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I'm Crowdfunding To Pay For My £10,900 Degree

Why Everyone Needs To Stop Calling Their S.O. 'This One'

How I Learned To Love My Sideburns

All The Single Mothers

To Our Mums Who Did It All On Their Own: You Smashed It

The summer after my parents split up, my mum decided we needed a holiday. Off we went to the seaside, the four of us – my little brother and sister, Mum

by Katy Thompsett

Our Favourite Books Of 2018 & Why We Loved Them

It can be hard to keep up with the publishing world. There are so many demands on our free time – that gym membership you use once a month, the friend

by Katy Thompsett

I Moved Back Into A Shared House After My Divorce

If I had to pinpoint the moment I realised communal living isn’t for me, I might tell you about the evening I came home from work to discover my

by Katy Thompsett

I Had To Lie To Get A Divorce – This Is Why The Law Needs To Change

On Wednesday morning, judges at the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a woman’s plea to divorce her husband on the grounds that she is "desperately

by Katy Thompsett

An Ode To Now That's What I Call Music & The Dawn O...

The last thing I remember before getting irresponsibly drunk at a friend's wedding reception last year is a roomful of thirtysomethings losing their

by Katy Thompsett

R29 Book Club Verdict: Lincoln In The Bardo By George Sa...

Welcome to the Refinery29 Book Club! Each month, members of the team will read a book that has everyone talking, before sharing our thoughts and feelings

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I Asked A Stranger 36 Questions To See If We'd Fall In Love

Give or take a month either side, I’ve been single for three years. One thousand and ninety five days of doing whatever I damn well please and shaving

by KATY THOMPSETT

When Did We Start Taking Our Horoscopes So Seriously?

When did you last read your horoscope? This week? This month? Perhaps you have an app on your phone – the most popular across Android and iOS, the Daily

by Katy Thompsett

Real Women On Their Relationship With Their Body Hair

Remember when Julia Roberts flashed a hairy armpit at the Notting Hill premiere in 1999 and the tabloid press collectively lost its mind? This was in the

by Katy Thompsett

Don't Call Me Cute: A Plea From A Short Girl

Back when I started school, I was so tiny that even the smallest off-the-peg uniform had me resembling Tom Hanks at the end of Big, all trailing cuffs

by KATY THOMPSETT

Is It OK To Charge For Food That Would Be Thrown Away?

A post shared by @foodcyclehq on Sep 18, 2016 at 12:13pm PDT Picking up the award for Outstanding British Film at last month’s BAFTAs, director Ken

by Katy Thompsett