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March 2024

UK Love is Blind and the utter chaos of meeting 'your person' through a wall
I can't get enough of this show. But are us Brits flighty and fanciful enough for a whirlwind pod romance?
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Lucy Thackray
The WFH dance
When a couple works from home, it's both liberating and chaotic. How do we perfect the choreography so everyone gets their ideal work week?
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Lucy Thackray
10 things I wish I'd known about fertility at 30
Content warning: Frank talk around infertility, miscarriage and pregnancy loss below. If you’re feeling anxious or sensitive about fertility at the…
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Lucy Thackray
10 things I wish I'd known about fertility at 30
As a 36 year old just embarking on a fertility 'journey', I thought I'd been in ignorant bliss. It turns out, some things would have been useful to know…
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Lucy Thackray
Does One Day paint an unhelpful picture of 'the one that got away'?
Almost-loves of your life are an intoxicating idea. But my litmus test for prospective partners remains: what have they done for you lately?
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Lucy Thackray

February 2024

Who is this Perfect Girlfriend I keep comparing myself to?
What is it about this hypothetical woman that makes me feel so bad about myself? I don't know where she comes from, but I can see her so clearly
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Lucy Thackray
Tayvis, PDAs and what parasocial relationships can teach us about love
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are bringing back the PDA. And you know what, I'm here for it
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Lucy Thackray
'Love, and a bit with a dog'
I was skeptical at first, but having a canine third-wheel around can actually enhance your relationship. Even when he farts like a volcano
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Lucy Thackray

January 2024

Do we need to get married?
Drilling down to the historic meaning of marriage, it's a patriarchal hot mess. So why does it feel so dispiriting to be ring-free?
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Lucy Thackray
Bumble BFF and stalking new work friends: Making individual friends in a couples' world
When you relocate for a partner, you often leave friends behind, gaining one type of love but losing another. How do we find support and community in…
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Lucy Thackray
On movie choices and being grown in a female-gaze pod
Spending hours bartering over which film to watch? It could be that you're coming at the arts from completely different angles
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