Book editor Soulla Christodoulou works heads-down on her laptop while her partner cleans windows. He left school at 17, and she has a Master's. Their relationship thrives because they don't compete.

The apartment where my wife and child and I live faces a major avenue, with heavy truck traffic. This means that the windows get not just dirty, but filthy. I wash them once or twice a year, which is ...

It’s that time of year again where Spring cleaning takes priority, with many of us scrambling to make sure our houses are in tip top sparkling condition. I’ll be honest, I’m not the best of tidiers, ...

In August 2018 Alan Jarvis and his partner Charlotte became the first franchisees for My Window Cleaner, launching their business in Canterbury to provide a range of services to the local community.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Soulla Christodoulou. It has been edited for length and clarity. Before I met my partner, Alan Reynolds, in 2009, I was the type of person who'd ...