1. Win
2. Eat lunch that looks better than theirs and post it on Instagram with lots of heart eye emojis
3. Put your needs before theirs
4. Pay off your student loan
5. Think you’re the perfect weight
Category: Dating
21 signs he’s not wasting your time, and actually likes you
1. He doesn’t let a day go by without checking on you
2. He has a *unique* pet name for you
3. He doesn’t just make plans with you at the weekend, but during the week too
4. He’s told at least three members of his family, friends or colleagues about you
5. He takes a genuine interest in your work, hobby or side hustle
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Here’s why you should never go on a date empty handed
According to Urban Dictionary, a date is “two people getting together for an activity when the possibility of romance between them has been broached but not ruled out.”
In most cases the purpose of going on a date is to get to know someone, to see if they’re a person you might be interested in spending more time with.
So why would you leave your purse at home?
19 things you shouldn’t have to ask him to do
1. Remember your birthday without you hinting or leaving reminders around the place
2. Take you out to dinner
3. Remember your parent’s names
4. Be on time to meet you when you have plans
5. Accept your Instagram request
Five ways to guard your heart
Guarding your heart means protecting it from hurt. Being disappointed and hurt is *kind of* inevitable, but how you prepare for it and react to it is up to you.
1. Stop fantasising about your future with someone who hasn’t even proposed.
That means not calling him ‘hubby’ if he hasn’t actually put a ring on it, and deleting that Pinterest board full of wedding ideas. I see you.
Five things it’s not OK to call me
Let’s get this straight once and for all.
1. “Lighty”
Can we leave this word behind now? It’s irritating, and so are all the connotations that come with it. I sometimes reply back late to texts because I’m busy, not because of my skin colour.
I “think I’m too nice” because the bible says I was fearfully and wonderfully made, not because of my skin colour.
Sometimes I don’t return people’s calls because I have nothing nice to say to them, not because of my skin colour.
16 signs he’s shady
1. He doesn’t have his timestamp showing on whatsapp
2. His Instagram is private, and he won’t accept your request
3. His phone is always turned over so you can’t see the screen
4. He hides his phone security code like he’s hiding his credit card pin on Brixton high road
How to decide who to invite to your birthday party
Everyone luuurves having friends right? Friends are an essential part of life that make hard moments easier and good moments even better.
But hanging on to people who add nothing to your life just because you feel bad is not going to make for a very healthy celebration.
Let me show you how to decide who to allow to sit at your table for an intimate birthday celebration.
50 things that make me happy
1. Eating gyoza (or pretty much anything) from Wagamama
2. Pineapples (but not pineapple juice)
3. Reading the news and throwing shade on Asia V (pictured above)’s show on Wandsworth radio on a Saturday
4. Missguided jumpsuits
5. When people actually end up being fine after losing someone they thought they couldn’t live without
6. Psalms 112:7
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9 chat up lines that don’t include the word ‘Yo’
1. What are you drinking, can I get you another? (Few women I know turn down free drinks, as long as they can see them being made)
2. I’m having a rum and coke, would you like one? (see above)
3. I love that dress you’re wearing – where is it from? (She won’t be expecting this and will probably grin from ear to ear, and go into a story about how she bought it)
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