This is my first Valentine’s Day in a relationship, and all is set. My boyfriend and I will spend our evening at a fancy restaurant, before heading to the cinema and ending the night with […]
Light-hearted
This week, in an unashamed attempt to slim down before Valentine’s, I decided to try a diet of sorts. I was to become the man of every woman’s dreams by leaving behind the dark, devil-filled […]
Single-minded
Is there a more divisive day than Valentine’s? For some, its very name sparks excitement; for others, it’s little more than an expletive. It carries with it all the baggage of preconceptions, prejudices and familiar clichés. […]
Is it love or lust at first sight?
Love at first sight, or LAFS, is ubiquitous in Western literature, yet slammed by sceptics. Who can blame them, considering our culture of chlamydia, capriciousness, and cleavage? Most students are not celibate or conservative. We’re […]
The myth of monogamy
The concept of monogamy is one that is upheld and valued amongst a vast majority of human populations and cultures, yet only about 5% of mammals actually adopt the principle. In terms of genetics, committing […]
Feature: Loved Up or Broken Up – 10 Songs to make Valentine’s Day
The annual schmaltz-fest is nearly upon us – the time of year that makes you think that love is just something invented by bank managers to make us all overdrawn. But as far as pop […]