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Why I'm Not Making Any New Years Resolutions So here we are, the end of 2020. It's not the catastrophic end to the year that so many of us had imagined - after all, killer hornets, a global pandemic, Brexit, and a Civil Rights revolution don't exactly paint a pretty picture - but here we are nonetheless. And whilst this New Year is going to be a little different, with most of us staying inside and ringing in the New Year in our pyjamas, there's one tradition that remains the same: resolutions. I'll be honest, I've never been a huge fan of New Years resolutions. I'm a strong believer that if you want to change something in your life, you shouldn't wait until the New Year to do it. I think that the New Year is a great time to start afresh, particularly after this disaster of a year, and that it's a great idea to look ahead for better things. That being said, if you're serious about enacting change, then you shouldn't wait!  2020 for me personal...

Where Is The Love? Not In This Relationship Mostly inspired by reading Florence Given's Women Don't Owe You Pretty, an eye-opening book that changed my perceptions of femininity, womanhood, gender, sex, and pretty much anything else, I began to explore the idea of relationships. In particular, heterosexual relationships. I myself am heterosexual, having only ever dated men. Something which has undoubtedly shaped my perception of dating and relationships, and the roles within this. Reading her book made me question how I, as a woman, took on certain roles within a relationship. And how we are conditioned by the Western society we live in to adopt these roles which can, at times, be restricting, detrimental, and challenging. But what do I mean by this? Well, I first got thinking about the term 'the old ball and chain'. It always struck me as odd, referring to your wife (whom you presumably love) like that. But, I grew up in a British (Welsh) household and so consumed most...