Contrary to the title’s suggestion, Everything I Know about Love is far more than a schoolgirl’s ponderings on crushes.

Everything I Know About Love, based on Dolly Alderton’s memoir, can be considered the 21st century ode to female friendships. Rather than being the recollection of one woman’s romantic postulations, as one might imagine, this series is the culmination of years of a group of girls’ intertwined stories, dreams, and yes, love.

Set in the highly romanticised setting of 2010s London, the tale begins as we join Maggie, our lovable mess of a protagonist, on the train towards her first London house, in her era of sequins, house parties and dating apps. And oh, there are a few boys on the scene too.

But most important part of this series is, of course, the girls. Maggie introduces us to Birdy, her sensible best friend obsessed with her stale Australian boyfriend, Amara, the lively dancer working in property, and Nell, the teacher and self-proclaimed ‘leading lady.’ Whilst I hate to simplify these brilliant characters down like this, I am convincing myself you don’t want to read a careful synopsis of each episode and my thoughts on it. Nonetheless, I guarantee you that you have met one, if not all, of these characters. There’s someone in your life whom you see in Birdie, Nell, and Amara – whether this is a good thing or not. I leave out Maggie because there’s something about her awkward charm and reckless daydreams that make us all search for a bit of ourselves in her. Or maybe everyone else just has a better sense of self than me.

And, yes, there are boys. Numerous and many unremarkable, they are not what this show is about. But we can’t deny that the mysterious musician Maggie falls for on a train does add a bit of extra excitement into this milieux of nightclubs, temporary jobs, and reckless fun. Ultimately, the message of Everything I Know About Love could be considered to be to stop waiting for the next swipe right, and look around you. That’s the special kind of love. Or as a 2010s t-shirt might put it – ‘mates b4 dates.’

This series offers Alderton’s honest, contemporary perspective of being a young woman in 2010s London, and most importantly, all the joy that has to offer. This is a show that will make you excited about love – and life – and I think everyone would benefit for a bit of that in the chaos we seem to be living through.