Finding yourself suddenly single among happily coupled-up friends has to be one of life’s stickiest challenges. Just look at the frustration felt by twentysomething TV producer Maggie Marshall when her long-term best friend, Birdy, gets her first boyfriend in the series Everything I Know About Love. The final episode of the adaptation of Dolly Alderton’s bestselling memoir airs tomorrow night, brilliantly exploring the heartbreak of best friends growing apart. For older women it can feel even more stigmatising. Kicking your heels at the weekend, mistrusted around other women’s husbands, the midlife singleton might love her freedom but still has to navigate a social and emotional minefield. Here, three women at different life stages — the divorcee, the widow and the thirtysomething party girl — reveal the pitfalls and (occasional) blessings of singledom.
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