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Engaged? No. Married? No. Pregnant? Still no…


by Victoria Stokes
21st Dec 2022
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Being ‘The Last One’ in your friendship group to take so-called adult steps can suck as you see them move on with their lives. But it's not all bad and can, in fact, be a blessing finds Victoria Stokes (and others!)

When you enter your late 20s, a funny thing starts to happen: ‘save the dates’ start filling up your post box or inbox, your friends’ Insta pics from the pub are replaced with ones from the maternity ward and posts captioned ‘We got the keys!’ become an increasingly common occurrence. Every other weekend is taken up with a hen party, baby shower or wedding and it seems everyone is getting engaged, married and pregnant, or...

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