Anita whyte

They then decided to set up their online stationery company, Office Genie. Paul and Anita are now together 15 years, but are not fussed about getting married. However, they are keen to have a family, but after 12 years of trying, unfortunately have not been successful so far. It is a case of 'unexplained infertility,' they say, and although Anita has become pregnant three times through IUI intrauterine insemination she sadly lost the babies between seven and 12 weeks gestation, the last loss occurring in October How did they support each other through such a difficult time?

We started up our two online businesses, officegenie. It has made us stronger, and although people were minding me when we lost the babies, sometimes they forget about the man in these situations, and Paul still had to go out to work and deal with customers every day through it all.

Actually, the last miscarriage occurred during the launch of Dolled Up, so the pair say that launching the new online beauty product business gave them something to concentrate on at that time. Anita said that the grief then hit her "like a speeding train" a few months later and floored her, but they remain optimistic they will one day achieve their much-cherished dream of having a family. As for their own family backgrounds, Paul, now 37, is from Templeogue in Dublin and has one sister and a fraternal twin, John; they were named after the Pope, he says with a laugh.

His mum Rose stayed at home when he was growing up and dad, John, worked in a sawmill in Kill. Get ahead of the day with the morning headlines at 7. Enter email address This field is required Sign Up.

Anita, 41, is from Kilberry in Kildare and she has an older brother. Her parents separated when she was 18, and her mum, Mary, now has a new partner, John. After a secretarial course, Anita moved to Dublin, aged 21, and worked part-time in an optician service, and also worked as an extra on programmes like Fair City, as she wanted to be an actress back then. The idea for Dolled Up came about because Paul felt there was a gap in the market for a one-stop beauty shop.

He and Anita decided they wanted to make it a destination site, so they have built it up now to a site that retails beauty products, skincare, make up, fragrances, accessories, tans, bags and gifts.

They also recently launched a useful guide to boutiques, designers, spas and salons in different areas around the country, and their aim is that it will be the TripAdvisor of Irish beauty. Aside from the business, the lively pair have completed a comedy-writing course together in UCD, which they say was great fun. Obviously, with running home-based businesses, they need to ensure they spend time away from work, and Paul also volunteers for Childline four hours per week, which he finds fulfilling.

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