The Honesty Box

When You Have A Life-Changing Secret But You Don't Know How To Reveal It

I’m writing this post.

Feb 27 • Lucy Handley

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Do the clothes work on the hanger, but not on you?

It’s a metaphor for my life

Feb 22 • Lucy Handley

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November 2025

Mother earth, the roots; father sky, the wings

Hello, world

Nov 16, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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Do you look at your phone for the weather, instead of out of the WINDOW?

Help!

Nov 6, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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October 2025

This unstructured life

I am childfree and freelance and sometimes do 'nothing' all day

Oct 9, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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September 2025

No makeup, silver temples and hairy armpits

Welcome to my beauty transformation!

Sep 21, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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August 2025

Why I write about my life, in public

Or what it means to be 'seen'

Aug 10, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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May 2025

At nearly 48, this is how I feel about not having children

I've had a revelation

May 5, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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April 2025

Is it ‘society’ pressuring people to procreate - or is it other people's projections?

The 'pressure' to get married or have kids is usually about other people's needs and fears - not mine

Apr 13, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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I need you to make an effort to "get" me

My number one need from a partner

Apr 6, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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March 2025

Do you know how to say 'No'?

It's better to disappoint someone else than to disappoint yourself

Mar 16, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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What life is like for a man without children

"There is a sort of artificial pressure to find meaning in life if you don’t have kids"

Mar 9, 2025 • Lucy Handley

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