female friendship

housemates

SELF

I moved in with my boyfriend but I really miss my housemates

I love living with my significant other but I find myself missing the gang of amazing women I…

By Lauren Heskin

SELF

A group of single mothers bought a house and made a home together, and we need it to be made into a movie pronto

Proving that a flatshare set-up doesn’t need to be confined to university days, these American moms are ‘burning…

By Sarah Gill

selena hailey

AGENDA

Forget Bieber v Gomez, we should be lifting women up, not tearing them down

The online obsessed with all things Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber and their supposed “feud” seems like it's never…

By Sarah Finnan

forgiveness

SELF

Forgiveness in adult relationships can be difficult, but sometimes you have to do it – not for them but for you

In complex adult relationships, sometimes you have to stop waiting for the heartfelt apology and just forgive. Not…

By Niamh Ennis

pandemic friendships
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SELF

Friends in a pandemic: ‘Covid impacted our relationship hugely and I can’t say that the damage will ever be undone’

Is your best friend still your best friend?A lot has changed throughout the pandemic within my own small…

By Ciara McQuillan

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SELF

Esther O’Moore Donohoe: ‘I couldn’t help but wonder about the romance of friendship’

Esther O'Moore Donohoe on the special kind of romance that comes from powerful female friendships When Caroline O'Donoghue…

By Esther O'Moore Donohoe

SELF

30 life questions that will strengthen your closest friendships

Feeling a bit distant from your mates? These questions will have you laughing, crying and feeling closer by…

By Geraldine Carton

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AGENDA

Lynn Enright: ‘Hugging is set for a return… am I the only one not ready?’

There are excellent huggers, people who enter into the hug with boundless love and a sense of physical…

By Lynn Enright

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SELF

‘I was not prepared for how abandoned by friends I would feel after having a baby’

When you have children your friends matter more than ever – but some friendships just don’t survive the…

By Sophie White

STYLE

Sentimental in the City: The podcast that made me miss SJP but made me miss my friends more

Listening to the cackles and banter of Dolly Alderton and Caroline O'Donoghue on their podcast is giving me…

By Sarah Finnan

True friendship – where you can interrupt each other raucously without worrying about whether or not the room is ventilated; where you can eat off each other’s plates – exists in the past and in the future
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SELF

Lynn Enright: ‘I can’t shake the sense that the loneliness I feel is somehow my fault’

Having moved back to Ireland, Lynn Enright worries that her friendships will only ever be over ZoomI have…

By Lynn Enright

toxic friendship

SELF

Why toxic friendships have no place in a pandemic

The Covid-19 crisis has author Jane Ryan reflecting on toxic friendships and why life is way too short…

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