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Parasocial relationships in the internet era

5th January 2024

How close are we really to our favourite celebs? We’ve all been there; scrolling Twitter at 2am looking for updates on Taylor Swift’s new beau; checking Instagram every other minute for news of Rihanna’s baby; hanging eagerly on DeuxMoi’s every word. If you identify with any of the above, chances are you’re in a parasocial ...


How to like being single

5th January 2024

Is being single a curse? Or is it a gift?  With cuffing season in full swing, being single feels increasingly isolating. Society places too much weight on my relationship status – it sometimes feels like strangers care about it more than I do. Pop culture pushes the idea that you are not whole without a ...


BF’ or BFF’s: are platonic relationships more important?

27th February 2023

What does it mean to have a platonic soulmate and how do they compare to romantic partners? You hear stories of couples who sat next to each other in their first seminar, or were flatmates in their first year, or met at a football social and the rest is history. A history that’s retold and ...


Is cheating always a dealbreaker?

31st January 2023

Writer Eleni Retsou discusses her opinions on cheating within a relationship. I am sure at this point, we are all aware of the various recent cheating scandals that seem to be plaguing Hollywood. Emily Ratajkowski’s husband cheated on her not once, but multiple times, Adam Levine cheated on his wife Behati Prinsloo and of course, ...


Flatmates and friendships: flat-ships

30th January 2023

The Glasgow Guardian seeks to explore the whole package of flatmate living; the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable drunken conversations. It is a truth universally acknowledged that at some point or other, we, as university students, will likely have to experience the joys of shared accommodation. With this comes the chance to garner a ...


Raising the pink flag

7th January 2023

Are there little issues with your situationship niggling away at you? You may be ignoring the less obvious warning signs. Oh, to always feel the way you do in the first few weeks and months of a new relationship. Nothing compares to the magical warmth and elated buzz that accompanies seeing their face, the butterflies ...


The digital age of “soft cheating”

7th January 2023

Is social media dictating our relationship problems? Today, in the digital age, social media platforms seem to be taking over our lives. They are our main form of communication, sharing information, and creating content. But is this starting to get in the way of our face-to-face relationships with loved ones? Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok are ...


Does age difference count?

23rd November 2021

Ishani Mukherjee discusses why age isn’t the most important factor in a relationship. I remember people in my halls obsessing over the relationship that Emmanuel Macron shared with his partner, gasping at the 25-year age difference. I couldn’t help but wonder – does an age gap really matter in a relationship? As long as we ...


Let’s get physical (with our friends?)

23rd April 2021

Eleanor Harper considers whether it’s a good idea to climb into bed with your friends. Many of us have been there: developing a crush on a friend or engaging in a drunken make-out session with the one person you swore was “bestie vibes only”. Often with a little help from a spirited wingman (a reliable ...


Vent to views

13th March 2021

Your questions answered by our Views Editors. I recently met a boy through Hinge, and I get on with him so much. We have been on three dates, and I feel smitten, he’s perfect. But due to Corona, I moved out of my flat in January. Now I don’t know if I’ll see him again ...