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Girls’ nights out in your thirties are possible. TRUST me.


by Victoria Stokes
11th Apr 2023
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Girls’ nights out are the antidote to the stresses of adult living. You don't have to choose between them and adulthood. Here is how to make time for a bit more fun.

In my early-mid twenties, my Saturday nights followed a familiar pattern. Perhaps yours did too. Every Saturday, a group of my closest female friends and I would gather in one of our bedrooms, sip poorly mixed drinks, don our glitziest dresses, and swap stories about the previous weekend’s antics; stories that were always met with raucous laughter. These girly nights were as much about bonding as they were about getting dressed up and having fun,...

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