Muscat and Michelle are up against yet another couple who clearly love each other

Not that it makes a blind bit of difference electorally, as we have seen. I sometimes think I am in a very small minority in being predisposed to look favourably on men who honestly love their wives/girlfriends (sorry, but I have problems with ‘partner’) while disliking and being suspicious of those who are indifferent and uncaring towards them.

I see it as a key indicator of character. I know that perhaps I am unusual in this. Many women I know get some kind of pleasure from the knowledge that men treat their wives badly or don’t care for them as they should. Instead of seeing it as a poor reflection on the man’s character, they see it as a reflection on his wife’s shortcomings, and think they would do better.

But I just don’t like men who don’t love their wives (or whatever). I don’t trust them. Is it irrational? I’m not so sure. One of the things that pains me most about Muscat is his cold indifference towards his wife. She might as well be a convenient piece of furniture. He can’t even be fagged to try faking the body language, not that it’s possible. That cold indifference makes me angry and uncomfortable. I don’t like it. It’s wrong.

When I was told Simon Busuttil was on television with his girlfriend Kristina Chetcuti, talking about their relationship, I cringed. Oh my God, I thought, how embarrassing. Kill me now. I didn’t watch, because I couldn’t stand to think about it.

But then I began watching it after some days, through parted fingers like I do with bloody scenes in crime films, and after a few seconds my fingers fell away from my face.

These two really love each other. It’s so obvious. Should it make a difference? Yes, to me, it does. I find that men who truly care for the woman in their life generally turn out to be decent men all round, though of course there are always exceptions to everything.