Introduction

This week I’ve come to realise that having a boyfriend is a lot like owning a dog. For example, I have Duncan (my boyfriend) trained to fetch and also to dry my hair, so next trick will be nail painting, I guess. Though, having left him alone in my bedroom for less than thirty seconds yesterday and returned to discover that he’d painted his nails bright pink I don’t think I want a repeat performance. In character he’s energetic, spontaneous, hyperactive and, generally, a lot like Marley from the film ‘Marley and Me’. Like John Grogan in the film I’ve decided to write about him, though in the style of a blog rather than a newspaper column, as events resembling the nail painting occur on a daily basis. Welcome to life with Duncan.