. AAAAAAH. So at long, long last, I have made a vlog! After pondering the idea for over a year (!?) I finally got round to recording, editing and posting my first vlog! Sounds super cringe, but I was really inspired by some of the incredible vloggers I met at the Cosmopolitan Awards. It gave me the motivation and final…
Breaking up is reallllllllly shit. As much as everyone is telling you you’ll be okay, you’ll heal with time, you’ll find someone better/more amazing – dealing with the time until that point can be a huge battle. Firstly, if you’re fresh out of a break-up, check out my post, What To Do Immediately After A Break Up and once you…
So today, 11th November is Singles’ Day. Heard of it? So, Singles’ day is as festival widespread amongst young Chinese people, to celebrate the fact that they are proud to be single. The date, 11 / 11 is chosen as the number 1 represents the individual who is alone, and the main tradition is to treat yourself (um, yes…
So Thursday 3rd November was the day of the Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards 2016! Held at The Orangery in Kensington Palace, the room was lined with flowers and Blossom Hill wine, with pink lights aptly filling the walls… amazing would be an understatement! We had an absolutely beaut evening at the awards, and it was fab to meet and be surrounded…
Months ago, I promised one of my best friends that I’d write this post, because she was always saying she was so utterly rubbish at flirting. So, here it is: How to flirt: tips and tricks especially designed to attract the guys you fancy. The biggest question my friend used to say was: ‘I seem to only attract the boys I…
It may not come as much of a surprise for us Londoners, but latest statistics now prove that we are spending nearly two-thirds of our average income on rent. With high-pressure jobs, high rent and high stress levels because of it all, is London failing its aspiring millennials? . London’s changing vibe In the 80s and 90s young people…
Whether it was your decision or not, a breakup can be really really heart-crunchingly hard to get over. The cliché goes: time will heal all, but what do you do on the day of, or days directly after a breakup? If you’re fresh out of a break-up, do THIS right away: Cut all ties Delete their number, delete them off…
So this evening I received the exceptionally exciting news that I have been shortlisted for the 2016 Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards, as Best Sex & Relationship Influencer. Honestly, when I first saw the email I couldn’t contain my joy. Stood on the overground, with my head in the armpit of a very hot and bothered stranger, bumbling along towards Homerton station,…
You and your other half are hanging out, you’ve had a lovely day together and then your partner pops in the shower. They leave their phone on the side as they go. You hear the bathroom door shut and the water start running. You look back over to the phone. All their social media, texts, whatsapp messages, emails…
“Don’t it always seem to go, That you don’t know what you’ve got til its gone” – Joni Mitchell It’s been a while since my last post. However, in the time between getting inspiration (which has been lacking at the moment!) and writing a new post, something happened to Never Settle which changed the way I think about it. I won’t…
I recently purchased a book which changed not only my love life, but also impacted my research on Love Psychology so dramatically, I thought it absolutely necessary to spread the word. ‘Attached‘ by Dr Amir Levine & Rachel Heller is compelling, groundbreaking and really has changed my life. The book focuses on how to identify your attachment style in order to…
“The best possible thing you can get out of a relationship is that you’re with someone who encourages you to be the best version of yourself every day.” ~ Nishan Panwar Relationships shouldn’t be really hard. They should come as naturally as walking, talking and breathing. A relationship with someone isn’t just about love. It’s not just about physical attraction…
The majority of people who are in a long distance relationship want to know the secrets of how to survive the distance. You come across many blog posts (including my own!) and YouTube videos from long distance couples giving advice on how to make a long distance relationship work. We all work toward the same goal: to get rid of…
Written by Rachel Hatter We’ve all been there. We’ve all sat crying into a pint sized tub of Ben & Jerry’s with our girlfriends because our Prince Charming turned out to be just a boy in tin foil. Growing up with fairy tales we’ve all wished for a ‘spark’ or that ‘happy ending’. From Disney films to children’s stories, society…
When you break up with someone you’ve been with for a long time, it can be really really difficult. You’ve gone from sharing everything with your best friend, to having lost the person you expected to spend the rest of your life with. Some people thrive when they become newly single after a large period of time in a relationship, but…
Is it as creepy as everyone thinks? Everyone knows what Tinder is. It’s been the talk of the town since it’s arrival in our lives way back in 2012 (4 years?!). For many friends, when they heard the word “Tinder,” they would immediately scrunch up their noses in disgust. But since the app became popular, it has become a genuine way of…
Feel like you’re constantly pining after someone who is just out of your reach? You’re chasing and chasing, yet they never seem to let you in. Sometimes you think you’re close to being with them, then out of the blue – it’s all pulled from under your feet. You’re fighting for their attention, their time, their love. You pretend you’re…
Let’s face it, in one of the busiest, most exciting, culturally diverse and historically rich cities – sometimes a date trip to the local pub just won’t cut it. With so much to do, see and experience in the capital – where is a good place to take a date in London? To make things a little easier, here are…
Back in 2015, I wrote ‘Ghosting: The Most Brutal Form of Breakup?‘, all about being left – completely out of the blue. Come mid-2016, there seems to be a new, upcoming dating trend rearing it’s ugly head… a trend by the name of ‘Benching’. So what is Benching? Coined by Jason Chen in an article in New York Magazine, ‘benching’ is what…
All good couples fight. Well, they at least disagree. They get irritated with each other now and again. But the question is: How often do serious clashes happen? How frequently do you find yourselves getting annoyed and getting in a bad mood with one another? The 80/20 Theory Last month, Glamour Magazine published an article about the 80/20 rule – and no, it…
