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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lili Mallatratt

Experience: I met my husband in the Dull Men’s Club

Lili and Luke standing close together smiling at the camera, Lili's right hand clasped in Luke's left hand, on a large lawn with a small building behind them
‘We just exist together – no fuss, no stress, no anxiety’: Lili and Luke Mallatratt at their home in the US. Photograph: Jessica Tezak/The Guardian

The Dull Men’s Club popped up on my Facebook feed one day in late 2023. It’s now called Banana for Scale – a reference to a running joke in the group – as there were many clubs with similar names. It’s a place for people to celebrate the ordinary things in life. Every post had this dry sense of humour, which I’m drawn to.

There are regular posts about fictional yarns with an imaginary friend called Nigel; others show off their collection of rocks.

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