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It’s not just Rosamund Pike who struggles with badly behaved theatre-goers. I was nearly beaten up by a hen party

They text, they chat, they throw popcorn: some people would rather do anything than just sit and watch a show. And my friend and I have the mental scars to prove it, writes Polly Hudson

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Fed up with being taken for granted? Spoilt pig syndrome could change your life

As the writer, actor and hog owner Lena Dunham explained this week, pigs become entitled if you offer them unconditional generosity. Many humans are the same – but that doesn’t mean you have to put up with it, writes Polly Hudson

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Whispered wisdom of a parent’s last words

Letters: The precious nature of parting words of advice from dying parent to child is celebrated by Dr Ijaz Durrani. Plus letters from Mick Beeby and Anne Taylor

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Final words that my dad never got to say

Brief letters: Deathbed advice | Dangerous deference | Marks & Spencer | Stephen Yaxley-Lennon | Readers’ reads

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My dad was far from perfect – but I live by the advice he gave me on his deathbed

It’s been 14 years since he passed, but I can feel his blood coursing through my veins whenever I realise the small ways I am just like him, writes Polly Hudson

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Why Brooklyn Beckham is – bear with me – a brilliant role model

He gets slammed as an entitled nepo baby, and just keeps doing what he enjoys, unruffled. Here are five things I’d do, if only I had his confidence, writes Polly Hudson

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Are you a ‘time optimist’? I’m sorry, we can’t be friends

Are you late so often that it’s become your entire personality? Just know this: you are the worst, writes Polly Hudson

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Stopping to admire wisteria and taking pride in your laundry? Join me in the land of grownups

I’ve recently noticed several signs of adulthood in my behaviour. At first I was horrified, but I have come to accept, even enjoy, the natural ageing process, writes Polly Hudson

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Shaking hands: a sign of trust or a ghastly custom?

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Hudson’s article decrying physical contact on meeting friends or strangers

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Teenagers are calling time on the handshake. I salute them, from a safe distance

Of all the traditions humans thoughtlessly adopt, being socially obliged to touch someone when introduced to them is one of the worst. Good on young people for refusing, says Polly Hudson

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Are you a ‘gentle partner’ or a ‘Fafo partner’? I know which team I’m on

Yes, we should all cut our loved ones some slack. But asking me to listen attentively to my husband’s football chat – and mirror it back to him – is definitely a step too far, writes Polly Hudson

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The Artemis II crew made it through 10 days in space together – but could they have survived my first office job?

Confined quarters, rising tensions and no escape: the astronauts were trained for it. I had a desk, a drawer and a long-running feud over a window that pushed me to my limits, writes Polly Hudson

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Why was Denise Welch so furious about her son’s bins? That’s what being a parent does to you

When Brent council failed to collect her kid’s rubbish for weeks on end, the actor let her 500,000 followers know just how she felt. As a mother, I can relate, writes Polly Hudson

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Wordle inventor gets ahead of the game

Letters: Julius Pursaill, Andy Roberts and Jane Oberman respond to Polly Hudson’s article that decried Josh Wardle for creating a new game

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Let’s be blunt – British people need to stop being so polite

I’ve spent my adult years fighting to pay the bill, drinking insultingly weak cups of tea and making small talk on the bus. But life is too short, says Polly Hudson

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The great shared bed debate is here – and you have to pick a side

My friend and her partner just sleep wherever, depending on who gets into bed first. Such chaos is unthinkable, writes Polly Hudson

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Women everywhere are extolling the single life – not least, Pamela Anderson

After five marriages and countless magazine covers, the former Baywatch star makes being makeup-free and unattached look the best of all worlds, writes Polly Hudson

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The ‘vegan but bacon’ principle is here. Could it help us achieve our goals?

Social media’s latest trend is a reminder that perfectionism isn’t always the best way forward. If we want to make change, maybe we need to give ourselves a bit of a break, writes Polly Hudson

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Amused by that AI video of a dancing raccoon? This is how the misery starts ...

AI is already coming for our dignity – tricking us with amusing little online scenarios. How long before it comes for everything else, asks Polly Hudson

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I tried the latest sleep trick – and my husband and I were up all night

Cognitive shuffling is apparently the remedy for a spinning mind at 3am. But it made me question all my choices, writes Polly Hudson

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Katherine Ryan has had a facelift at 42. Why do I feel betrayed?

I’m a fan of the comedian and her decision initially made me feel like a haggard loser. But famous women are not obliged to act according to other people’s wishes, writes Polly Hudson

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You might love olive oil, but don’t put it on your CV

The foodstuff was apparently listed as an interest on a job résumé, according to a viral social media post. It might make you stand out, but not in a good way, writes Polly Hudson

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Fellow parents! Jan Leeming is right – our kids need to be trained to behave in public

The former newsreader has caused a stir by complaining about unruly children in a restaurant. We do our offspring no favours by teaching them that they are the centre of the universe, writes Polly Hudson

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Honesty about the realities of motherhood, and proper NHS support, would go a long way

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Polly Hudson about the challenges of early parenthood that new mothers are not warned about

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Want to avoid an invitation? Try the ‘soft no’

I didn’t know how to refuse the offer of a drink without causing offence – until I learned how to kindly demur, writes Polly Hudson

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