Marriage

Are you one of the 500 million active Facebook users around the world today? Opinion is often divided on how and why we should use social media, but it’s hard to deny that it’s increasingly taking a key role in our society.

But have you ever considered how social media might affect your marriage?

As I write, preparations for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton are well under way and by the time you read this, the wedding will be over. As well as the thousands of people who will flock to London to catch a glimpse of the couple, millions more will watch them on TV screens around the world.

It's easy to think that a 'romantic gesture' is something large and unexpected. Like the story of the young man who wanted to propose, so spent an afternoon arranging rocks on the beach. As the sun set over the ocean, he took his girlfriend to the top of the dunes and told her to look down. There, written across the beach, were the words "Will you marry me?"

We may hear stories about grand gestures like that, and think "How romantic". Grand, romantic gestures are wonderful - however, the small things of everyday life are equally important and show that you really care.

The heaving platform began to empty as the train drew into the station, and I squeezed onto the first available carriage. As I stood shoulder to shoulder with London commuters, I noticed a young couple opposite who stood smiling, gazing...