Ariane Sherine
@arianesherine.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, photographer. Pop star as @arianexmusic.bsky.social. Debut electropop album BETTER out now. 'The hope-filled Kaleidoscope and uplifting Miracle are among the album's many highlights' - Classic Pop. Author of three Hachette titles.
My interview with my ex got the most comments of any blog on my Substack. A regular reader suggested I open up the floor so you can ask him your own questions, and he's agreed. So ask away, even if it's 'How do you cope with your crazy fruit loop of an ex blogging all this?!' ngl.link/arianesherine2
Anonymous messages!
Anonymous messages!
ngl.link
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My interview with my ex got the most comments of any blog on my Substack. A regular reader suggested I open up the floor so you can ask him your own questions, and he's agreed. So ask away, even if it's 'How do you cope with your crazy fruit loop of an ex blogging all this?!' ngl.link/arianesherine2
The response to yesterday's interview was interestingly mixed. Some of you are angry with my ex for shirking responsibility for his actions, a couple are angry with me for 'letting' the bloke touch my thigh — and many other subscribers want us to get back together. open.substack.com/pub/arianesh...
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The response to yesterday's interview was interestingly mixed. Some of you are angry with my ex for shirking responsibility for his actions, a couple are angry with me for 'letting' the bloke touch my thigh — and many other subscribers want us to get back together. open.substack.com/pub/arianesh...
Tragically, the Pangram in today's New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle is neither BONKABLE nor KNOBBABLE.
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Tragically, the Pangram in today's New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle is neither BONKABLE nor KNOBBABLE.
14yo has deigned to allow me to attend an event with her this weekend
Her: You’re not allowed to ask the speakers anything at the Q&A. You’ve got to be quiet and not embarrass me
Me: Don’t worry, I will, ahem, keep mum. KEEP MUM! Geddit?!
14yo: 🙄
Her: You’re not allowed to ask the speakers anything at the Q&A. You’ve got to be quiet and not embarrass me
Me: Don’t worry, I will, ahem, keep mum. KEEP MUM! Geddit?!
14yo: 🙄
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
14yo has deigned to allow me to attend an event with her this weekend
Her: You’re not allowed to ask the speakers anything at the Q&A. You’ve got to be quiet and not embarrass me
Me: Don’t worry, I will, ahem, keep mum. KEEP MUM! Geddit?!
14yo: 🙄
Her: You’re not allowed to ask the speakers anything at the Q&A. You’ve got to be quiet and not embarrass me
Me: Don’t worry, I will, ahem, keep mum. KEEP MUM! Geddit?!
14yo: 🙄
My mum, trying to comfort me about my ex: I've never liked beards on men. I always think of the food that could get caught in them
Me: Thanks for clearing that up, it makes all the difference to my feelings about the breakup!
Me: Thanks for clearing that up, it makes all the difference to my feelings about the breakup!
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My mum, trying to comfort me about my ex: I've never liked beards on men. I always think of the food that could get caught in them
Me: Thanks for clearing that up, it makes all the difference to my feelings about the breakup!
Me: Thanks for clearing that up, it makes all the difference to my feelings about the breakup!
Yes, I’m a shameless money-grabbing hussy who is all about the dollaz…
Shitcanning a £20k wedding and potential money-making wedding photography partnership isn’t business-minded - it makes no financial sense. It’ll take a LOT of Substack £3.80-per-months to recoup that! And that’s before 23% fees.
Shitcanning a £20k wedding and potential money-making wedding photography partnership isn’t business-minded - it makes no financial sense. It’ll take a LOT of Substack £3.80-per-months to recoup that! And that’s before 23% fees.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yes, I’m a shameless money-grabbing hussy who is all about the dollaz…
Shitcanning a £20k wedding and potential money-making wedding photography partnership isn’t business-minded - it makes no financial sense. It’ll take a LOT of Substack £3.80-per-months to recoup that! And that’s before 23% fees.
Shitcanning a £20k wedding and potential money-making wedding photography partnership isn’t business-minded - it makes no financial sense. It’ll take a LOT of Substack £3.80-per-months to recoup that! And that’s before 23% fees.
You all know I use the NGL anonymous messages app. But what I’ve never discussed are the unhinged Gen Z-speak random messages that the app itself sends users for some obscure reason I can’t fathom.
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
You all know I use the NGL anonymous messages app. But what I’ve never discussed are the unhinged Gen Z-speak random messages that the app itself sends users for some obscure reason I can’t fathom.
Yes and no.
Yes: I'm a human car crash, and not even a nice car - a wreck from 1980. And people gawp at car crashes! But I'm spending the extra Substack money on therapy.
No: my writing is really strong and urgent and raw right now, so people want to read it. It's a compliment.
Yes: I'm a human car crash, and not even a nice car - a wreck from 1980. And people gawp at car crashes! But I'm spending the extra Substack money on therapy.
No: my writing is really strong and urgent and raw right now, so people want to read it. It's a compliment.
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Yes and no.
Yes: I'm a human car crash, and not even a nice car - a wreck from 1980. And people gawp at car crashes! But I'm spending the extra Substack money on therapy.
No: my writing is really strong and urgent and raw right now, so people want to read it. It's a compliment.
Yes: I'm a human car crash, and not even a nice car - a wreck from 1980. And people gawp at car crashes! But I'm spending the extra Substack money on therapy.
No: my writing is really strong and urgent and raw right now, so people want to read it. It's a compliment.
I will never understand for the life of me why people don't do nuance.
Hamas are horrendous; the IDF are also horrendous.
Religious people by and large are lovely and peaceful; theocracies are terrifying.
Labour are quite bad; Reform would be far worse.
It is possible for two things to be true.
Hamas are horrendous; the IDF are also horrendous.
Religious people by and large are lovely and peaceful; theocracies are terrifying.
Labour are quite bad; Reform would be far worse.
It is possible for two things to be true.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I will never understand for the life of me why people don't do nuance.
Hamas are horrendous; the IDF are also horrendous.
Religious people by and large are lovely and peaceful; theocracies are terrifying.
Labour are quite bad; Reform would be far worse.
It is possible for two things to be true.
Hamas are horrendous; the IDF are also horrendous.
Religious people by and large are lovely and peaceful; theocracies are terrifying.
Labour are quite bad; Reform would be far worse.
It is possible for two things to be true.
I interviewed my ex about our breakup and it's one of the most honest things you'll ever read. open.substack.com/pub/arianesh...
An interview with my ex
On jealousy, insecurity and controlling tendencies
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I interviewed my ex about our breakup and it's one of the most honest things you'll ever read. open.substack.com/pub/arianesh...
My ex is too busy to write a blog post but has let me interview him. The post will be up tomorrow at 9am.
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My ex is too busy to write a blog post but has let me interview him. The post will be up tomorrow at 9am.
Haha, thanks, but I love how you’ve left a comma at the end, like you’re about to say ‘but you’re a cuckoo bananas oversharer with no boundaries!’
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Haha, thanks, but I love how you’ve left a comma at the end, like you’re about to say ‘but you’re a cuckoo bananas oversharer with no boundaries!’
Well, trains *are* my favourite form of transport, but I’m not sure I’m ready for this particular journey
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Well, trains *are* my favourite form of transport, but I’m not sure I’m ready for this particular journey
The last ten days have given me a greater understanding of feminism and made me realise how much of a feminist I am. I never want to fulfil a guy's needs again while ignoring my own boundaries because I'm in thrall to the idea of a mythical 'perfect' relationship where I don't 'rock the boat'.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The last ten days have given me a greater understanding of feminism and made me realise how much of a feminist I am. I never want to fulfil a guy's needs again while ignoring my own boundaries because I'm in thrall to the idea of a mythical 'perfect' relationship where I don't 'rock the boat'.
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Just had a breast screening.
Uncomfortable. But I'm not ready to die yet so totally worth it.
Get 'em checked.
Uncomfortable. But I'm not ready to die yet so totally worth it.
Get 'em checked.
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Just had a breast screening.
Uncomfortable. But I'm not ready to die yet so totally worth it.
Get 'em checked.
Uncomfortable. But I'm not ready to die yet so totally worth it.
Get 'em checked.
Nine of my previous 'paid subscribers' were comps for penniless people like Grandad, so I've gained a whopping FIFTY PAID subscribers in the past week! Thank you so much if you're one of them. It has made me feel like a success. (I only have 657 subs, but if you put all of them in a room...!)
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Nine of my previous 'paid subscribers' were comps for penniless people like Grandad, so I've gained a whopping FIFTY PAID subscribers in the past week! Thank you so much if you're one of them. It has made me feel like a success. (I only have 657 subs, but if you put all of them in a room...!)
Beyoncé would like to make it clear that she takes no responsibility for my fuck-ups. (Incidentally, iPhone puts an acute accent on the last e of Beyoncé, which I reckon is how you know you've made it - when you get your own diacritic coded into tools.) arianesherine.substack.com/p/what-we-ca...
What we can all learn from my breakup
That I'm an idiot, yes. But there's useful stuff too
arianesherine.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Beyoncé would like to make it clear that she takes no responsibility for my fuck-ups. (Incidentally, iPhone puts an acute accent on the last e of Beyoncé, which I reckon is how you know you've made it - when you get your own diacritic coded into tools.) arianesherine.substack.com/p/what-we-ca...
Is it me or has Wordle suddenly got really hard? FUGUE? GIZMO?! These are not common words. (Yes, I got them but in 5, not 3.)
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Is it me or has Wordle suddenly got really hard? FUGUE? GIZMO?! These are not common words. (Yes, I got them but in 5, not 3.)
Right, I've deleted all identifying mention of my ex from social media (his name, all photos of him, the works) and given him the option of writing a right-to-reply post on my blog. He says he's seriously thinking about it. He also may have found a flat, so things are getting better for both of us.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Right, I've deleted all identifying mention of my ex from social media (his name, all photos of him, the works) and given him the option of writing a right-to-reply post on my blog. He says he's seriously thinking about it. He also may have found a flat, so things are getting better for both of us.
Reposted by Ariane Sherine
A lovely bit of good news from the US, where the Supreme Court has turned down a case that threatened to reverse the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A lovely bit of good news from the US, where the Supreme Court has turned down a case that threatened to reverse the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
I’m such a ridiculous heartbroken girly cliché that I’m thinking of cutting my hair into a French bob (right, courtesy of an AI hairstyling app). What do you think?
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I’m such a ridiculous heartbroken girly cliché that I’m thinking of cutting my hair into a French bob (right, courtesy of an AI hairstyling app). What do you think?
"Why can’t I process my shit privately like a normal person? Sometimes I hate myself." substack.com/home/post/p-...
Why some of this is my fault
I wouldn't want a relationship with me, and you shouldn't either
substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"Why can’t I process my shit privately like a normal person? Sometimes I hate myself." substack.com/home/post/p-...
The saddest thing about my breakup is that he’s a really nice person. He brought me coffee today and we had a friendly chat. But the ‘mentioning other women’ thing broke it. I was scared to go out in case he told me a woman was hot, and the only TV show I felt safe watching with him was Futurama!
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The saddest thing about my breakup is that he’s a really nice person. He brought me coffee today and we had a friendly chat. But the ‘mentioning other women’ thing broke it. I was scared to go out in case he told me a woman was hot, and the only TV show I felt safe watching with him was Futurama!
Ooh, I really hope it *is* Douglas’s ‘lastest’ column
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Ooh, I really hope it *is* Douglas’s ‘lastest’ column
No, but I’ve been to Windsor Castle in Scotland
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
No, but I’ve been to Windsor Castle in Scotland