Mary Raftopoulos Mary Raftopoulos

Finding My Mum Village on Peanut: How Swipes, Small Talk & Snack Chats Saved My Sanity

Meeting new people in your 30s is so hard; meeting a specific sect of people, i.e. new mums of a similar age with similar interests, is even harder. I was never part of the dating pool when apps like Tinder were garnering popularity among my generation, so colour me surprised when I found myself using a similar app years later to find mum friends. The app was Peanut, and it was becoming a great source of support, entertainment (like the Easter egg debate of 2023, IYKYK) and a tool for making friends. 

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