Have you heard the one about the journalist and the lawyer? No? That’s probably because they didn’t stop bickering long enough to finish the joke.
Household chores, holiday plans, dinner choices… you name it, and it’s likely my husband (who trained as a barrister) and I have quarrelled about it. Not serious slanging matches or tearful tirades, but verbal jousting followed by a cold shoulder.
We are both – by nature and profession – argumentative. While our linguistic sparring does not detract from our love for each other (or at least that’s my hope), I sometimes wonder if our very union makes disagreements inevitable. Both the legal profession and the media are populated by opinionated individuals...