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Why does making friends feel so much harder than dating?

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When you’re single and you don’t want to be, the next steps feel pretty obvious.

You hop on Tinder. You ask people out. You go to bars and start conversations. You finally approach your office crush.

But when you have a friendship crush (that’s someone you desperately want to be your friend), or you’d generally quite like to up the number of friends you have, things become a little more complicated.

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Asking someone to be your friend – or even to spend time together in a friendly way – feels terrifying. So much more terrifying than doing a casual flirt.

There are many, many reasons why.

There’s the acute fear of rejection, that, unlike dating, can only be blamed on who you are as a person rather than their sexual preferences.

There’s the worry that they’ll think you’re hitting on them.

There’s the overwhelming… Read the full story


Girl live-tweets woman’s conversation with long-term boyfriend who cheated on her

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Eavesdropping on strangers’ conversations is usually pretty boring.

The tyranny of Whatsapp groups and why some of us aren't in any

It’s usually the general chit-chat regarding what to have for dinner or what time the kids were put to bed the previous night.

But while in a coffee shop, one girl found herself ear-wigging on a pretty interesting conversation – involving a woman who had just been cheated on, and the guy who cheated on her.

Ashe Dryden was eating lunch at a restaurant on Monday when she overheard the conversation taking place two tables away from her.

The woman was confronting her… Read the full story

11 ways children always ruin holidays (so you might as well leave them at home)

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When did kids get so annoying? (Picture: Getty)

Holidays are a wonderful way to create happy memories, enjoy spending quality time together and explore a new country or area with your kids, right?

Wrong.

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The holiday industry bombards us with adverts of model families having a whale of a time on an all inclusive break.

Television children are always smiling and happy as they excitedly drag their television mum to the pool or straight on to the rides at a theme park.

But the reality is you… Read the full story

Mother releases naked breastfeeding picture to show post-baby ‘saggy belly’

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Emmy Wallace published this picture of herself to promote body confidence (Picture: Mercury)

A new mother wanting to promote confidence among women about their bodies has released a post-baby ‘saggy belly’ picture while breastfeeding naked in the bath.

Emmy Waller, 26, took the picture of her with 12-week-old Alice in celebration of her being able to still feed the baby despite her battling difficulties and jaundice.

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The image shows the pair lay naked together in the bath, Emmy cradling Alice’s tiny body as she feeds from her – and the mum makes no attempt to hide her… Read the full story

Blue prosecco is now a thing and it’s coming to the UK

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Prosecco is grand, but after you’ve tried all the bellini variations you can think of, it can be a little boring.

Some companies are making an attempt to jazz it up.

If sparkly rose gold prosecco isn’t your thing, you can now go for blue prosecco. Yup, that’s prosecco tinged blue.

Mother releases naked breastfeeding picture to show post-baby 'saggy belly'

It’s not just prosecco with blue food colouring thrown in, to be clear.

Blumond is a combination of prosecco, peach, and blue curacao (so it’s essentially a sparkling cocktail in a bottle), meaning you get a sweet, fruity flavour in… Read the full story

Your period-tracking app might be total nonsense

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Attention anyone who’s currently relying on an app to work out when their period is, when they can safely have sex without getting pregnant, or when to have sex for the purposes of making a baby: be warned, your app might be total nonsense.

Blue prosecco is now a thing and it's coming to the UK

A new paper from researchers from San Francisco, California, and the University of Washington has found that the majority of period and contraception apps aren’t actually reliable.

They surveyed 687 people and interviewed more, as well as collecting data from 2,000 reviews of… Read the full story

Life after running: Why we shouldn’t try to out-train our body types

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I don’t know whether you know, but I recently ran a marathon.

I never thought my body would be able to complete such a ridiculous task, even though I’ve been a (mid-distance) runner since high school.

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And as soon as I tried to start running longer distances, my left knee started buckling under the pressure.

In the end, a combination of ice, HIIT and perseverance got me to the finish line.

One of the problems I had was not seeing myself as the typical marathon runner – I’m not… Read the full story

Manchester gym launches Star Wars inspired Jedi fitness class – complete with lightsabers

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If you’d rather swap your dumbells for a lightsaber and your lycra for a cloak then you might want to listen up.

Because a gym in Manchester has just launched a Star Wars-inspired fitness class to celebrate May the Forth.

Mother releases naked breastfeeding picture to show post-baby 'saggy belly'

David Lloyd Manchester is offering the Jedi Workout for one day only (today) and it’ll see participants donning Jedi robes and wielding lightsabers as part of a full cardio routine.

‘We know that a lot of our members – young and old – are huge fans of Star Wars and what better day for them to take part… Read the full story


Yes, nearly all the female mannequins you see in shop windows would be considered underweight

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It feels like at least once a year, there’s another complaint about Topshop or another brand using extremely thin mannequins in their windows.

Blue prosecco is now a thing and it's coming to the UK

It turns out we’re not just kicking up a fuss about isolated incidents or seeing issues where there aren’t any.

Yep, it’s true: the majority of female mannequins represent underweight body types – meaning that the average or even the ‘healthy normal’ (according to BMI, which can be inaccurate) isn’t being represented by shops trying to sell us clothing.

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Schmear all about it: caffeinated bagels are now a thing

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Extra, extra, schmear all about it!

U.S bagel store, Einstein Bros. Bagels are upping the anti on America’s favourite breakfast food by introducing caffeinated bagels to their menu.

Nearly all the female mannequins you see in shop windows are visibly underweight

There are two things I feel my life has been leading me towards, using that terrible pun in the opening line and these Espresso Buzz Bagel from Einstein Bros. Bagels.

Loved by hipsters working in start-ups and yuppies on introspective journies for work/life balance alike – bagels and craft coffee are the breakfast combo of… Read the full story

It’s not your fault if you’re can’t stop eating chocolate – it’s your ‘sweet tooth hormone’

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Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you’ve just got to give into temptation.

You might start the day deciding to go chocolate-free for 24 hours but by the time 3pm comes around, that Snickers is like a siren, calling you to indulge in its sweet, nutty goodness.

It's not your fault if you're addicted to chocolate - it's your 'sweet tooth hormone'

And there’s nothing wrong with that. Snickers are undeniably delicious.

But why do you find it so hard to swerve the sweet stuff?

Well, it may be all down to your genes.

Scientists claim to have identified a ‘sweet tooth… Read the full story

I regret buying my children fidget spinners but it’s not just because they’re annoying toys

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Why do these things exist? (Picture: Shutterstock)

Last weekend, I shelled out a fiver on two fidget spinners for my children.

We joined a queue that snaked to the back of the toy shop with everyone waiting to buy the same thing.

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By the afternoon, the shop had sold out and, on its social media, they let anxious parents know they would be getting a delivery later the next day.

Now I’m kind of regretting it.

Not because they are annoying or a waste of money.

I… Read the full story

Behold dragon brows, the next hot beauty trend that’s not actually a trend

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We’ve had barbed wire brows and feather brows.

Now in the world of turning the bits of hair above your eyes into fancy designs, meet dinosaur brows.

Life after running: why we shouldn't try to out-train our body types

They’re being touted as a trend, but they’re not really a trend.

They’re just a thing that a makeup artist did for fun that’s now being shared all over the internet. No one else is doing it. You won’t have seen women with dragon brows walking around when you pop to Tesco for milk.

Well, you might now. But… Read the full story

You can now get a brookie (chocolate brownie and cookie hybrid) in London and it’s vegan

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Mmmm, Brookie (Picture: Ms Cupcake)

If your head is already spinning from the onslaught of trendy vegan food fads, you might want to sit down as we introduce you to this new gooey delight.

Dear food lovers, please give a warm welcome to the Brookie (no, not that Brookie) which debuted in London this week.

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Brookie is a combination of brownie and cookie – it sounds obvious now that you know, right?

Basically, the decadent, gooey brownie mix is poured into a baking tray and topped with cookie dough.

It’s then baked to perfection and… Read the full story

Getting your partner to give you a massage might improve your relationship

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Massages are one of life’s truest joys.

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I’m pretty convinced that they’re a necessity, rather than a luxury.

It might seem like an indulgence to lie around like an oily slab on a table with a hole in it, being rubbed and prodded.

But given that it alleviate back pain, aid relaxation and pretty much make you feel like a new person if it is a luxury it’s a very practical one.

And now it turns out that massages have another benefit – bringing you and your partner closer together, according to research from  Sayuri Naruse and Dr Mark… Read the full story


Vegan beer: 10 of the best UK breweries producing animal-free pints

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The ultimate guide to the most vegan-friendly craft breweries in the UK
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As veganism sweeps the UK, and plant-based food options become commonplace in many parts of the country, we take a look at how breweries are also riding this surge of all things animal-free.

For the vegan beer drinker, isinglass is not a happy word.

Vegan in Cardiff: 15 of the best places to eat in the Welsh capital

Derived from the swim bladders of fish, isinglass has traditionally been used as a fining or clarification agent.

Fortunately for those of us… Read the full story

13 pains that are worse than childbirth according to mums and science

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Put that pitchfork down, I know what you’re thinking: what does a man know about childbirth? Well, nothing at all and chances are, I reckon the agony of it would finish me off given the drama I create around stubbing my toe. 

But the following come from scientists and mums themselves, honest! Apparently there are pains out there that are either technically more intense than labour or at least considered by some mums who have endured it to be a worse option on the agony scale.

While it is important to add that the pain of childbirth is impossible to calculate, given that it is different for every woman based on a… Read the full story

Why turning friends into partners is the best formula for a happy relationship

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They say you should never sh*t where you eat.

Whether that’s dating co-workers or mates, people generally disapprove of mixing general life with dating.

Schmear all about it: caffeinated bagels now exist!

If you break up with someone in your office, you’ll never be able to use the same water machine again. If you break up with someone in your friendship group, you’ll start a civil war between mates.

But actually, dating your friends is awesome and in my opinion, far more preferable to seeing strangers.

I am the queen of turning friends into boyfriends.

I’ve almost exclusively dated guys that I’ve… Read the full story

Painful periods could be an indication of how painful giving birth will be

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Having painful periods is pretty sh*t – so the last thing we want to do is pile on and say ‘oi, your painful periods aren’t just bad in themselves, they’re a sign of more pain to come’.

But sadly, we must.

You can now get a brookie (chocolate brownie and cookie hybrid) in London and it's vegan

It appears that the amount of pain we experience on our periods could be an indication of the pain we’ll experience during childbirth.

Dr Dasha Fielder, an Australian GP who specialises in women’s health, told the Daily Mail that excruciating period pain… Read the full story

Quiz: Which wedding trends are in and which are out?

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Is it unfair to say that this woman looks really, really mean? (Picture: Getty)

Weddings, the union of two souls, together for one. 

Painful periods could be an indication of how painful giving birth will be

Plus, a chance to show everyone you both know and love what incredibly good taste you have.

Wedding trends might seem like an incongruous concept, but they’re just as present as fashion ones.

The fact that your mum got married in a peach coloured taffeta meringue? That’s the fault of wedding trends.

Your dad’s wedding mullet? Wedding trends (though we do feel that anyone who chose to have a mullet should probably take responsibility for… Read the full story

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