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How to take a good spicy pic

Written on February 1, 2022. Posted in Lifestyle.

My first time sending a nude was in eighth grade. I was wearing a bright pink Nike full coverage sports bra. I held up my iPad and took a Snapchat of myself making a duck face. I sent scandalous pictures far before I understood the risk factors, knew what I wanted to send, or how to communicate and...

Distance doesn’t make the heart grow fonder

Written on November 19, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

From a young age, I vowed to never lose myself in a relationship. My greatest fear was to have a romantic partner chip away at my dreams until I was a watered-down image of sacrifice and devotion. I equated committed relationships with a lack of individualism. I never even considered that a healthy...

Let’s appreciate Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s relationship

Written on October 22, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Megan Fox is no stranger to mainstream media. The pop culture icon is probably most recognized for her debut role in the 2007 film Transformers, directed by Michael Bay. Fox has been dubbed one of the hottest women in Hollywood and is a household name, both because of her beauty and her acting skills. In...

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...

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,...

Your life isn’t a Hallmark movie: it’s just cuffing season

Written on November 22, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

In recent weeks, the cold weather might have you wondering if the warmth of hand-holding could be a solution to winter’s chill. Twinkly lights decorate houses and dorm rooms, creating the perfect mood lighting. Mall holiday displays and promotions urge you to buy gifts for your significant other....

Interracial relationships in the media fail to celebrate women of colour

Written on September 27, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Across North American TV and film, a prevailing theme proves everyone has the right to love who they want, regardless of race. But when you take a closer look at these instances as they apply to interracial relationships, a troubling pattern emerges. In many of these movies and TV shows, it’s seen...

A Star is Born romanticizes toxic relationships

Written on November 9, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

via GIPHY, by Josh Granovsky Although Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born achieved widespread praise for its heart-wrenching story and talented cast, its reaction risks glossing over the conspicuous presence of toxic relationships. The film follows two characters—Ally, a talented singer and musician,...

Tri-colour Sex Diary: Spicing up a long-term relationship gone wrong

Written on October 4, 2018. Posted in Columns.

Long term relationships can be hard. It’s difficult to constantly keep things interesting while balancing school, a job and a million other responsibilities. If I’ve learned anything in my 20 years of life, it’s spicing things up in the bedroom is essential to keeping a relationship alive. I...

The unclear rules of student-TA relationships

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in Features, Investigations.

As students and teaching assistants (TAs) return to classes, some will bond over more than their lessons. As of Fall 2017, the University employed 1,850 TAs in a wide range of departments, class sizes, and duties. But intimate relationships between some students and TAs might often be overlooked. Most...

When helping loved ones, we can’t forget to help ourselves

Written on February 15, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

It’s easy to become invested in the problems of the people we care about. It’s also just as easy to continually carry others’ emotional baggage to an extent that becomes harmful to one’s own wellbeing. Whether it’s a friend going through a breakup or a loved one suffering with a mental illness,...

What the Five Love Languages mean

Written on January 15, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

I think we can all agree there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to love. That being said, knowing more about ourselves and the way we love the people in our lives can only be productive to any sort of relationship. That’s where the Five Love Languages come in. The Five Love Languages were...

‘Bromances’ aren’t a threat to women

Written on October 17, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Just because something is good for men, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad for women. The rise of the so-called ‘bromance’ is no exception. In a National Post article, a survey of 30 heterosexual undergraduate men was used to study the impact of the ‘bromance.’ The results of the survey claimed that...

Being alone doesn’t have to be uncomfortable

Written on September 22, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Learning to be secure with being single is a difficult journey, but it will leave you feeling more whole than any counterpart ever could. In the past seven years, I’ve only been single for a cumulative one year and 10 months. After my most recent relationship ended at the beginning of this summer,...

S&M: Between a rock and a hard place

Written on November 25, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

“Hi S&M, I have a problem that I can’t get my mind off of. I’ve been with my boyfriend for a year now — let’s call him John — and I’m absolutely certain he’s the person I want to end up with. We’re completely compatible, I love everything about him, he treats me like a princess, my friends and...

Abandon the ban on faculty-student relationships

Written on June 6, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Banning faculty-student relationships protect universities, not their students. Martha Piper, UBC’s (University of British Columbia) interim president, recently stated that she would consider implementing a ban on relationships between students and faculty. UBC’s current conflict of interest policy...

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...

Let’s talk about sex

Written on February 26, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

A week and a half ago, I went to hear a panel of guys talk about intimacy, sex and relationships. I had no idea what to expect. Sex isn’t the simplest of topics to discuss — no matter your gender, sexual orientation or preference. But for the panel of guys who openly discussed their views on relationships...

When exes stay friends

Written on January 29, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

Transitioning from being a couple to strictly platonic friends can be unusual for exes. Thankfully, we found a way to maintain our unique friendship post-break up. Who said exes can’t be friends? Liam: It all began in first year when we were at the Lazy Scholar on Halloween. I met Tiffany through...

Prof-student love ban shouldn’t be absolute

Written on February 11, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Prohibiting professor-student relationships isn’t necessary when it doesn’t infringe on academic interests. Last week, Harvard University announced a formal ban on sexual and romantic relationships between professors and all undergraduate students. The policy also includes relationships between teaching...

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...

The turkey dump phenomenon

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

There once was a boy. Let’s call him Quinn. He was smitten with a girl — let’s call her Mackenzie. Long story short, they spend a wonderful grade 12 year together, supporting each other through university application stress and extracurricular mania. They’re happy. After a summer of long lifeguarding...

Toss out the trivial

Written on September 19, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

“So, what are you doing after you graduate?” When I meet fourth-year students, one of my first instincts is to ask this very question. These days, I often find myself on the receiving end. Many cringe when asked this question, as uncertainty on life after undergrad can be magnified when it hits you...

Don’t restrain

Written on March 7, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

It seems counterproductive to me that our conventional dating practices revolve around maintaining emotional restraint and preventing perceptions that we’re too available. While efforts to “play hard to get” undoubtedly spark romantic curiosity and short-term desire, they also quite literally make...

Screening for love

Written on January 21, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

A computer screen or a phone doesn’t seem like a normal place for a relationship to begin. Yet, that’s where society seems to be headed. With online dating sites such as eHarmony and apps like Tinder, relationships — and, to an equal extent, casual hook-ups — are evolving into something increasingly...

QJSex: Healthy relationships

Written on October 15, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

The October blues seem to finally be settling in, especially after all the excitement of the first Homecoming weekend. One thing we hope, though, is that the blues aren’t settling into your relationships. Sometimes when things start off great, it takes a little while to see when a relationship is...

QJSex: Long-distance relationships

Written on September 27, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

School has been underway for a while now, and many people have happily reunited with their partners after the long months of summer. But if you have a partner who isn’t in town, you’re probably starting to miss them a lot. Whether your partner lives two hours away, or on the opposite side of the globe,...

QJSex: What is non-monogamy? Part two: healthy relationships

Written on February 7, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

Last week we explored just what the massively vague term ‘non-monogamy’ can mean, touching on open relationships, polyamory, and some of the other limitless types of relationships that aren’t categorized by two people physically and emotionally involved with each other exclusively. So now that...

QJSex: What is non-monogamy? Part one: exploring the terminology

Written on January 31, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

Thanks to Dan Savage and the coining of his wonderful catch-all term, ‘monogamish’ (a mostly-monogamous relationship), the concept of non-monogamy is starting to turn up in casual conversation, scholarly and popular writing, and of course, the blogosphere. But with all these ideas and concepts floating...

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