friendship
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Swipe Left: I turned my bad dates into fun anecdotes but at an emotional cost
Eilidh Akilade
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Post-lockdown, I’ve rediscovered domestic intimacy in unexpected ways
Anahit Behrooz
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My ‘therapist’ told me I predicted my best friend’s death and broke my heart
Maheen Humayun & DiyoraShadijanova
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![Can you really be friends with a Tory?](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Untitled-design-6.png)
Can you really be friends with a Tory?
DiyoraShadijanova & Editors
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Woke Men Only: I’m refusing to become a shit friend after getting cuffed
Kimberly McIntosh
![Woke Men Only: a realistic guide to maintaining friendships in lockdown](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Untitled-design-11-e1586183884216.png)
Woke Men Only: a realistic guide to maintaining friendships in lockdown
Kimberly McIntosh
![The joy and escapism of nightclub toilets](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Gal-dem-toilet-politics-copy.png)
The joy and escapism of nightclub toilets
Danielle Koku
![How Diwali has helped me find home in unfamiliar places](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/diwali.png)
How Diwali has helped me find home in unfamiliar places
Tara Joshi
![Friends feed the spirit; loneliness feeds creativity](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Lonely-.-.-.-friend-Kuchenga-Header-Javie-Huxley-@javhux-1.jpg)
Friends feed the spirit; loneliness feeds creativity
KUCHENGA
![A thank you letter from your depressed friend](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/love-letter-.jpeg)
A thank you letter from your depressed friend
Katrina Ifejika
![#SELFCARESUNDAYS: why being the ‘agony aunt’ of your group can impact your well-being](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/selfcare4.jpg)
#SELFCARESUNDAYS: why being the ‘agony aunt’ of your group can impact your well-being
Samhita Foria
![Navigating racist assumptions from friends in Italy](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_1369.jpg)