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"Men and women cannot be friends," is a trope recycled in countless romantic comedies and everyday conversations. For many women, friendship with a man is exactly that: a friendship. But for many men, female friendship is not viewed as a genuine platonic bond. Instead, it operates as a romantic waiting room, a source of social clout, or a well for unpaid emotional labor.

Friendships can be incredibly difficult to navigate, especially at the start of a new chapter in life. In our first edition of Notts Uncovered, Section Editor Hajar Haq explores the candid and heartwarming friendship of two girls in the Nottingham Foundation Programme. My heart rate rises in satisfaction when I see my follower and following count rise beyond 200. Admittedly, a twinge of envy follows as I compare to my other friends’ and their stories show strangers in their l