A year ago in Adjusting to the Change, I wrote: “Everyone tells you how hard leaving University is. You even fully expect it to be hard. But it turns out you can’t really comprehend the bizarre mixture of very real feelings you have when actually going through your first steps into the real world. Leaving friends, the town or city…
Let’s face the facts — the guy or gal you’re with has probably had sex with someone else. Perhaps more than you’d like. Perhaps in crazy ways which you presumed happened only in the most exclusive S&M clubs of cities. Nonetheless, if you want to be with your partner, it’s your moral imperative to get over it. No one’s going to say that it’s easy to deal with your…
The Chase – One person’s pursuit of another, fuelled by the desire to form a relationship So you’ve started seeing a guy, you quite like him, but you’re worried that you’ve started treading into ‘chasing him’ territory… How do you get him to chase you, and not push him away? 1. Remain a woman of high-value This is all about…
As I sit on the long journey back to London from Aberystwyth, where I have just spent a gorgeous week’s holiday relaxing, eating and seeing my boyfriend, I can’t help but feel quite sad about saying ‘goodbye for now’ again. Being in a long distance relationship, saying goodbye for a period of (sometimes unknown) time, kind of comes with the…
Nothing quite compares to the intense FOMO feeling you get when browsing your Facebook newsfeed this time of year. For many students, it’s fresher’s week: a time for boozing, partying, meeting new friends and generally realising how fun independence is. But for us graduates it’s a time for reminiscing on some of the best moments of our lives. Not to…
Aberystwyth: a little market town on the West coast of Wales. Home of the National Library of Wales, gorgeous sunsets and Aberystwyth University. After living in the bubble for three years, there are many things that I will miss about the quirky town. 1. Seeing my best friends every day From my best girlfriends, to my course mates and housemates,…
