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Beth-Lily's Daydream Diaries
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Your New Life Will Cost You Your Old Life: Life After University
I thought after graduation I would be a fully-fledged adult. Instead, I work in hospitality, and I keep waiting for my life to begin.

bethlilyorchard
Feb 13, 20253 min read


The Rise of Revenge Porn
“You know he filmed you during sex? From behind?”
When I think back to that night, I remember every detail. I don’t think you ever forget.

bethlilyorchard
Sep 9, 20248 min read


I'm Thinking Of Leaving You: How To Know If The Relationship Is Done
Relationships are often over before they’ve actually ended; I look at some of the ways we know it’s time to call time.

bethlilyorchard
Jul 17, 20242 min read


The Second Year Of Grief
The second year of grief has been, unsurprisingly, nothing like the first, other than the sameness of looking at a calendar to find...

bethlilyorchard
Jun 16, 20244 min read


The Trials and Tribulations of Long Distance
Long distance is one of the most controversial kinds of relationships. Specifically, long distance whilst at university; anyone who's...

bethlilyorchard
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Grief: One Year On
It has been a little over a year since my Dad died unexpectedly. There is a hollowness inside me that only seems to get bigger each year,...

bethlilyorchard
Jul 25, 20233 min read


When is sex more than sex?
When is sex more than sex? Hook-up culture is still so divided; if I talk about one-night stands at work, my younger colleagues applaud...

bethlilyorchard
Mar 27, 20234 min read


stop killing yourself to be cool
i’m tired of trying so hard to keep up with being cool

bethlilyorchard
Oct 14, 20223 min read


Grief, Death & Aloneness
My dad died last week. I think since then my life’s been a huge blur; I spent so long worrying about him and trying to think of how I...

bethlilyorchard
Jun 26, 20223 min read


Finishing First Year
It feels like I blinked and I’ve managed to finish first year (sort of). Honestly, I’m really surprised I made it this far and how...

bethlilyorchard
May 4, 20224 min read
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