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Bella Stock’s column, Ask Aunty Annabel, sees her taking on the role of agony aunt and responding to readers problems, questions, and concerns. Written between May and July, 2021, during Trinity Term at Oxford University. Readers’ agonies include long-distance relationship problems, jealousy over friends’ dating life, and much more.

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Ask Aunty Annabel – Pied and prejudice: I don’t like any of my friend’s boyfriends and they know it

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Ask Aunty Annabel: Young, wild, and free – will I miss out on the true university experience by being in a long-distance relationship?

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Ask Aunty Annabel: Bros before hoes? My friend is prioritising dating over our friendship – what do I do?

by Bella Stock June 3, 2021June 3, 2021
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Ask Aunty Annabel: Burnt out and blue? How to manage expectations of productivity

by Bella Stock May 29, 2021May 29, 2021
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