Dear Donna, I’m a perpetually single 30-something who’s never had a long term relationship because I just haven’t found anybody who I’ve really wanted to be with for more than a couple of months. However someone who I’ve been good friends with for over four years now has admitted to me that he does like me romantically and would like…
How can I advise you on something I am still struggling with? I am the friend people come to for the advice and I don’t mind that, I am good at helping other people. I am full of solutions, the voice of reason, yet when it comes to listening to my own advice I ignore it, I push it away…
One thing I have realised since becoming single is how important it is to be able to spend time by yourself, and not just at home in your own bubble but actually take yourself out, eating alone, going to the cinema alone - all the things we do when we’re in a relationship or with our friends. Nothing really phases…
Dear Donna, I’d really appreciate your advice. I’ve been feeling very low lately because my best friend, who I’ve been inseparable from for over two years, has become a very different person. Her personality has changed dramatically and her mood swings are unbearable. She was once a funny, kind, thoughtful person but now I’m scared to be around her.…
He’s the boy whose eyes met mine across a frenetic crowd of tipsy dancers gyrating gawkily to Beyonce’s Crazy In Love. He buys me a cocktail to share so our faces can meet as we each take a straw. He comes home with me and doesn’t leave until two pm the next day when I make up a late lunch…
To all the wondrous, powerful, inspiring and loving women in my life, It’s because of you all that I am here now, being who I am, being what I want to be, with all the happiness, strength and pride you taught me to have, as we all continue discovering ourselves. On International Women’s Day 2019, I wanted to…
Dear Donna, My ex boyfriend and I have been at university together for 3 years and we were in a relationship for 2 and a half of them. He decided he wanted to go to China for a year to teach English. I was a bit heartbroken because of the distance between UK and China and obviously our plans to…
I can be sure that you’re not where you thought you would be in life, or where you thought you would be by now. Because I am the same. And I know how hard it is no to not completely discouraged by that realisation. Everywhere you look you’re just reminded of what others are doing well, how much further ahead…
Inspiration is an odd thing. Just like motivation, it is powerful when it’s there but it is also fragile and fleeting. Whilst I generally believe that we should never rely on inspiration to get us closer to our goals - as habit, strategy and planning will get us much further much faster – it is certainly nice to have a…
With the weather starting to warm up, I can’t help but hate this time of year. Don’t get me wrong, I love feeling the sun on my skin, but I dread having to wear clothes where I have to show a little bit more skin. There is really no escaping having to wear a skirt or dress, and this makes…