‘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. 
 
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Bad Dates Club is coming out in September 2026. <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thornbacks-utterly-hilarious-laugh-out-loud-fiction/dp/1399751875/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1C8OOK470IW5T&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CSsCNRyeTh7OgCNMIabjtpcknnYQSwbSNn-75GcCENs.13H5GG4FJVMeFoa8Mw61yvfTMAPVWbu8kl2V6Xdxv20&dib_tag=se&keywords=bad+dates+club&qid=1778657616&sprefix=bad+dates+club%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1'>Preorder it here.</a>

‘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.

‘Is there ever a time you feel more peer pressure than when you’re with your partner’s friends?’&nbsp;
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This week is about friends and partners and those vital first impressions. Includes a facepalm moment involving Tequila.&nbsp;
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Read | <a href="http://www.thequack.blog" rel="noopener noreferrer">TheQuack.blog</a>
Sound/music | <a href="http://Soundstripe.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Soundstripe.com</a>&nbsp;
Follow me | <a href="http://instagram.com/marynewnhamwrites" rel="noopener noreferrer">@marynewnhamwrites</a>
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Bad Dates Club is coming out in September 2026. <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thornbacks-utterly-hilarious-laugh-out-loud-fiction/dp/1399751875/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1C8OOK470IW5T&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CSsCNRyeTh7OgCNMIabjtpcknnYQSwbSNn-75GcCENs.13H5GG4FJVMeFoa8Mw61yvfTMAPVWbu8kl2V6Xdxv20&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=bad+dates+club&amp;qid=1778657616&amp;sprefix=bad+dates+club%2Caps%2C107&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Preorder it here.</a>

DO YOUR FRIENDS LIKE YOUR BOYFRIEND?

The Quack is a comedy personal blog featuring real-life facepalm moments &amp; muddled observations told by British women's fiction author Mary Newnham. Visit TheQuack.blog Follow Mary on @marynewnhamwrites.

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The Quack is a comedy personal blog featuring real-life facepalm moments & muddled observations told by British women's fiction author Mary Newnham. Visit TheQuack.blog Follow Mary on @marynewnhamwrites.

The Quack is a comedy personal blog featuring real-life facepalm moments &amp; muddled observations told by British women's fiction author Mary Newnham.&nbsp;Visit TheQuack.blog Follow Mary on @marynewnhamwrites.

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