My parents have been divorced for as long as I can remember; their marriage ended when I was a baby. As a child, I was ferried between their houses at the weekends, constantly living out of a rucksack. At school plays, I’d anxiously peep out of the stage curtain to […]
It’s 2011, I’m 16, and I’m having sex for the first time. My partner says: “Did you have an orgasm?” I lie through my teeth: “Yeah.” This is the beginning of the end of my sex life. Let me explain. Have you ever faked an orgasm or moans? Hidden your kinks? […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 23-year-old working almost full-time in a […]
If you’re reading this, chances are you have a couple of dubious skincare habits. You might be reluctant to throw away your old makeup, for example, or perhaps you don’t wash your face for long enough (a common mistake, according to this expert). But if one of your 2023 goals […]
In the 21st century, female friendships are celebrated like no other. From Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love to that summer of #SquadGoals, today’s young women have come of age in a golden era of female friendships. We’re told that these friendships are the backbone of our 20s, that […]
Single-parent households are a common thing to me, and I regard the dynamic in the same manner as nuclear families; with respect, and the knowledge that 1) life happens 2) every family and home is different. Growing up I had a wealth of friends — most of whom I’ve carried […]
If something is toxic, it is poisonous. If ingested or inhaled, its toxicity can make people sick; it can even be fatal. Toxic things are to be treated with extreme caution, black and yellow tape, red triangle warning signs. Toxic waste gets dumped away from people, in the middle of […]
2022 has seen so many viral haircut moments, it’s impossible to pinpoint a favourite. January was all about the ‘octopus’ haircut, combining lots of layers at the base of the neck that fan out really prettily and resemble octopus tentacles. Come February, we were all obsessed with the ‘butterfly’ cut, […]
2022 has been far from a reprieve from the beginning of this decade. We may have had fewer lockdowns and the most freedom of movement since pre-COVID days but it would be foolish to claim the pandemic is over. It just stopped being headline news. Instead we have had a […]
Being single at Christmas can be rough. All the movies are telling us that we should be meeting attractive people at German markets before finding the gift of true love under the Christmas tree. There is something about this time of year that calls for romance. The long, cold nights […]
