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Reducing plastic use is possible, but it’s not easy

Letters: Sue Kellaway says the switch takes time and effort and Cathy Swann says the path to a sustainable life is not straightforward

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A challenge for readers to go plastic-free

Letter: Gwen Harris on her efforts to cut down on plastic use and the salutary lessons awaiting those who do the same

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We’re in a relationship recession – and a lot of women are absolutely fine with that

Older people don’t want to get married; youngsters aren’t dating. But maybe there’s more to life than being in a couple, writes Emma Beddington

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They’ve closed my local Sainsbury’s. Other supermarkets are available – but I am not OK

Like my husband, sister and stepfather, I am still reeling from the loss, writes Emma Beddington. We’ve tried Morrisons and Waitrose and found them wanting. Can anything fill the void?

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Why do we go to coffee shops? It’s not just for the hot drinks

Starbucks wants people to stop hanging out in its US branches without buying anything. But sometimes we all need somewhere to sit that isn’t home, writes Emma Beddington

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Married people living apart is a great idea – but I absolutely couldn’t do it

Actor Sheryl Lee Ralph has said she and her husband have been living separately, and happily, for 19 years. When my husband goes away, I get sad and eat nothing but crisps, writes Emma Beddington

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Quirky online groups to lift the spirits in January

Brief letters: An unusual survival guide | Unfortunate names | The Saint Peter heresy | Oblong memories | Imprisoned women

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Somehow, it is still January. Here are my nine wellness-free survival tips

Buy a bargain panettone and a month’s supply of chocolates - and consider developing a historical ailment such as bilious humour. It will all be over soon, writes Emma Beddington

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How’s my home life? Well, I’ve moved into the shed to spend more time with the chickens

It’s the only way I can think of to keep them safe from foxes, writes Emma Beddington. If only it wasn’t so cold …

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Why worry about your body falling apart at 44 or 60 when you could fret about your brain at 58 or 70?

What’s more depressing than the thought of a long, slow decline in health? The thought of several short, sharp declines, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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Lisa Kudrow is right: friendship ‘takes work’. But you wouldn’t know it from TV

For decades I accepted what sitcoms and soaps told me: that groups of like-minded people form and stay together effortlessly. Now the former Friend has told it like it is, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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Is there anything more condescending than being called ‘buddy’?

Far from being friendly, like ‘love’, ‘duck’ and ‘hen’, the term is faux-matey with an edge of covert aggression, writes Emma Beddington

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Winter is coming – and so is my 50th birthday. It’s time to eat all the pastries and grab all the joy

I’ve had enough of depriving myself. Give me a holiday, give me Campari, give me a soft, happy body, writes Emma Beddington

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Tom Hanks reckons 35 is the worst age. This is why he’s wrong

I have particularly unpleasant memories of my teens and 20s. And I’m not the only one, says Emma Beddington

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If my Netflix recommendations are anything to go by, I am tragically basic

A friend is feeling uncomfortably targeted by the streaming service’s personalised suggestions. Mine, meanwhile, reinforce an inconvenient truth, writes Emma Beddington

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Want to understand British irony, humour and politics? Visit the NHS suggestions website

Put a Wetherspoon’s in every hospital? Make Larry the Cat the health minister? The public’s ideas are like British banter bingo – but they show how much we care, writes Emma Beddington

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Bad buffet behaviour is out of control. So should we be fined for our food waste?

I have unbridled lust when faced with a buffet – as do many others. But penalties for overfilling our plates are only one possible answer, writes Emma Beddington

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Welcome to the ‘winter arc’ – the very worst season in the self-improvement calendar

Are you going to spend the next three months laser-focused on your goals? Or will you, like me, be faceplanting like an anaesthetised owl?, writes Emma Beddington

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What’s in my handbag? 76.75 loose and potentially dangerous items

So the late queen mother’s handbag was empty all along. Proof again, if we needed it, that the royals are not like us at all, writes Emma Beddington

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Good news, everyone! We appear to have reached peak longevity

Forget blue zones, superfoods and hi-tech rejuvenation therapies: study after study suggests our dreams of immortality will never come true. But maybe that’s just the kick in the pants humanity needs, writes Emma Beddington

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I was way out of my depth at the yoga workshop – but at least I wasn’t bleeding like my neighbour

I’m nearly 50 and my hobby is sitting. Why did I decide to attempt a strange version of the handstand, writes Emma Beddington

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I thought I was fine with being bald. But the chance of a cure has stirred up all sorts of feelings

It’s almost 30 years since I lost my hair to alopecia. What if Pfizer’s drug Litfulo could bring it back? asks Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

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The Substance is gory – but the real body horror is that 70% of women dislike the size of their breasts

Demi Moore’s gory satire The Substance made me think about self-image, bodily autonomy – and our worrying obsession with cosmetic surgery, writes Emma Beddington

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Parents are anxious, lonely, overwhelmingly stressed – and their crisis affects everyone

People keep coping until they absolutely can’t, and parents are at breaking point. Why aren’t politicians treating this as an emergency, asks Emma Beddington

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All these health scares are making me ill. I need someone to tell me croissants are good for you

The mainstream media is obsessed with science and boring old facts. We unhealthy eaters need to be reassured that everything is fine and a little of what you fancy still does you good, writes Emma Beddington

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