The love I knew in my teens

boys
12 minutes
Come out, owner of the panties!
Dawn Rush
Recipe: Hangover Mac and Cheese
In a dingy hotel on a major road
The last day of 2007 in Cobham
heartbreak and weight

The love I knew at twenty-one

A fool who stands by
Things I fear
Psychoanalysis and Adult Romance
The Uncool Girls of Uncool Camden
Recipe: Fish Meuniere That Will Make You Fall in Love
What Changes Behind the Word “Nothing Changes”
I'd rather pay myself
Recipe: The Club Sandwich You'll Want to Eat After Being Rejected at a Club
A passionate kiss shared in the morning after sobering up

The love I knew at twenty-five

The Good and Bad Things About Dating
A life of endless waiting and pointless shopping
Weekly Shopping List
Florence
Recipe: Scrambled Eggs
A text message I sent on behalf of an Indian mobile phone
Psychological counseling for those on the edge
Hotel of Heartbreak
The story of how I got screwed by a dating guru
This is enough
28 Lessons Learned Over 28 Years
Come back to me

The love I knew at twenty-eight

Thirty
Recipe: Birthday Cake Expressing Emotional Breakdown

Thirty: Everything I Know About Love

Selected as one of Forbes' 30 Most Influential People Under 30
Dolly Alderton, the author you want to be friends with right now

Dolly Alderton, a writer who enjoys the thrill of discovering something after diving into the uniqueness and imperfection of a person, carrying an oxygen tank.
His debut work, Everything I Know About Love, received an explosive response immediately upon publication and became a mega-bestseller, being translated and published in 21 countries.
A drama of the same name, adapted by the author himself and written by him, was produced by the BBC and was as well-received as the book.
In 2018, he was named one of the 30 most influential people under 30 in Europe by Forbes, announcing the birth of a unique young writer to the world.


But the Dolly Alderton we meet in this book, his legendary debut, feels like a friend of mine who grew up going through similar growing pains.
In this book, Dolly Alderton tells the story of her life from her teenage years to her thirties, centered around love, like a drama.
A love affair that will be remembered as a dark history, a weight loss after a breakup that was so self-destructive that it hurt her, the sense of loss she felt when her close friend found love, the psychological counseling she sought at the brink of a cliff, and the friendships she made with friends who taught her a lot about true love.
Without any pretense or hypocrisy, it unfolds a narrative of all the confusion that comes with growing up with 100% honesty.
The reader cannot help but laugh, cry, feel sad, and be angry with him.
How could I close my ears when my cheerful and generous friend tells me a spectacular love story?
I have no choice but to be dragged into the black hole of magic.
Then, in an instant, a deep sense of comfort and emotion spread through my heart.
Because he willingly gave away the precious things he had.


Rather than being a dazzlingly bright 20-something, Dolly Alderton was a 20-something wandering in a dark tunnel, searching for light. She had the audacity to speak openly about the events and inner thoughts that happened to her during that time, and from her we get hints about relationships, friends, work, life, and love.
Dolly Alderton beckons in the book, someone you want to be friends with right now.

A story that only someone who has risked everything for love can tell.

After going through the ups and downs of his twenties, the author, now in his thirties, has yet to find love.
But now I've learned to place the center of my life within myself, not with men.
He makes me look back at what I truly love.
Although she squandered her lifelong love savings in her twenties, Dolly still had a lot left.
Friends who have been by his side while he has come and gone, a self that has become a little closer to myself and an understanding of the world are by his side.

What exactly is love? If asked to name the most important thing in the world, we'd say it, yet why do we struggle to understand it and wander so far?
Dolly is also standing on the swing bridge.
One thing is clear: Dolly's honesty brings us one step closer to understanding the true meaning of love.
If love is your problem, look to empiricist Dolly Alderton.
It's not often that someone boldly declares that they will tell you 'everything they know about love'.

The powerful comfort that honesty brings
A unique essay on growing up and aging, friendship and loss, and love.

Dolly Alderton, who enjoys dating strangers she met on Facebook or Tinder, is anxious about the future, and lives with friends in a low-rent share house.
The friendships we have maintained since childhood remain unchanged, but life alone is burdensome and difficult.
We dream of deep and sincere love, but in reality, relationships are infinitely light and short.

In his wild twenties, when he was in his thirties and the hangover hit him like a hangover, he finally realized the small but clear truth: "All that's left is me."
In a psychological counseling room he visits to overcome his nameless depression and anxiety, he encounters his 'crying self'.
I thought I knew so much, but I didn't know myself very well.
He is in his thirties but he is not yet an adult. Looking at him, we are reminded of ourselves.

He sits in a corner of London, curled up in a blanket, in front of his computer, whispering about his failures and dark past. He doesn't offer clumsy advice or jump to conclusions.
However, he only tells his own story.
Yet we find powerful comfort in him.
Because through him, I realized that my life and love are different from the dreamlike stories in movies, and that reality is not easy.
Also, because I found myself in him.
Here's the bravest love story of our time, for those who want to start loving, are already in love, or have stopped loving.