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I thought I enjoyed drinking in my 20s, but this has changed my mind

02.02.2025 6

iNews

Poorna Bell

I’m going solo travelling. This is how I'm keeping myself safe

11.01.2025 4

iNews

Poorna Bell

I’ve realised what needs to change in my friendships

“I wish we could see each other more frequently,” a friend of mine sighed. A twinge of guilt ran through me. This is a friend I see around once a...

31.12.2024 6

iNews

Poorna Bell

My holidays were blighted by moany voicenotes, so I imposed a WhatsApp ban – with mixed results

Though my internal age is set to about 28, the time when I feel profoundly 43 is when I get nostalgic for things rendered obsolete by technology....

27.12.2024 4

The Guardian

Poorna Bell

I’m spending the whole of Christmas day alone – it’s healing

The other day, my friends and I were discussing festive things to do as a group. “You probably wouldn’t be up for it, right?” one of my friends...

06.12.2024 5

iNews

Poorna Bell

What I won’t accept from friendships now I’m in my 40s

Years ago, I realised how important it was to diversify the age brackets within my friendship groups. Not just because my life doesn’t really look...

07.11.2024 3

iNews

Poorna Bell

I'm panicking about money – but I won't keep blaming myself

Last year, you couldn’t click on a news site or meet friends for dinner without the cost of living crisis being a central part of the conversation....

23.10.2024 3

iNews

Poorna Bell

After the riots, living in Britain has never felt lonelier

When the race riots hit parts of England and Northern Ireland, I was in the French countryside on holiday. But the English Channel offers no such...

20.08.2024 9

iNews

Poorna Bell

How to stay friends when you disagree on the big things

I’ve experienced a number of things that can upend a friendship, from unreasonable behaviour on nights out to frenemy-tinged jealousy. But...

16.08.2024 2

iNews

Poorna Bell