatting to the male members of the forums. It just doesn't seem right for me to have a male friend.
I tend to think of us all as a huge bunch like the Find-Outers or Secret Seven - people of both sexes who meet in a spirit of friendly jollity, drawn together by our love of Enid Blyton (and, for most of us, reading in general).
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
I have many female friends, and I don't feel at all uncomfortable with that. I had a female partner for 15 years in my ambulance career, we shared all the trials, despair and joy of the job, even sleeping together on night shifts. In fact, on several night shifts I could be the only male, so slept with three women at the same time!
Moonraker wrote:In fact, on several night shifts I could be the only male, so slept with three women at the same time!
Was your wife aware of that, Nigel?
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
I once shared a sleeping bag with one of my female colleagues(it was bitterly cold) on a charity rail dash which involved an overnight trip from Inverness to Cornwall. I must add, that in spite of sleeping with many women, no improprieties have ever taken place. Whether or not I regret that, is left for you to decide!
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
She has written 2 brilliant detective/ mystery novels under the pseudonym of Gilbraith something. I read the first one last year and I can confirm that this one J.K. Rowling is very good at plotting her story with the very good writing to boot!
I tend to think of us all as a huge bunch like the Find-Outers or Secret Seven - people of both sexes who meet in a spirit of friendly jollity, drawn together by our love of Enid Blyton (and, for most of us, reading in general).
