Bossypants

Three years into a career, still certain someone will notice you're faking it.

Of course, I still know nothing about finance. People at the bus stop know more about finance than me. Schoolchildren know more than me. I’ve been doing this job for three years now, and I’m still expecting someone to catch me out.

Confessions of a Shopaholic · Sophie Kinsella

What New York couples stay together for, when the children aren't the reason.

In other parts of the country people tried to stay together for the sake of the children. In New York they tried to work things out for the sake of the apartment.

Me Talk Pretty One Day · David Sedaris

The moment a friend gives your dating life a name and a diagnosis.

11 p.m. Strident evening. Sharon immediately launched into her theory on the Richard situation: “Emotional fuckwittage,” which is spreading like wildfire among men over thirty. As women glide from their twenties to thirties, Shazzer argues, the balance of power subtly shifts. Even the most outrageous minxes lose their nerve, wrestling with the first twinges of existential angst: fears of dying alone and being found three weeks later half-eaten by an Alsatian. Stereotypical notions of shelves, spinning wheels and sexual scrapheaps conspire to make you feel stupid, no matter how much time you spend thinking about Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon.

Bridget Jones’s Diary · Helen Fielding