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When my friend fell in love, I became the third wheel. It’s been quite a ride

Brodie Lancaster Culture writer, author September 5, 2025 — 6.00am

When Carrie Bradshaw danced through her gazillion-dollar townhouse in the final moments of And Just Like That , affirming that her alone-ness did not equate to loneliness, I fear she was missing an option that lies somewhere outside the spectrum of “single” and “coupled up”. It’s a place I know well and wish the fictional patron saint of single city girls could experience for herself. It’s a vital role, one that affirms existing friendships and builds new ones, and doubles your opportunity for gossip in group chats.

I’m talking about being the third wheel.

It’s a title that

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