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A footy text tested the limits of our friendship. She should know there are rules

I used to be a great hater of rival footy clubs. I laughed at the cheese platter Melbourne jibes and found Hawthorn fans in your face. But I’ve changed my tune.

  • Claire Heaney

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Why ‘inconvenient’ friendships may be the best kind

There’s a powerful bond with mates who’ve known you since childhood.

  • Jamila Rizvi
Ricky Gervais has become known for his ability to offend on stage, but it’s a very different experience for most in the real world.

Have I offended you? Why it can be good (and bad) to take umbrage

Why are some people so easily offended? Is it a bad thing? More significantly, what do you achieve by taking offence?

  • Shona Hendley
Constance Marten was well-connected and wealthy, but meeting Mark Gordon saw her life unravel.

Raised in luxury, jailed for her baby’s death: The fall of socialite Constance Marten

Marten was born into British high society, but her life began to seriously unravel after she met Mark Gordon.

  • Martin Evans and Susie Coen

Can friends stay close when one has kids? Turns out there is a way

From an old episode of Sex and the City comes an unlikely lesson in staying connected.

  • Brodie Lancaster
Fiona Dews (at left) and Rose Glassock at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, NSW. After surviving breast cancer “the dragon boats brought us together”, says Dews.

‘Go us! Look at what we can do!’ The water sport empowering breast cancer survivors

The ancient sport of dragon boat racing is breathing a new spirit of joy and camaraderie into these rowers’ lives.

  • Sue Williams
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‘I’m with you, mate’: Days after Rob’s son drowned, so too did Adrian’s daughter

Last year, Rob Maniscalco lost his 15-year-old son, Lachie, in an accident. Days later, Adrian Chen’s daughter Tegan, 10, died in similar circumstances.

  • Katie Cunningham
Just because an old friend has reconnected online, it is not necessarily a green light to renew the friendship.

Should you renew an old friendship? Ask yourself these questions first

Just because an old friend has accepted an online connection doesn’t mean it’s an invitation to take up where you left off. Not all friendships are meant to last a lifetime.

  • Sarah Gundle
Rod Holdaway (left) holds a bust he created of Merrick Fry.

Cupcakes, a whinge and a cuddle: Two artists on crafting a decades-long friendship

Rod Holdaway and Merrick Fry met at a gallery opening in Sydney’s inner west 25 years ago and have been mates ever since.

  • Stephen Lacey

The real-life antidote to friends’ boastful Insta travel posts

It’s time to send those first-class braggarts packing, says our Modern Guru.

  • Danny Katz

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