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‘Is there ever a time you feel more peer pressure than when you’re with your partner’s friends?’

This week is about friends and partners and those vital first impressions. Includes a facepalm moment involving Tequila.

Read | TheQuack.blog

Sound/music | Soundstripe.com

Follow me | @marynewnhamwrites

Bad Dates Club is coming out in September 2026. Preorder it here.

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