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“Why are female friendships so intense? A love letter to the bonds that verge on romance”

Author Jenny Mustard shares what she learned from her fleeting, borderline romantic, friendships.

By Jenny Mustard

3 days ago

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“Why are female friendships so intense? A love letter to the bonds that verge on romance”

Are your group chats making you feel bad about your friendships?

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Is your group chat making you feel bad about your friendships?

Catherine Yardley

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“I ended a friendship, and years later I still regret it – don’t make the same mistake I did”

Tiffany Watt Smith

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“All the lessons I learned about female friendship when my lifelong best friend left me”

22 brilliant women reveal the parenting advice they’d give their younger selves

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23 brilliant women reveal the parenting advice they’d give their younger selves

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“I’m tired of pretending I don’t want children”

By Lakeisha Goedluck

13 days ago

clara hill

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“People keep accusing me of having ‘daddy issues’ – maybe they’re right”

14 days ago

5 conversations to have with your mum

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The 5 conversations all women need to have with their mum (but are probably avoiding)

22 days ago

chloe sharp with child

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“6 weeks after giving birth, I lost my mum – this is what I learned from a year of grief”

28 days ago

friends

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Are you ‘ask-bragging’ to your friends without realising it?

29 days ago

vampire fangs

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Friendships feeling a bit off? ‘Vampire problems’ might be to blame

By Kayleigh Dray

30 days ago

the white lotus friendship trio

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Friendship trios aren’t doomed to fail – this is how to make them work

2 months ago

How peacock parenting might have impacted you

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Did you grow up with a ‘peacock parent’? Here’s how their narcissism may have affected you

2 months ago

Communal living

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“I started to fantasise about living in a commune when I became a mother”

2 months ago

motherhood

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19 unofficial parenting awards that you should absolutely win this Mother’s Day

2 months ago

The questions about motherhood you haven’t said out loud before, answered by mums and experts

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The questions about motherhood you haven’t said out loud before, answered by mums and experts

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When setting boundaries goes horribly wrong

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“I tried to set boundaries, and everyone hated me – what now?”

2 months ago

Hands on her phones

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A ‘Wednesday waffle’ has been great for this writer’s long-distance friendships

2 months ago

What's your friendship type?

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Are you a ‘collector’ or a ‘free spirit’? How to know which of the 5 friendship styles you are

3 months ago

flaky friend types

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“Why are my friends so flaky?”: the psychology behind the 7 types of flakes and how to handle them

3 months ago