Author: Orla Sheridan
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Not just the two of us
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We can make it if we sleep with other people There’s a tendency to talk about polyamory as if it’s an alien experience. Loving and being loved by multiple partners seems to be the most ludicrous idea ever to a serial monogamist. What do you mean you have two partners…
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How haircuts heal heartbreak
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Breakups and haircuts go hand in hand, but why? We explore the urge to reinvent ourselves post-split It’s been 72 hours since you were dumped and 71 since an emergency hair appointment was booked. “How can I help you?” the stylist asks. You think of your ex: they hated short…
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My relationship crashed in slow motion: I missed the warning signs
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I was successfully avoiding an official breakup but emotionally I was already enduring the worst of what a split would entail “I’ve always been jealous of how much you love Luke,” my best friend told me recently. She was referring posthumously to my relationship of five years. As a witness…
