I’ve always had an issue with the idea that you have to absolutely love yourself before you can truly love another person. In a society where we are told at every turn how to improve to fit a particular mold …
Sex & Relationships
Can friends with benefits ever work?
Kerry O’Sullivan asks where the line is between platonic and romantic
The title of that Oscar-worthy Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis crossover, Friends With Benefits, has morphed to encompass a phrase much more culturally relevant than the plot of an early 2000s rom-com. More and more, we find ourselves in a …
Socially distanced dates: Themed dinner parties
How to have the best night out spent inside
Given the fact that it has been over 100 days since Ireland entered Level 5 restrictions, people are increasingly likely to try anything to make the most boring lockdown yet a bit more bearable. One way my flatmates and I …
Creating a #MeToo movement in the LGBTQ+ community
An Interview with activist group Queers Against Sexual Assault Ireland (QUASA)
Content Warning : This article mentions sexual assault and image based sexual absuse
On the 8th of February 2021, one of the founding members of Queers Against Sexual Assault (QUASA), Oscar, tweeted a thread describing the need for a “me …
How to have a sustainable period
Eva O’Beirne shares advice on finding environmentally-friendly menstrual products
According to a report from the EU in 2018, menstrual products are the fifth most common item to be found washed up on beaches. Mainstream brands of tampons and pads can consist of up to 90% plastic, with each packet …
Socially Distant Dating : A Guide to Trinity’s Crush Confession Pages
Which anonymous Instagram accounts are worth following?
A sudden romance frenzy has gripped the student body while in lockdown. We are almost spoiled for choice when it comes to romance confession pages in Trinity, but with more options, it can be hard to know which one is …
Rewriting the rules of victimhood
Healing from sexual assault is rarely as simple as we think
Content Warning : This article contains mentions of sexual assault
Victims of sexual assault occupy a very specific place in the public consciousness. That place is one of expectation and – in some cases – entitlement. Certain reactions or ways …
Sexual Revolution Reads
Kerry O’Sullivan takes us through some sex and relationship reads to fill those lockdown days
Like the rest of us, you’re probably finding yourself with more spare time during this lockdown than any other. It’s easy to waste days away with mindless scrolling and staring into the existential void. With that said, why not take …
The Modern Woman in Film
Lila Funge discusses the outdated Rom-Com genre
Missing from film: have you seen this woman? She’s average height and weight, has a multitude of interests, emotions that run deep, and a life that doesn’t revolve around love interests. This is the real modern woman, so why has …
Socially distanced dating: Zoom edition
Switching up your online dating life one zoom at a time
Another March rolls around and most of us have had more lockdowns than in-person dates in the last year. There is a definite dating app fatigue, constant talking stages that fizzle out and endless facetime calls with not a whole …