It was my pleasure to write a diary article for the wonderful magazine - The Lady. Read it online at

http://lady.co.uk/?q=diary

It's not that you've been in any way dishonest. It's that you've tiptoed around the truth for fear of upsetting certain individuals. The only problem is that this has lead to confusion about your feelings and objectives. You owe it to yourself and others to straighten this out now, before what are really only minor misunderstandings turn into something more complicated. All that's needed are a few forthright conversations.

Facts may be facts. But when it comes to close relationships of all varieties, what your instincts tell you can be far more important. True, sometimes there will be nothing to back up those feelings. Challenging as believing in them may be, it's a necessary first step to deepening these most fundamental of alliances. The territory you're now in is about developing trust, not seeking out reliable facts.