It’s time to say no: why being a people pleaser could be affecting you and your relationships
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Family & Friends
What it’s like to be betrayed by your best friend
“It’s just scary to think you can have someone like that who’s close to you.”
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Relationships
“I’ve ghosted my friends for over a year – now I want them back”
Looking to repair the digital rifts of the past year? Read this.
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- Amy Beecham
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Entertainment
And Just Like That fans are asking this one big question about Carrie and Charlotte
The Sex And The City reboot is making us look at their friendship a little bit differently.
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- Leah Sinclair
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Relationships
Why do we get so jealous of other people’s friendship groups?
“I grew up watching Sex And The City and dreamt of having friendships where all the personalities fit together like a jigsaw, but it never happened for me”
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- Alia Waheed
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“My best friend ghosted me, and 17 years later I’m still not sure why”
“I knew that they were still seeing each other and meeting up, just without me.”
Entertainment
And Just Like That’s biggest problem is its lack of boundaries
Can we really be too close to our friends? And Just Like That seems to prove so.
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- Amy Beecham
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Wellbeing
How to make new fitness friends at the gym (and keep them)
Go into 2022 with the confidence to meet new people.
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- Miranda Larbi
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Relationships
“Being the social secretary in my friendship group is draining – it’s like a full time job”
The stress of taking on all the social admin for you and your friends is real, especially at this time of year.
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- Kedean Smith
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Family & Friends
This is when it’s time to break up with a friend (and what to do about it)
Managing our friendships is an important form of self-care.
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- Alex Sims
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Family & Friends
Want to ‘declutter’ your friendships? Here’s how to go about it
Would you brave a “friend cleanse”?
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- Amy Beecham
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Women
5 things I learned when I took my friendships offline
Instead of catching up over WhatsApp and FaceTime...
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- instax
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- Amy Beecham
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Is a “commitment phobic” friend ruining your relationship? Here’s how to cope
Commiting isn’t just a problem in romantic relationships.
Relationships
These are the 3 types of friends we all need, according to a relationship expert
Having friends that serve different purposes is not only pretty common, it’s also OK.
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- Leah Sinclair
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Life
“Saying sorry meant admitting I was a bad person”: why are we so terrible at apologising?
“You get told to say sorry all the time when you’re young, but you never actually get taught how to apologise.”
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- Priyankaa Joshi
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Relationships
“Trauma dumping” is the toxic trend we need to watch out for in our friendships
“Your friends are not your therapist.”
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- Amy Beecham
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Family & Friends
“I spent a week telling my friends I loved them and here’s what they said back”
“Friendships can be as deep as being in love.”
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- Amy Beecham
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Relationships
Is your friendship “starving” to death? Here’s how to tell (and how to save it)
Yes, a good friendship often can survive long periods of inactivity – but it still needs nourishment from time to time.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Entertainment
This is how to reconnect with all the different women in your life
Time to give your social life some love…
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- Morgan Cormack
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They talk about themselves but never ask how you are: how to deal with the ‘reply only’ friend
Are you always the first to message friends who never return the courtesy? We ask women to share their ‘reply only’ friend experiences and get expert advice.
Relationships
Should you ever go back to an ex-friend?
“I broke up with my best friend and now I want her back.”
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- Amy Beecham
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