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It’s party season – whether it’s your work summer do, a wedding, end-of-term socials for your kids, or just a barbecue with friends. There’s a lot of mixing, mingling and making small talk in this glo

Whether it’s a thumbs-up, a smiley face or even a simple letter ‘K’ (which means ‘OK’ if you don’t have teens!) I’ve realised over the past few years that most of my communication has boiled down into

Midlife – and all the stresses that come with it, like divorce, redundancy and bereavement – can take its toll on long-established female friendships. As we saw in the last series of The White Lotus,

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What to do if it feels like you’re getting mixed signals from a friend who is either unresponsive, or extremely slow to reply, to your messages