Daniel Peters on the freedom of being single: “Alright boys and girls take your seats and buckle the fuck up because in 184 little words I’m about to change your life forever. Relationships ey, who needs em’? You’re in the cinema trying to watch a move then BAM your date swoops in with the ol’…
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Amelia Rentell on how to escape a date
You’re at a bar and they’ve bought the first round. Your date has been talking about his great (but unrealistic) career plans (their own start-up business, of course) for what seems like forever. This is interchangeable with persons who give political rants of their extremist views and men who talk excessively about their mothers. You’ve…
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“Love Actually is not a documentary”
It all began when, like a coward, I broke up with her over text and then naively agreed to do it again two days later at her place. Everything seemed fine upon arrival – almost too fine – and my panicked anticipation of the face-to-face was shattered almost immediately, quite rudely in fact, by the…
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Has social media ended modern romance?
In the era of Facebook and other non-stop technology, many people believe romance is dead. However, the bigger question is whether our failure to adapt to technology leads to failed relationships and lacklustre moments. We consume more mass media than ever before and even if you take sappy films with a pinch of salt, you’re…
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Hannah Brown on how to mix uni life with uni love
Tinder If you’ve never had a Tinder account, truth be told, you’re probably doing something right. Whilst there are a select few success stories, it’s got a bad reputation. But at university, so many people are using it who are in your demographic… so why not? Meeting someone for a coffee in Unio or Ziggy’s,…
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Giorgia Rose on UEA’s first and worst dates
Bad dates are unbearable and embarrassing, but luckily, they make for great anecdotes. At UEA, many people are lucky to say they’ve experienced a few awkward getting-to-know-you moments at one of our campus’ choice romantic hotspots: coffee at Ziggy’s, a walk around the lake, a few Snakebites at the bar, or most notoriously, the LCR…
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