Hen szn is here hunnies and so as promised here is our special deepdive! With the help of your excellent DMs, we assess the good and bad of this increasingly divisive topic: from money anxieties and the growing consumerism of the hen-do ‘aesthetic’ to how this tradition can provide a much-needed opportunity to celebrate and make time for those you love. Plus, the single gal perspective, hen ‘etiquette’, pop culture horror stories,, and whether hens are ultimately progressive or regressive for women. 

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Recs

• All the Behind-the-Scenes Debauchery From Writer Tish Weinstock’s Bachelorette, Cosmo
• Bring back tacky hen do’s, the I paper  
• Why I wanted a one-night only hen-do, The Times 
• Why I’m no longer going on hen weekends, New Statesman 
• From penis straws to puppy yoga: Inside the ‘zen do’ revolution, Independent 
• Henpocalypse!, BBC iPlayer
• Bachelorette, Prime Video
• Bridesmaids, Prime Video 
• Everything I know about love, Dolly Alderton
• Stag and hen parties swap binges for good clean fun, Times
• Are You the Only One Who’s Broke? Or Is It ‘Money Dysmorphia’? NY Times
• Over and out: why hens, stags and their parties should be put out to grass, Guardian 
• Hens with Heart 

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