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Sam Scarborough. Trapped
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
LONDON. Week 1: The honeymoon phase
Day 10: Our first fight
Day 11: He’s drunk again
Day 12: And again ..
Day 15: You guessed it
Day 16: The dinner from hell
Day 17: How to get an iPhone
Day 18: Everyday dramas
Day 19: All back to normal
Day 21: False hope
Day 22: Jekyll and Hyde
Day 23: Settling in?
Day 24: We’re having a fat day
Days 26–32: Fewer expectations, more gain
Day 33: We’ll always have Paris ..
Day 34: Rose-tinted glasses
Day 35: Mr Right Now
Day 36: Drunk, smelly, fat and ugly
Day 37: How to impress my friends
Day 38: The ex-factor
Day 41: My heart’s still in it
Day 42: Lots of charming, no psycho
Day 43: We’re having a ball
Day 44: Marry the sweet, kind one
Day 45: My daughter’s birthday
Day 46: BlackBerry snooping
Day 47: Getting tested
Day 48: Count your blessings
Days 49–53: Blank
Day 54: Love those who love you
Day 55: When the cat’s away ..
Day 56: The list
Day 57: Let’s all play Happy Families!
Days 57–61: Another lost week
Day 62: Drunk again, for a change
Day 63: It all feels a bit like Sophie’s Choice ..
Day 65: Hello, nausea, my old friend
Day 66: Back to the future ..
Day 67: I think I’m going a bit mad
Day 68: Left in a pub
Day 69: Hairy, sweaty balls
Day 70: Exit strategy
Day 71: Psycho Charmings, the lot of them
Day 72: Spain, brace yourself
Day 73: Every cloud ..
Day 74: You can take the Englishman out of England ..
Day 75: Holiday romance ... not!
Day 76: He goes to buy a loo roll
Day 77: How many of these men cheat on their wives?
Day 79: On my way out
Day 80: Family values
Day 81: Going swiftly downhill
Day 84: E-mails, e-mails, e-mails ..
Day 85: Another night of hell
Day 86: Another date with the dark side
Day 87: Not alone, but lonely
Days 88–90: Another blank
Day 91: Boxing boy
Day 92: Separate lives
Day 93: Swimming with sharks
Day 94: Pot, this is kettle – you’re black
Day 95: I don’t wear fucking condoms
Day 96: Our bad movie
Day 97: Airing his dirty laundry
Day 98: Attitude change
Day 99: Another black-tie event
Day 100: Can old dogs learn new tricks?
Day 101: You know you are desperate when ..
Day 102: You don’t smile any more, Mommy
Day 103: Do as I say, not as I do
Day 104: E-mail spat
Day 106: The calm after the storm
Day 107: Another episode of the ex-factor
Day 108: To snip or not to snip
Day 109: Boots and all
Day 110: Empty tummy means grumpy PC
Day 111: Us and them
Day 112: So much potential ..
Day 113: Kids, country houses and abusive partners
Day 114: ..
Day 115: Silent weekend
Day 116: Meetings don’t matter
Day 117: Running
Day 118: Picture, no sound, again
Day 119: Packing
Day 120: On a jet plane
Day 121: The other side of hell
Day 124: The dreaded arrival
Day 125: Birthday boy
Day 126: Life means nothing without UGG boots and Starbucks
Day 127: Christmas cheer
Day 129: Post-Boxing Day and the gloves are off
Day 131: Happy New Year!
Day 132: Choices, choices
Day 138: A few days of healing
Day 139: The definition of verbal abuse
Day 141: Honey, I’m home
Day 144: Band-Aid puppy
Day 146: History has a way of repeating itself
Day 147: My first weekend back
Day 148: Pseudo-sex
Day 149: The light bulb brightens
Day 152: Debt collecting
Day 153: The Last Supper
Day 154: Lingerie – the sign of an ending
Day 155: It’s called commerce
Day 156: It’s not me – it’s you
Day 158: It’s all so fucked up
Day 160: More skeletons in the closet
Day 161: You said you loved me
Day 163: Getting tested – again
Day 164: The bottom line
Day 165: Mamma Mia ..
Day 166: Damage control
Day 167: Becoming immune
Day 168: Poetry? From that mouth?
Day 169: Relapse
Day 170: Coming crawling back
Day 171: Flogging a dead horse
Day 173: Giving the keys back
Day 177: Falling off the wagon
Day 179: Checking in, baggage and all
Day 180: Sober, slim and solvent
EPILOGUE
‘Pscyho’, charming or both?
Introduction
Reflection
Theory 1: PC as a liar, bully, alcoholic, narcissist and psychopath, all in one
Theory 2: Sam as a masochist and victim, choosing to stay in an unhappy situation
Theory 3: Sadist, masochist, or both?
Sam’s solutions
The benefit of hindsight
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
