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Explore relationship advice guides from Flash Pack. Get the full picture on friendship and dating advice, so you can look after the relationships that matter most.

Relationships

Happiness is an inside job: why I’m child-free by choice

Here’s how yoga teacher Charlotte Holmes learnt to ignore a torrent of societal pressures.

Charlotte Holmes 24th November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Lifelong friendships: Surprising secrets to making lasting friends

Lifelong friendships are enriching and help to ground us in life. Discover the key to making lasting friends, plus the benefits of low-maintenance friendships.

The Flash Pack team 24th November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Three lessons from Aristotle on friendship

According to Greek philosopher, Aristotle, friendship has to be mutual. Here are his three lessons that are still applicable today.

Emily Katz 16th November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Love, joy and magic: what does friendship mean to you?

“Some friends show up for the party, others show up when it ends. There are only a handful of people who want to stick around for both.”

The Flash Pack team 16th November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Are you a friendship people-pleaser? How to push back and say “no” kindly

Do you steamroll over your own needs to keep your friends happy? Learn how to set better boundaries.

Anna Brech 15th November 2023 4 min read

Relationships

Not all women who freeze their eggs want to have children

The decision to freeze your eggs can be down to medical reasons or societal pressures to retain the option, rather than a desire to have children.

Yolinliztli Pérez-Hernández 15th November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Connection and support: meet Flash Pack’s top voices of friendship

These wonderful people will inspire you to put friendship first in life, with their unique takes on meaningful connection.

Lauren Lind 14th November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

“Will you be my friend?” Inside my terrifying experiment to connect with New Yorkers

Watch Flash Pack co-founder Lee Thompson test the kindness of strangers in a unique friendship project on the streets of New York City.

Lee Thompson 14th November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

What if we structured our lives around friends, not work?

Friendship often takes second place in life. Refocusing on people, not work, may help to shift the balance.

Anna Brech 9th November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Dunbar’s number: my theory that humans can only maintain 150 friendships

Robin Dunbar 3rd November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Power of friendship: what I learnt being child-free when my friends have kids

You don’t have to echo other people’s life choices in order to feel connected to them. Here’s why.

Anna Brech 2nd November 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

3 types of friendship to uplift and transform your 30-something life

Here are the people who’ll have your back, as you buckle up for the challenges ahead.

Anna Brech 23rd October 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Beyond banter: what women have taught me about creating deep friendships

Flash Pack co-founder Lee Thompson on his search for more profound connection – beyond the football and belly laughs.

Lee Thompson 18th October 2023 4 min read

Relationships

The power of making and nurturing female friendships

Female friendships present unique challenges, but their value should not be underestimated. We explore how to make and nurture female friendships.

Kate Leahy 12th October 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Prosecco and the stars: explorer Anna McNuff shares a masterclass in escapist friendship

When life gets overwhelming, grab your pal and some chocolate, and head up a mountain for the night…

Anna Brech 11th October 2023 4 min read

Friendship Tips

Forget fleeting friendships: who’s your 4am person?

So many of us worry about not having enough friends. But when it comes to happiness and connection, one thing counts above all.

Anna Brech 5th October 2023 4 min read

Relationships

Redefining being single and child-free in your 40s

New York writer Glynnis MacNicol breaks the stigma of being single at 40 and female, sharing her thoughts on being happy, child-free and single in your 40s.

Anna Brech 15th September 2023 4 min read