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A women's commune sounds like a great retirement option. But I have my doubts | Polly Hudson

Cohabiting with friends can seem like a dream, but the reality is sometimes less Golden Girls – more Young Ones In most female friendships between women…

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The Guardian reports: Cohabiting with friends can seem like a dream, but the reality is sometimes less Golden Girls – more Young Ones In most female friendships between women with male partners, the following occurs, sometimes regularly.

Think back to those terrible flatshares in your 20s. It usually happens after one of them has delivered a passionate rant – or if not technically a rant, then certainly rant-adjacent.

This lifestyle story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Polly Hudson, Golden Girls and Young Ones In.

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