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"I’ll be patient with you Charlie but I’ll be honest with you. You know, it’s just RANDOM BEHAVIOUR, it’s bizarre to me. Y’know A man wants to touch you, wants to feel you, wants to slap you arse. You tell me you like my eyes but you’ve not said 'I like your tits, I like your arse, I want to touch your nuun.'"

Gemma - TOWIE 

"But I ain’t your average Essex boy and I’m gonna stick to my roots with that. Let’s just have some fun while we’re getting to know one another dya not think?"

Charlie - TOWIE

"Sex makes you a couple. At the minute, we’re seeing each other, we’re like a bit friends. I stayed at your house the other night, we spooned, you did get a boner so I definitely know you’re not gay BUT… Y’know, I’ve not seen it yet, you could have something wrong with it, I don’t know. In Essex you know what it’s like everyone puts it about and…"

Gemma - TOWIE

1. "IT’S 6 WEEKS INTO OUR RELATIONSHIP AND WE’VE NOT, Y’KNOW…WE GONNA DO IT TONIGHT?"

GEMMA - TOWIE

"Dunno, was talkin’ to the boys about it and actually, their opinion on it is like mine. You don’t HAVE to have sex in any given time in a relationship. If you don’t do it straight away there’s more chance of it being a relationship of longevity."

Charlie - TOWIE

Bang on, mate. There are 2 things I want to comment on here.

The following exchange is taken from a recent episode of 'The Only Way Is Essex' (TX: 18/4/12)

Gemma and her new boyfriend Charlie are discussing whether the time has come to consumate their relationship (only, they probs don't know what 'consumate' means...) Sadly in this Wednesday's episode, they break up...but it was probably for the best.

Anyway, I felt compelled to publish the transcript and, over a series of blogs just unpack some of the themes that come out of it.

Archbishop Rowan Williams visited St Peter’s Church in Harrow, North West London, to learn about some of the local projects supporting good mental health in young people.

The Archbishop met representatives from Ignite, the Romance Academy and the Space project. These programmes work locally with young people, helping build self-esteem as the foundation for making good decisions in life. 

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We've just been having a chat in the office and here are a few initial thoughts:

I watched BBC3’s “Like A Virgin” programme with interest last week for three reasons:

I've recently been having this ongoing debate with a male friend about the validity and viability of transitory/temporary relationships; Relationships that are entered into on the mutual understanding that it is finite, i.e, will more than likely/definitely end within an allotted amount of time. (I'm not talking about 'Holiday Romance's' although the same arguments might still apply...)