Do Women Really Want to Be Rescued?

Still from Sex and the City © HBO. Image via Vogue México.

Life & Love · The Lori Diaries

I've been rewatching Sex and the City, and I've arrived at an age that makes the whole experience unexpectedly amusing. I'm 32 now. Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte were around my age when the series began. Samantha was a little ahead of them, in years and in just about everything else. I used to watch these women as though they had reached some distant stage of adulthood where you owned good shoes, knew exactly who you were and had developed a reasonable understanding of men. Watching them now, I realise they had the shoes. The rest was very much a work in progress.

Energy Vampires: Who Are They and How Can We Protect Ourselves?

Life & Love · The Lori Diaries

There is a particular kind of tiredness that has nothing to do with how much sleep you've had. It happens after a phone call that goes on longer than you wanted, a coffee where you barely manage to finish a sentence, or a conversation you spend most of trying to keep someone else happy. You get home, put your things down, and realise you feel strangely relieved that it's over. You care about the person. You might even love them. So why does spending time together leave you feeling as though you need to recover?

The Disney Myth: Do We Need a Prince, or Just a Nap?

Life & Love · The Lori Diaries

At 30, I still believe in a little Disney magic. I like the dresses, the castles, the music, and the reassuring idea that somewhere in the middle of life's chaos, something wonderful might happen. What I'm less convinced about is the amount of effort some of these women put into finding their happily ever after. Snow White survives a murder attempt. Ariel gives up her voice. Cinderella has to flee a ball before midnight. And Aurora? Aurora takes a nap. I realise this is an incredibly unfair way to summarise four fairy tales, but I can't help noticing that Sleeping Beauty might have the most appealing schedule.

It’s Nice to Be Nice

Life & Love · The Lori Diaries

I have a soft spot for people who are nice for absolutely no reason. The ones who hold the door when your hands are full, say thank you like they actually mean it, or make a perfectly ordinary interaction feel a little less ordinary.

Thirty, and I Have Thoughts: 30 Lessons on Life, Love & Letting Go?

Life & Love · The Lori Diaries

Thirty. It sounds like a number, but it feels like the epilogue to all the dreams I've dreamed in a hurry and the prologue to the ones that are still taking shape.