Stories

Real stories. Real mates.

The campaign is built on small, true moments - a text that landed, a mate who turned up, a question that finally got asked. Here are a few.

Two mates laughing on the steps
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"He didn't ask if I was okay. He just kept turning up with two coffees until I started talking."
Marcus, 34 - on the mate who wouldn't let him drift
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Photo - Sam, 41
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"I asked him twice. The second time he actually answered."

My oldest mate had been quiet for months. I kept getting 'all good' so I stopped pushing. One night I asked again - properly - and he just started talking. Two years of stuff I'd never have known. We speak every Sunday now.

Sam, 41 - Leeds
Photo - Reuben, 29
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"He drove ninety minutes to sit in my kitchen."

When my dad died, half the lads sent the 'here if you need anything' text. One mate just turned up. Didn't say much, made the tea, watched the football with me. That's the one I'll remember forever.

Reuben, 29 - Cardiff
Photo - Tope & Jay
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"It's the best hour of my week."

We started a Sunday phone call after I noticed Jay had gone off the group chat. No agenda, no big talk - just an hour while one of us cooks. It sounds boring. It's the thing keeping both of us honest.

Tope & Jay - Sunday call, since 2024
Photo - Danny, 38
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"The 6 questions gave me a way in."

I'm not the deep-and-meaningful type. I sent the questions in our team WhatsApp as a laugh, then actually used one in the pub. Three lads opened up that night. Nobody made it weird. It just became normal.

Danny, 38 - Five-a-side captain, Manchester
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