2019-06-01+Woman+and+Home

The friends every woman needs...

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TheconfidanTe

Nosecretescapesfromherlips

• notevenafterseveralwines.She
  knowswhohasa crushonsomeone
  else’shusbandandwhobusta zipin
  thedepartmentstorechangingroom.
  Sheis a firmlylockedfilingcabinet
  ofintrigue– andyouloveherfor it.
  Any secret is safe with her.

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Theorganiser

Likea Scoutleaderforgrown-ups,

shetakesontheentireplanningand

bookingofanygroupevent.Asit

growscloser,sheadjuststheitinerary

96 times as participants change their

minds.Feelingguilty,youmightofferto

“help”butbearinmindthatsheloves

organisingeveryoneandtheoccasional

moanis partofthepleasure.Just

remember to thank her now and again.

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TheinspiraTion

Sheachievessomuchinherlife,

youcouldbeleftfeelinghopelessin

comparison.Butshe’ssogracious

abouthersuccessesthatsheinspires

youtopushyourselftoo.Soshe’sjust

donea triathlon?It doesn’tmeanyou

feelobligedtofollowsuit.Butshe’s

sowntheseedanda jogaroundthe

park now feels distinctly doable...

The friends

and the ones you don’t

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riendsarethebusiness

• theyscoopusupwhen
  we’redownandcheer
  usonthroughoutlife.
  Wheni arrivedinLondonat
  theageof 20 tostarta newjob,
  i fellinwitha bunchofyoung
  women.Weareallinourfifties
  now,a smallgroup,eachofus
  verydifferent,whichis perhaps
  howit shouldbe.aslifecoach
  caroleannriceputsit,“it’s
  unrealistictoexpectonefriend
  tobeeverythingtoyou.everyone
  offerssomethinguniqueand
  i lookuponmyownfriendships
  asa sortofcompositequilt.”
  so, who’s in your inner circle?

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woman needs

Girlgang, supportnetwork,friendshipgroup, whateveryou

call it, weallneed friendsin ourlives. FionaGibson identifies

the ones to hold close – and the ones to ditch

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