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The simple — but life-changing — pleasure of finding your actual bra size
Going without one entirely is valid too. Like most things, the freedom to choose is paramount. None of it should be compulsory, just as none of it should cause pain
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Writing the heated emails I’ll never send is like a light exorcism
These messages are home to unhinged thoughts that wouldn’t fly in polite society. Nor should they — the only person who reads them is me
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Building Lego with my sister is a simple joy in a world that feels broken
Perhaps it’s childish to build tiny plastic plants when it feels like everything’s crumbling around us, but what good are we if we fall apart too?
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Lessons from a disorganised family on how to survive Eid
A celebration dictated by lunar visibility does not exactly encourage forward-planning
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The only thing better than a free trial is remembering to end it on time
Checking my bank statement, I found subscriptions I’d completely forgotten existed still charging me month after month. Time for a digital spring clean
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Why do we regress into our childhood roles when going home for the holidays?
The family home works like a time machine. We walk in as functioning adults with tired eyes and within hours we’ve regressed to the kids we once were
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Baby, it might be cold outside, but I’d rather freeze than get back on that dating carousel
This cuffing season, I won’t be back on the dating apps hoping to luck out on my very own future mayor. But I will be choosing friends and family over winter isolation
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Chaotic desi parties: endearing, baffling and somehow entirely on brand
Weddings, charity galas, family gatherings… Why does almost every event come with logistical calamity?
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Still me, but much worse: what I learned from my time with a brick phone
I pictured myself gliding through life like a manic pixie dream girl. No Instagram, no WhatsApp groups. Alas, a new me did not emerge
