Dating Archives - Queen's Journal

The best niche date spots in Kingston

Written on January 28, 2022. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

There’s nothing worse than running into your fellow tutorial members while you navigate a brutal Hinge date. While bars like Ale House are the perfect breeding ground for running into friends and meeting new people, they’re not the ideal place to go on a date. I’ve been on the hunt for spots around...

How apps are shaping the pandemic dating scene

Written on January 21, 2022. Posted in Features.

Dating is difficult and frustrating in the best of times. The pandemic has only made the reality of dating worse. Since the release of Tinder in 2012, many young people have started using dating apps to find romantic relationships and sexual partners. With COVID-19 restrictions stopping people from...

‘We’re Not Really Strangers’ highlights our desire to form deep connections

Written on October 1, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

Does it still hurt? What are you holding on to that’s no longer holding on to you? How are you, really? It’s not often that we allow another person to see us in our most vulnerable state. In some ways, I feel like I’m constantly performing—I rarely give honest answers to questions, and when I do,...

Cuffing season reminds us of our primal nature

Written on September 17, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

If summer is for casual dating, vacations with friends, relaxing, and working on yourself, fall is for settling down in a relationship. We all know what’s coming—cuffing season. CBC defines cuffing season as a dating trend that extends from October to Valentine’s Day, a phenomenon when single individuals...

We should all do our best to be chivalrous

Written on July 26, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

As a feminist, I’ve always wondered if chivalry exists anymore, and whether or not accepting and appreciating it conflicts with my moral compass. I believe that all working individuals—women, genderfluid, and non-binary individuals alike—should receive the same pay for the same job, but that shouldn’t...

It’s time to pursue more intimate, meaningful relationships in person

Written on July 26, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

I’m in the throes of a hot, healing girl summer. Having both finished my undergrad and accepted an offer to the Master’s program of my dreams, I’ve been enjoying a period of limited responsibilities. Whereas I spent the early months of 2021 locked in my bedroom, my summer off has blossomed into a...

It’s time to pursue more intimate, meaningful relationships in person

Written on July 26, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Too Hot to Handle’s new season signals our generation’s inability to connect emotionally

Written on July 26, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Too Hot to Handle (THTH) strikes back with a new scandalous, sizzling group of contestants once again challenged with fostering emotional connections that go beyond abs and boobs—ooh-la-la. It’s exciting to see contestants on the show who don’t have a failed talking stage and are able to form an official...

Embracing queer contestants makes for better reality TV

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

This article uses “Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+)” when referring to students with diverse experiences with gender and sexuality. While many of these labels are popular among those who self-identify, they are not universal. Shows like Too Hot to Handle,...

The art of sliding into DMs

Written on March 12, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Sliding into someone’s direct messages or ‘DMs’ is a scary move. Many of us refrain from messaging the person we’re interested in because we overthink what to say and don’t want to come across as creepy or overeager. While it’s intimidating, sliding into someone’s DMs can be a quick and effective...

Navigating relationships through COVID-19 distancing

Written on June 29, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

For many students in relationships, maintaining a distance of two metres between themselves and others has, for the past four months, included their significant others. While the risk of spreading the coronavirus has impacted Queen’s students’ casual relationships and hookup culture, strict distancing...

The situation with situationships

Written on January 24, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Whether you’ve been on dating apps, are in a long-term relationship, or are seeing someone casually, you likely know there are countless terms to describe different types of relationships. Since the first episode of the reality dating show Love Island USA aired, the term the contestants often use,...

Busting ghosting culture at Queen’s

Written on January 10, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

It’s safe to bet most Queen’s students have had at least one experience with a ghost—just not the paranormal kind. A ghost in this context is a person who suddenly cuts off all communication with a romantic interest they’ve been talking to, typically without any explanation. Someone can ‘ghost’...

Are You the One? is television’s most fantastically fluid dating show

Written on July 28, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Despite countless reality dating shows focusing on the love, drama, and sex lives of straight people, no show has effectively explored the LGBTQ+ dating experience. Until now. Thanks to the eighth season of MTV’s Are You the One, sexually fluid viewers can finally see themselves represented on screen...

The psychology behind being friends with your ex

Written on November 3, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Needless to say, breakups are hard. Most of us have either experienced a breakup first hand or have watched someone go through one and, no matter what, it’s never totally painless. Some people end on such bad terms they can’t even imagine having anything to do with their ex ever again. But, there...

Sex in the limestone city: We need to follow our own rules

Written on November 3, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Dating in the modern age can be difficult – there’s no denying it. I’ve both voiced complaints myself and heard numerous others from friends about how hard it is to actually have a relationship in our millennial era. In a generation that’s often overcome by social media, ever-changing societal norms...

A scheduling conflict with commitment

Written on September 13, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Hook-up culture is getting us nowhere but into a mess of tangled sheets and unreturned text messages. It’s one of the not-so-glamorous trademarks of our generation, and has resulted in more than a handful of millennials keeping their relationships so physically intimate that little exists beyond just...

The game of love

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

I never guessed I’d end up on a dating show. Call me old-fashioned, but my idea of finding a potential date doesn’t involve Ellis Hall’s auditorium and competing against nine other students. But on Sunday night, I took part in the Queen’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association’s “Take Me Out” dating...

My online obsession

Written on October 23, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

I became addicted to social media in grade four. At first, the attraction was talking to my friends outside of school without having to ask my parents. And since I’m being honest, that quickly developed into being able to talk to my first boyfriend without their watchful eyes. Looking back now,...

Re:Vers-ing sexual relationship norms

Written on October 20, 2015. Posted in Arts.

Amidst the hot summer months, a handful of Queen’s students banded together to start a riot — more specifically, the Riot Theatre company. Riot Theatre, a workshop-focused theatre company that produces student-written pieces — poetry, plays, storytelling or other creative pieces — opened their first...

The Netflix & chill phenomenon

Written on October 16, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Back in 2012, when “Gangnam Style” was dominating the Top 40 charts and I was beginning my first year at Queen’s, Netflix became a way for me to escape the dreariness of my day-to-day school life and avoid yet another night out at Stages. For me, there was nothing quainter than kicking back on a...

Swiping left on traditional dating

Written on October 2, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

As Queen’s students, we live in an area with a ridiculously high concentration of young, attractive and educated singles. There’s a surplus of eligible mates at our disposal, and we’re on Tinder. Our generation is radically changing previous cultural ideals of sex and relationships, and the repercussions...

Quit playing games

Written on January 9, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

I was once with my friend when I got a text from a guy I liked. I went to respond, but she quickly stopped me. Apparently, I had to wait as long as or longer than it took it him to respond to my last text, so I did. You’re supposed to wait it out, because then you somehow hold the power in the relationship. Why...

Cashing in on sweet nothings

Written on February 5, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

It’s not anyone’s business who your sugar daddy is. A website called seekingarrangement.com has sparked controversy lately with its promise to matchmake young, attractive individuals in financial need with older, wealthy partners. Specifically, it’s seen a spike in usage among Canadian university...

Tag: Dating

The best niche date spots in Kingston

How apps are shaping the pandemic dating scene

‘We’re Not Really Strangers’ highlights our desire to form deep connections

Cuffing season reminds us of our primal nature

We should all do our best to be chivalrous

It’s time to pursue more intimate, meaningful relationships in person

It’s time to pursue more intimate, meaningful relationships in person

Too Hot to Handle’s new season signals our generation’s inability to connect emotionally

Embracing queer contestants makes for better reality TV

The art of sliding into DMs

Navigating relationships through COVID-19 distancing

The situation with situationships

Busting ghosting culture at Queen’s

Are You the One? is television’s most fantastically fluid dating show

The psychology behind being friends with your ex

Sex in the limestone city: We need to follow our own rules

A scheduling conflict with commitment

The game of love

Re:Vers-ing sexual relationship norms

The Netflix & chill phenomenon

Swiping left on traditional dating

Quit playing games

Cashing in on sweet nothings

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