Attention! This is a public service announcement:

Is your boyfriend or girlfriend one of those “Hey!-Look-At-Me!” people likely to make your most intimate moments public, or do something such as, say, propose marriage to you in such a way that god help you if for any reason you’re so much as hesitant? Then, if that boyfriend or girlfriend (and why is this character always a man?) is a writer, for your own protection you are hereby advised to demand a look at the proof pages of their books, so you can check the acknowledgments page before it gets published. Otherwise, you may wind up in the same position as the beloved of the author of this book:

Crikey has the full story.