Ne Me Quitte Pas

One of my pet hates is when people make assumptions regarding your personal life. They base their opinions on age, appearance, occupation, material possessions and how you act in public while you're in a relationship. The fact is, nobody knows what exactly occurs after you've discreetly closed your bedroom door, stripped naked and watch late night SBS films with your loved one. Ofcourse I'm guilty of this contemptuous sin myself, but if you think of your own relationships with your parents, siblings, friends and partners, then I'm sure the reality is entirely at odds to what you imagine other people see when they attempt to meddle.

It must be difficult to live your life in the public eye, so to speak, as many "celebrities" do. Even despite this, there are still some people that manage to retain a sense of mystery, and consequently intrigue us all to no end.

Exhibit A

Briefly married couple, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. Sexy screen starlet meets brooding playwright, resume tempetuous relationship and eventually divorce - girl dies tragically, boy fails to produce the striking works of his past.

Exhibit B

Drug-fuelled three-year relationship between Marianne Faithful and Mick Jagger. Ends dramatically as girl overdoses on sleeping pills in Australia, lapsing into a one-week coma.

Exhibit C

Bohemian, sexually overt and controversial French song-writing duo, Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, were together throughout the 60's and 70's, until girl falls pregnant to other man and leaves moody, eccentric, chain-smoking boy.

Exhibit D

Peace-loving, song-writing pop star John Lennon latches on to obscure performance artist Yoko Ono and shocks the world with their nudist antics.

Exhibit E

Modern papparazzi favourite, couple Kate Moss and Pete Doherty have so far survived girl's ubiquitous presence in tabloids and boy's amazing ability to get arrested.

Can anyone else think of any famous couples? Put your hands up, don't all talk at once! Yes, you in the corner?

*Post inspired (brazenly stolen) by Robert Greenfield's article on Style Radar.