“At 31, I don’t have the friendships I’m supposed to – and it feels like I’ve failed”

Ellen Scott headshot: at 31 I feel like I've failed at friendship

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“At 31, I don’t have the friendships I’m supposed to – and it feels like I’ve failed”

By Ellen Scott

1 year ago

14 min read

Everywhere you look, the image of a happy woman is one who is surrounded by a group of friends: go-to people to laugh, cry, moan and do brunch with. So what does it say about you if you don’t have a big friendship group? “I don’t have a solid group of friends,” writes Stylist’s acting digital content director, Ellen Scott. “I look at everyone else hanging out with a circle of mates they can lean on for support and feel like I’ve failed.”


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