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Talking About Friendships In My 20s - by Jess

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The value of, questions on and shame around friendships

Full disclosure: I first wrote this some time ago — I thought I’d give it a bit of an edit and share — it still resonates with me and perhaps it will with you too. Maybe I’ll have some more thoughts to share about friendships soon but I didn’t want to leave this chapter out. I’ve lost friends over the years, as everyone does, through the ever-changing circumstances of growing up. Someone, or all of us, leaving school, sixth-form or university; moving, entering (often all-encompassing) romantic relationships, leaving jobs. And somewhere along the line — I ended up with not many of them…

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