Location, Location, Location. Aarrrgh! (or is it me?)

The ones who think that a move to the country will mean an idyllic lifestyle and suddenly all their problems will be over. All they will be doing will be swopping one set of problems for another.

From: Tiggyindeepestnorthyorkshire

We always hold hands when out walking somewhere- didn't realise we looked daft.

So do we. Been looking daft for more than 41 years then, so tough!

Teetime I'm sure you don't look daft! I just find it looks so contrived on L.L.L., it would be an amazing coincidence if ALL the couples on there were natural hand holders, if you know what I mean!

We have friends who have been married for 47 years and can't keep their hands of each other They are always kissing and cuddling in public. I find it rather embarrassing and often wonder if it is for show. Hey ho, each to their own.

Maggiemaybe Your post made me smile. I feel exactly the same. They seem to forget that they will still be working and every country has it's own problems.

Hand holding ? Lovely when you are strolling along in a quiet place. Almost impossible on a busy street and to me, a bit impractical when you are looking around a house.

I pinch his bum when we are going up escalators too.

My mother and father always used to hold hands, now she and my stepfather always do too. So did my grandparents. If DBH and I aren't holding hands, we usually have my arm tucked in his. Not all the time of course, but if we are ambling aimlessly. We are obviously ideal camera fodder.

The couples that make me laugh - and I have come across them in every village I have ever lived in, I swear they follow me around - are the ones who not only always hold hands, but they dress identically too! Coats, hats, everything.

Its the linking or tucking in of arms that used to be the norm. It appeared more grown up than holding hands and the man walked on the outside of the pavement.

Another bit of etiquette to bite the dust [sigh emoticon]

A gentleman would say, 'Take my arm' not 'Hold my hand'

I've gone all Margot Leadbetter.

I blame the Beatles

Not dead here - DBH still walks on the outside and my DS does too.
When he was 9, an elderly gentleman stopped him and congratulated him on his manners, he had just observed him swapping sides so that he was on my outside, then pulling back to allow others to use the narrow pavement, not forcing them onto the road. I didn't teach him that, he just watched his father.

Ridiculous programmes. You can tell usually one of them hates the houses but does not want to say on TV. Another one that is so awful you can't look away is Murder in Paradise (is that the right title). Lots of nice parts for afro-caribbean actors. Trouble is that they have such a wide range of accents - African (the police commissioner) West Indian, British, French etc.

The S.O. holds my hand when we're out and about. I hate it. I never held my husbands hand but, looking back I think he would have liked to hold hands sometimes and I regret the fact that I'm doing so with someone else. However, I have got used to the idea of someone holding doors open for me etc. When I first knew him [the S.O. that is] I always wanted to say 'd'you think I can't open doors for myself', but now I quite like it .

Greenfinch you asked about the couple in Location Location who wanted a home in Bournemouth or Poole, well the wife won with Kirsty's help and they got a place in Southbourne.

Did anyone notice that Kirsty appears to have put on weight, her boobs resembled two small melons. I know that sounds nasty but it is a fact. BTW I have a couple of fried eggs for boobs, or so my late mum said.

Just watched today's episode and yes, they held hands throughout. Kate - I had a friend years ago called Linda. My DH used to refer to her as Melanie, not sure why

I haven't taken much notice before, but I am watching an episode of 'Place in the Sun', and the couple look very uncomfortabe holding bands, only touching at the finger tips.

Yes Kirsty has put on weight over the years, and those dresses she wears, all made from the same pattern, are not flattering. The part of her that I wish I had is her eyebrows, they are a lovely shape. Mine are sparse but straggly, difficult to tame.

To me Kirsty looks a normal woman. She plays herself which is fine by me. Btw I think the handholding is very contrived too and unnecessary. I do like LLL though

What's wrong with holding hands, we often do. ( and not in case one of us falls over)

Shysal I have tamed my eyebrows by having they done professionally and from then on I pull out any little straggler that tries to pop up. I then have a very nice brush with a diagonal brush (from Clinique worth the £12 I spent) then I use browny grey eye shadow and gently fill in the gaps. I have to say they look pretty good now. Hope that helps.

Them not they.

And how can the female presenters teeter along in high heels and platform soles regardless of cobbles, sand, steps, gravel etc etc?
Element of envy because can no longer wear heels

That's what facinates me Loopy, those shoes! Can't walk on gravel and generally stands at the bottom of the stairs saying "Well, I'll just let you look around upstairs". Very rarely Seen going upstairs and NEVERLAND coming down. And they look silly!

Thanks Nankate. I do the eye shadow thing, but probably do need professional shaping, perhaps threading. I shall look on Ebay for the brush. Eyebrows are much more defined these days aren't they? I can't help noticing them on TV.

They hold hands on A Place in the Sun, in fact in any programme involving couples you will see this ridiculous hand holding - I blame Tony and Cherie Blair . I think the prog directors tell them to do it. I have recently been watching Pointless (blame it on the cough) and everyone claps themselves as well as each other - why?

Thanks NanKate for putting me in the picture. I'm glad they decided on Bournemouth in the end and the husband was able to sever the apron strings.