Lifestyle

Being loved in a loveless environment

Ava Doherty reflects on university friendships – and laments how it can often feel like a loveless environment

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A homely solution to stress

Sometimes the strangest methods are the most effective.

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Ssh…here’s the debrief on gossip.

Gossip – does it have redeemable qualities, or is it simply inexcusable? Amy Lawson discusses.

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Zero social anxiety?

Tiktok is helping us see what it might be like to have no social anxiety. But is complete disinhibition something we should all aspire to?

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