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Dear Tiff: How do I rebuild my social life after a break up?

I'm missing the sort of friends who feel like family. The weekends feel lonelier for sure.

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Tiffany Philippou
Oct 27, 2021
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Dear Tiff,

My boyfriend and I broke up recently. This is not about him but about the realisation that the break up has led me to have about my social life.

I'm a sociable person and not short of friends, but what I do feel short of, is having a close-knit circle of people I could see on a Fri/Sat night at short notice or just hang out at each other's hom…

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