12 signs you are dating a player

Relationships

Aug 22, 2014

It can be hard to know what your guy was like before you. After all, his past makes up the person he is now, right? Which makes you worry somewhat… Here's how to know your fella may be a bit of a player:

1. Quick Transitions
Your boyfriend, or the guy you are dating, has many exes. Almost too many for a guy of his age. This man whore has an expiry date for each women he has been with. So, since he dumped each of these girls after the same amount of time, what’s to say he won’t do the same to you? Essentially, he has a revolving door for his relationships and each girlfriend must exit accordingly.

2. Initial Attraction
Initially, your new man is coming on very strong. He is telling you how amazing you are and how you are the prettiest girl in all of college. He makes you feel like you are the only one for him. Don’t get me wrong at first he is infatuated by you but this doesn’t last long. Once he sees a slight flaw in your demeanor, or you point out a flaw in him, he will quickly tear down those love goggles and bail.

3. Charming
He is the most charming person you have ever met. He could make a nun weak at the knees. He always knows exactly what to say and he could flirt with a wall. His charm will reel you in but, be warned, he will also use this charm to quite cleverly break up with you.

4. Workaholic
He is fiercely into his work or study and this is an unbelievable trait for that future husband but the player puts a different spin on things. He will use the excuse of studying/working anytime you need him and when he wants to do something, but you’re studying, you will have to drop it all. He can make you feel bad for working and this is unacceptable.

5. A Lone College Student
He likes his alone time. He likes his time to think, breath and take in all his deluded actions. There is nothing wrong with wanting your own space but he wants you to be nowhere near him. If he doesn’t contact you for two weeks, even if you are his girlfriend, he doesn’t care. And he certainly doesn’t understand why you care. You are generally concerned about his where abouts, but this triggers that alarm in his head. You asking him where he was all week signals to him that you are a psycho.

6. Type A
You have noticed a pattern between you and his exes. You all have blonde hair, big boobs and are under 5ft 3inches. This is strange and slightly unsettling.

7. Empty Promises
He always promises you these romantic, whirlwind dates but you usually just end up eating Dominos and watching his favourite film. Last Valentine’s Day he said he had booked a romantic getaway, he in fact never had and cancelled seeing you last minute. When you got upset and confronted him he manages to flip it back on you: “We’re on the same night out aren’t we…Jesus what more can I do for you?”

8. Misplaced Loyalty
This player is loyal to his friends and family and this is the trait you liked most about him. But he just ditched your date for that McRandomer he met last week in a Massage Therapy elective. This seems a bit extreme. Oh but not to worry, he calls you at 1am to collect him from town and expects you to stay in his. You end up caving because he is so God damn charming.

9. Anti-Social Hours
Those late night booty calls, those somewhat abusive messages and the insistent texts when they know you are in a lecture or at work. Remember you are not his friend with benefits, you are his girlfriend and this is not okay. If you react badly to any of these calls or messages you are, to him, simply a nut job.

10. My Way Or The Highway
What the man serial dater says goes. If you question why him and any of his past girlfriends broke up it is always their fault. They were a psycho, a stage 5 clinger, critical, a bunny boiler or they had a stressful aura about them. When you get in fights you always apologise when he is blatantly wrong. You, most definitely, have a serial dater on your hands.

11. Bad Mood Massacre
If you point out something Mr. Right is doing wrong he will be deeply insulted. Even if it is something as simple as: “Oh make up with your mum I’m sure she didn’t mean to forget to iron your shirts.” The man whore serial dater won’t flip per se but he will let this anger boil inside him until he has a reason to leave the relationship.

12. Commitment Fear
Even though he calls you his girlfriend behind closed doors, he will never bring you to a family occasion or a party with his friends. If you happen to bump into a family member of his he will be sure to introduce you by your name and never state you are his girlfriend. He won’t understand why you are upset by this meet and greet and will mock you for being in any way emotional.

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11 things girls who love make-up will know

Aug 21, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Okay so, we do love a bit of make-up. Okay so, maybe sometimes too much. Yes my mascara was €45, it's YSL, what do you expect?! Here are the signs our love of make-up is well and truly alive:

1.You make this face when you put mascara on

2. You live by this rule…

3. Your liquid eyeliner skills have gone from this…

To this…

4. You want a fictional cartoon character’s make-up

5. The thought of taking off your make up makes you want to hide

6. Ridiculous shades don’t even phase you

7. There are make up stains on everything you own

8. You will never, ever, under any circumstances turn down a free sample

And you will be surprised and excited every time you get one

9. You can do your make up any time, any where

10. You are well aware of the back to MAC policy

11. And finally, you find yourself saying things like this

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16 reasons autumn is better than summer

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Aug 21, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Summer is almost, if not already, over. You know what that means: woolly jumpers and hot water bottles are back baby! You may act sad, but deep, deep down, you are looking forward to clearer air and counting down the days till Christmas (125 days). Here are the 16 best things about autumn:

1. Less Sweat, More Success

Summer equals sweat. Simple as. Despite the fact that we live in a country where the highest temperature for the entire summer period is 20 degrees, there are some days when it gets a little muggy, also known as being ‘shockingly close’. Autumn brings with it cool breezes and less of a need for lashings of deodorant.

2. A Better Night's Sleep

Trying to sleep in sticky, warm weather isn’t that easy. Too warm with a duvet, too cold without it. Cool nights mean warm blankets, spooning and restful shut eye all round.

3. No More Hayfever

Hayfever, the very bane of many a persons summer. Which is why, come Autumn, noses all around the country clear up, along with the dampened spirits. Goodbye nasal spray, farewell and feck off.

4. Halloween

Halloween is the best. The costumes, the shameless inhalation of sugar, watching Hocus Pocus – it's magical.

5. Blankets Everywhere

Goodbye sheet for a duvet and HELLO thick blankets, how we’ve missed you. Welcome back.

6. Less Grooming

In comes the temperature drop and with it, hair. Goodbye smooth legs, hello a warm layer of hairy insulation. That goes for the men too. Stubble and autumn go hand in hand.

7. Extra Weight Equals Insulation

The beach body is out and the inch to pinch is in. Cuddly is the height of sexy and practical. Hey, there’s only so many layers a person can wear externally, after all.

8. Decent TV Is Back

If you are sick to the back teeth of the same Friends re-runs (LOL, as if), then fear not, we have autumn scheduling to look forward to. The best of the best usually begins in and around September/October. Many nights in to look forward to.

9. The New Fashion Season

Tights, coats, jumpers, scarves, joy. Layering is caring, the more the merrier, nothing is too much, no layer too many. Pile them on and glow with warmth.

10. Oktoberfest

A festival renowned for and based around beer. Could there be anything better we ask you? Not unless you actually go to Germany for it, now there’s the dream.

11. Early Nights Are More Acceptable

When it’s bright until ten at night, going to bed early is a difficult task and by difficult. When, however, the depths of winter set in and it’s dark outside at 5pm, getting into your onesie and hitting the bed at 8pm is totally acceptable. Yes.

12. Comfort Food

Soups, stews, anything that’s hot and warming hits the spot. Farewell salads, see you next May.

13. Hot Drinks

Is there anything better than coming in from the cold and straight into a steaming cup of tea/coffee/hot chocolate/hot whiskey? No, there isn't.

14. Thick Socks

Following a summer of baring our ugly feet (everyone has ugly feet, it’s a scientific fact), letting them retreat to the fluffy depths of some woolly socks is a great moment in itself.

15. Tanning Is Out

16. Everything Is An Instagram Moment

From the leaves on the ground, to the shadows that appear everywhere, to the rich sunsets, everything around you looks ten times more beautiful in autumn. The autumn colour palette itself is enough to warrant those many Kodak moments.

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11 moments in life being single is amazing

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Aug 20, 2014

by Amber Saunders

It's good to be single lots of the time, as much as it is to be in a relationship. But certain times in your life can be better when you're single. Maybe it's that you'll be away and miss them, or sometimes it's just to feel free.

1. When You Want To Travel

Everyone claims that they want to travel the world, but few actually go out there and do it. It’s especially difficult to do if you’re in a relationship and your partner doesn’t see adventuring as being high on the list of priorities. When you’re single you have no one else’s feelings on the matter to take into consideration, just a plane ticket and hope.

2. On A Girls Holiday

There’s always that one poor relationship bound sap who spends their whole lads/ girls holiday desperately trying to avoid temptation, while watching their single friends clean up on action. It’s not that you even want to latch yourself face first on to the nearest possible target, it’s just that the choice to do so, is the best part of all. You’ll never know what tomorrow has in store when you’re a singleton, after all.

3. On Nights Out

Being single in a nightclub (Coppers, for example), is what being single is all about. Getting ready, thinking about the night ahead, no jealous partner sitting at home texting you every few minutes. You’re free to flirt with, get drinks off and meet whomever you wish.

4. When You’re Studying

There’s no greater distraction than a relationship when you’re trying to get your head in the study game. You’re cramming months worth of crap into your head, when all you really want is to go and be loved up. The only option is to turn your phone off in the vague hope that they won’t distract you for twenty minutes. Alas, you can kiss all of these problems goodbye when you’re single. No love woes, no distractions, no problem.

5. During Your College Years

Being in college and being single is the perfect combination. Like tea and toast, eggs and bacon, cereal and milk (mmm…bacon). You’re free to experiment, meet new and interesting people, do whatever it is that you want to do. No long distance other half at home, crying down the phone to you. Bliss.

6. At A Festival

Couples at a festival are like a bad cold that you just can’t shift. One of them is most definitely there out of pure habit and both are trying to avoid an inevitable blow up from occurring. Being single at a festival means the freedom to go and see whatever band tickles your fancy, dancing until 6am if you feel like it and best of all, you’d never know who could end up in your tent…

7. During A Shopping Spree

Who wants to be that boyfriend? You know, the one who sits there with sixteen bags hanging off his arm, pained expression to boot, wishing he was anywhere else but here.

8. During The World Cup

The world cup for anyone not interested in football, was like an extended bout of crippling stomach cramps. Horrific. Painful. Uncomfortable. All the single football hating beings out there got to avoid this painful time and for that they are eternally grateful.

9. When You See How Miserable Your ‘Loved Up’ Friends Are

There’s always a few couples who should clearly not be together, it’s as obvious as the sky is grey. Why they don’t break up is the burning question on everyone’s lips. Why would they, sure isn’t making everyone else around them uncomfortable the whole point of being in a relationship anyway? Rest assured that they spend 90% of the time looking at your carefree single life and crying internally. You’ve got it all.

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11 reasons starting college is the best

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Aug 20, 2014

by Amber Saunders

With college about to start back in just a couple of weeks, and the new batch of freshers eagerly awaiting to set foot into their respective universities, here’s what you can expect in your first semester in college. Here’s 11 amazing things about starting college!

1. The beginning of your 20's
Your final years of being a teenager are upon you and your 20's are just about to begin. They say these are the best years of your life, and they’d be right! So make the most of them.

2. Really getting into your dating life
College is where everyone really explores the opposite sex and starts seriously dating. As a teenager, you haven’t the most educated perception about the opposite sex and what you are looking for in a partner. Experience is key, so don’t settle down with the first person you lay your eyes on.

3. Joining clubs and societies
Colleges have hundreds of different clubs and societies which cater for everyone’s interests, sports and hobbies. Getting involved is the best way to meet new people with similar interests as you and make new friends.

4. Playing on a college sports team
College sports have teams at varying levels in all sorts of sports, for the serious athletes to the people who are just playing for a laugh. The inter-college games are fueled with added banter and competition which everyone loves to get involved in.

5. You are your own boss
You won’t have to deal with teachers chasing you down for sick notes or asking why you haven’t completed your homework assignment anymore. You are the only person in control of you.

6. Making lifelong friends
You’ll hang onto your college friends for life. They are there through your most formative years and most of the time you’ll share the same interests, as you all chose the same college/career path on your own.

7. Day drinking on campus
You don’t have a bar on your school’s territory, but at college you’ve got at the very least, one bar where you can go and neck a cheap pint of Fosters before strolling into your lecture 20 minutes late. Or not. The choice is yours.

8. Procrastinating your way to a college degree
Procrastination seems to be born and bred in college. The key is to acutely balance your workload and procrastination levels. Too much of one thing can tip the scales and leave you with a horrid college experience, so make sure you strike a good balance between the two.

9. Studying something that you love
Unlike school, where you’re forced to study a bunch of subjects, some of which you’re inevitably going to hate, college life allows you to hone in on one specific arena which you are interested in and begin to develop your analytical skills in that area.

10. Scrounging off your parents for another few years
Students and scrounginess beautifully intertwine with one another. Students are synonymous with drinking beer and living cheaply, and damn do they do it well!

11. College nights out
College nights out are without a doubt the most insane and liveliest around. Enjoy them as much as you can because once you get a stable 9-5 job, you won’t be able to get started at 3pm on a Tuesday and head into work the next morning hangover-free.

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12 of the biggest lies Irish kids are told

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Aug 19, 2014

by Amber Saunders

There are certain lies we were all told as children, but some of them were particularly bad, like these ones:

1. “The Dog Went To Live On A Farm.”
This one isn’t actually that cruel as lies go, because it saved our innocence for a few more years. In fairness, we did not need to think about the finality of death for a few more years.

2. “Eating Carrots Can Help You See In The Dark.”
We ate those carrots like there was no tomorrow. Did we see in the dark? No, no we did not.

3. “If You Cross Your Eyes They’ll Get Stuck Like That.”
We're still kind of afraid of this one…

4. “Cracking Your Knuckles Will Give You Arthritis.”
Some guy was so annoyed by this myth that he cracked the knuckles in his left hand twice a day for 60 years to see if there was any negative effects. Donald Unger, who lives in California, noticed absolutely no difference. And of course there’s other more substantial evidence to back up his conclusion.

5. “If You Don’t Clean Behind Your Ears Potatoes Will Start To Grow.”
Gross. Gross. Gross. Scrub, scrub scrub!

6. “The Tooth Fairy Was Too Busy To Give You Money Last Night.”
No she wasn’t, you just forgot. Give us the money and stop blaming an innocent fairy!

7. “Bold Children Get A Sack Of Coal For Christmas.”
This was obviously an incentive to get you to behave on the lead up to Christmas, but getting a child a sack of coal for Christmas would just be so emotionally devastating, especially when all of their friends got a GameBoy. Did any parent ever follow through with this one? Oh, the humanity.

8. “If You Sit Too Close To The TV Your Eyes Will Turn Square.”
I think most people watched too much TV when they were a kid. Actually most people watch too much TV regardless of how old they are. But while everyone should be outside more, how close you sit to the screen doesn’t really have any effect, and threatening us with square eyes is just cruel.

9. “It’s Not Going To Hurt, I Promise.”
Every trip to the doctor’s was preceded by this promise of no harm coming to you. Then the doctor whips out a gigantic needle and your whole world becomes a lie.

10. “Okay, I’m Leaving Without You.”
This was the single most horrifying sentence and struck you right where it hurts. Please don't leave is. This is definitely why we have attachment issues.

11. “We’ll See.”
Translation: No. Never. Don’t ask me again.

12. “I’ll Only Be A Minute.”
The single biggest lie you were told as a child. Left in the car for anything up to an hour while you or one of your parents calls in to one of their friends’ houses to give them something or to collect something else, catching up on the last five years of their life while they do it.

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12 things in life you should never feel guilty about

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Aug 19, 2014

by Amber Saunders

There are many, many things you should apologise for in this life. Being a One Direction fan, standing up for Justin Bieber, thinking that kale tastes good. That said, there are a lot of things that you should never apologise for. Life is too short to worry about every single little thing. Here are the things that you should never apologise for:

1. Spending Your Hard Earned Cash

You’ve worked your little heart out for that money, why not go and treat yourself? After all, there are far too many savers in the world. You can’t bring the money with you when you die.Splurge and be happy.

2. Letting Go Of Bad Relationships

You should never feel bad for leaving behind a bad relationship; whether it was a past love or a friend. If you’re miserable and dread seeing them every time, then it’s time to pack up the past and move forward.

3. Being Brutally Honest

There’s nothing wrong with telling someone some harsh home truths, from time to time. Whether it’s calling them out on their bad behavior or bad outfit choice, honesty can be refreshing from time to time, in this oh so two faced world.

4. Having A Lie In

Is there anything like waking up at 7am on a Saturday morning and realising you don't have to get up? Bliss…

5. Letting Loose Every Once In A While

Sometimes all we need to feel sane is the promise of a night of socialising and general shenanigans. When the going gets tough, a night out with friends is sometimes all you need to get going again. No guilt involved.

6. Having Unusual Tastes

Yes, even the kale.

7. Wanting Some Alone Time

No one knows you better than you, so who better to whittle away a few lost hours with? Society has moulded our brains in such a way that we feel as though being alone is something to be ashamed about. Well it shouldn’t. Go enjoy some ‘you’ time today.

8. Not Wanting A Traditional Future

Just because you don’t want a house in the suburbs with two kids and a cat, doesn’t make your future any more viable than the next person’s, or vise versa for that matter. Dream big and aspire to be whatever you want to be, there’s nothing stopping you.

9. Always Carrying Snacks, Just In Case

You’ll never know when hunger will strike, so it’s always handy to have a few snack supplies nearby, just in case. Snacks are a way of life, end of.

10. Being Single And Happy

Do you receive a rush of pity whenever you mention to someone that you’re a single pringle, despite being single because, oh I don’t know, you WANT to be? Because you’ve seen your friends get hurt, one by one and don’t really fancy it happening to you? Because you like to go out and meet new and interesting people without having a six foot bag of misery attached to your arm? Imagine that.

11. Wondering If There’s More To Life

If you feel stuck in a rut, are bored, are dreaming of what else could be out there, then don’t give up. Get out there, try new things, travel, move, apply for that job, shun the negative ones who tell you that this is it. Because this isn’t it, there’s so much more to be found, so just go and find it.

12. Swapping The Gym For A Film Night

It’s a cold, miserable evening and the thoughts of donning lycra and sweating for the next hour, is enough to make you want to cry. So instead, you stick on a great film and curl up on the couch for the evening. That’s most definitely not a thing to feel bad about. The fact that you even considered the gym as an option, is an achievement in itself…

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The 17 truths about single life no one tells you

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Aug 18, 2014

by Amber Saunders

You thought it would be like Sex and the City. You thought you and your group would be the new Cosmo-drinking gals in town. But no. Being single isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. When you have just come out of a relationship, you feel free, but after a while you start to get lonely. It gradually starts to take its toll and you suddenly feel like you want to be a relationship again for some strange reason. Here is the ugly truth about being single.

1. Your expectations are way too high
You think that you’re going to meet the perfect person someday and you just haven’t found them. Nobody’s perfect, so it’s unrealistic to think that somewhere out there, there is that perfect person just for you. They have to tick all the right boxes, but sooner of later you’ll find we all have flaws and that’s what makes us human.

2. You would rather have a night in then go out socialising
It’s gotten to the stage where you don’t even really bother anymore. Too often you decided to spend a night in by yourself watching tv rather then going out and being with your friends. It’s always a great chance to meet new people and even if it’s just with your friends its better than being home alone.

3. Being jealous of all your friends in relationships
It started out with one of your friends being in a relationship and before you knew it most of your friends seem to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. You are happy for them at first, but soon they make you realise that you really need to be in a relationship.

4. You have accounts on nearly every dating website, but never use them
So you said you were going to really apply yourself and find someone online, but you have an account on Match.com, Tinder and Elite Singles and you’ve used them once and then completely gave up on them after meeting some serious creeps online.

5. You tend to overthink interactions with people you like
So you’re talking to someone you like and there being really receptive, you think that they’re into you. Odds are that they are just being nice and are like that to most people. You come away from the situation feeling like this is the start of something.

6. You still believe you will meet the right person on Tinder
It is definitely not the app that you will help you find the right person, you could have similar interest, but very few people actually have a meaningful relationship from tinder. There is a reason you have heard so many horror stories about Tinder dates.

7. You always cry when you watch romantic comedies
They really are fairy tales and if dating was like what it is in romantic comedies, then we would all be in a relationship. Everyone knows how they end, so it makes it that much harder for you to watch them.

8. When you hear a love song on the radio you die a little inside
Just when you’re actually thinking about something else other than how single you are, you hear a song on the radio that brings up all the bad memories of your last relationship. It’s even worse when it’s that song that you and your ex used to listen to.

9. Your phone seems to have more battery
When you’re in a relationship with someone, you’re constantly texting them and seeing how they are doing. When you’re single you realise that you don’t get as much texts as you used to. It is kind of a pro, having more battery, but you do miss those texts you used to get at the end of the day.

10. You always end up being the third wheel
You try to get out of it, but sometimes you want to meet up with your friend and they conveniently bring their significant other with them. You say you don’t mind, but really you just want to hang out with your friend and not see them always kissing each other.

11. You spontaneously decide to get a cat
It doesn’t necessarily have to be a cat, it could be a dog, but you need some companion to have around the house. You wonder why you only decided to get one now, but for some reason it just felt right. Deep down, it’s because they’re the closest thing you have to having a boyfriend or girlfriend.

12. You start to develop bad eating habits
You don’t really care about what you eat, because there is no one there to judge you about your food choice. You order takeaway often because it’s more convenient. You used to cook for two, but now it’s always just you, a Chinese and a glass of wine.

13. You let yourself go
Being single means you are your own person and have no responsibility to act a certain way. You don’t seem to care as much and you find yourself filling out a bit. You might not notice at first, but eventually you realise you’ve got to start working out again.

14. Wearing sweatpants any chance you can
You get home and the first thing you do is change out of your clothes and get into sweatpants or whatever rags you wear at home. When you had a significant other you would dress up when you knew you were going to see them, now you have no obligation to do so.

15. You have actually taken dating advice from your mother
Your mother even recognises that you have been single for too long and tries to give you some advice. You actually listen to them for once, and think it’s good advice until you realise that no one sends letters anymore.

16. You don’t leave the house on Valentine's Day
It’s not so much that you are sick of all the ads on TV or the cards, it’s the fact that it actually makes you realize how single you are. You remember how last year you had a romantic dinner, and now it’s just you by yourself drowing your sorrows.

17. You have actually considered getting back with your ex
Through it all, you have actually considered getting back with your ex. Even after all the shit you went through with them and how much of an asshole they were. You will really just do anything to be in a relationship again.

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Words that mean something totally different in college

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Aug 18, 2014

by Amber Saunders

College is a magical place where you have effectively all the freedom of an adult, with none of the responsibility. And as a result, college life isn’t quite the same as life outside it, and some words as a result mean something slightly different than they do in the real world. Here is a list of some of these words.

1. Repeats

Outside College: Does or says something again, or more than once.

In College: To be avoided at all costs. Will ruin any plans you have at the end of the summer if you don’t.

2. Reading

Outside College: Taking in something that is written down.

In College: Something your lecturer tells you to complete in between lectures, that you never ever do.

3. Guest List

Outside College: A list of names of the people invited to an event or party.

In College: A magical list that gets you in free to night clubs on a certain weekday.

4. Champagne

Outside College: A region of France that produces some of the most expensive sparkling wine in the world.

In College: Some really cheap bottle of prosecco or something similar that are sometimes on offer to people who bring a birthday party to a night club.

5. Drink

Outside College: To take in and consume liquid.

In College: Anything with alcohol in it.

6. Arts

Outside College: An outlet of human expression that includes literature, music, dance, painting, photography and film.

In College: A degree that is the butt of an awful lot of jokes, and for good reason.

7. Food

Outside College: Any substance consumed to provide nutrition to the body.

In College: Whatever leftover takeaway is in the fridge from the night before. See also: half a box of corn flakes. Eaten dry.

8. Study

Outside College: To devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of a certain subject.

In College: Something you should be doing instead of flicking endlessly through Facebook and watching the tenth episode of your favourite tv show in a row.

9. Assignment

Outside College: A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.

In College: Something that you will not, under any circumstances, start until the night before it is due.

10. Research

Outside College: Investigate a number of reliable and related sources systematically

In College: Look up the Wikipedia page on the topic and name the sources of the page as your reference material.

11. Clean

Outside College: Free from dirt, marks, or stains

In College: All of the empty bottles and cans from the night before are in a big bag beside the bin outside.

12. Being Late

Outside College: Arriving to something after the expected or desired time.

In College: Not an issue.

13. Bed

Outside College: Somewhere to sleep and sometimes make love to man/woman of your dreams.

In College: Your best friend.

14. Drunk

Outside College: To have consumed enough alcohol that your speech, balance and thought process are somewhat impaired.

In College: Passed out in a dark corner of whatever night club you got free into, cradling a bottle of that “champagne”.

15. A House

Outside College: A building that one or more people, often a family, lives together.

In College: Somewhere to drink.

16. Library

Outside College: A building that stores books/CDs/films that the public are allowed to borrow for a certain amount of time.

In College: Somewhere to sleep and pretend that you’re studying.

17. Central Heating

Outside College: The method by which a lot of modern houses are heated during the winter months.

In College: What’s that?

18. Being Broke

Outside College: Not having any money, and struggling to make end’s meet.

In College: Not having any money, but still managing to go out three times a week.

19. Early Start

Outside College: Getting up before 8am.

In College: Getting up before noon.

20. Summer

Outside College: The warmest months of the year when people often go on holidays.

In College: The months in between the end and start of college, when you struggle to find a job and spend too much time in front of the tv doing nothing.

21. WiFi

Outside College: A facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.

In College: More important than the air you breathe.

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There are many reasons to dump someone – these aren’t them

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Aug 15, 2014

by Amber Saunders

There are a whole variety of things responsible for leading you to dump someone. Too clingy, very loud, being a cheat. If someone’s not right for you, you just know.

However, for every perfectly feasible reason out there, there are a thousand shitty ones. Read on and get some inspiration for yourself. Just don’t say I told you.

1. You’re Not Ready For A Relationship Despite Being 23 Years Of Age

What she said.

2. They Consider Take-Away To Be A Delicacy

Don't be a food snob. They like what they like – if you stick with them think of all the ingenious ways you can try to get some kale into them. Exciting!

3. They Drink Blue WKD

Erm…really? We'll let this one slide.

4. You Think You’ll Get Way Better

With an ego as large as yours, you should be so lucky.

5. There’s A Justin Bieber Album On Their IPod

Actually, this is a pretty valid reason to dump them. What the hell were you thinking?

6. They Live More Than 15 Minutes Away

Lazy. This is not 1764. We have cars and stuff now.

7. Their Clothes Are Terrible

So dress them! Duh. If Kanye did it for Kim, you can do it for your man.

8. You Have A Sneaking Suspicion That Their Sister Is A Bit Of A Bi***

So what if she is. You don’t have to go out with her, after all.

9. They Don’t Pay For Absolutely Everything

How shocking, this must be the 50′s after all.

10. All Of Your Friends Are Single

You know what your mom says about doing things because other people are (don't)…

11. They Play Too Much Sports

Yes being fit, toned and healthy is a massive no no. You’re dead right on that one.

12. They Haven’t Watched Breaking Bad

This means you get to watch it all over again – so what's the issue?!

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12 reasons holidays were better when you were a kid

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Aug 14, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Holidays these days are never the same as when you were a kid. Here are some of the reasons we pine for those childhood holidays so much:

1. Your parents payed for everything
Oh to be a child again. Your parents brought you away to Spain, France or Italy or Youghal and payed for everything. Now you have to contribute some rent money and just TRY and ask them to fund your summer holiday now!

2. You went away, and came back from your holiday, completely stress-free
You went away completely stress-free, and guess what? You came back completely stress-free. The largest of your concerns was going back to school in a month’s time. But then again, you got to see all of your friends again so it didn’t bother you that much.

3. Spending 5 consecutive hours in the swimming pool was the best thing ever
You literally never got bored. You could swim and swim and swim. Holding your breath for as long as possible, spying on people underwater, being the first to find the penny at the bottom of the pool and racing your friends supplied you with infinite hours of fun. Eventually, your dad pulled you out of the pool all shriveled up and looking like a prune but you didn’t care.

4. You thought you were James Bond escaping from the kid’s club that your parent’s sent you to
God love our parents. They tried and tried to send us away for a couple of hours so they could have a few measly hours to themselves without us bothering them. To do what, we will never know? Our adventures came from escaping the kid’s club and the adventure camps and taking refuge back at the pool.

5. Food, glorious food.
You were much more easier to please back then. Going out for delicious meals every night was delightful.

6. You never woke up hungover, feeling like you were on the verge of death
Alcohol was quite literally the LAST thing on your mind at that age. The closest you ever came to drinking was when you badgered your dad for a sup of his Guinness because your cool friend told you that he tasted beer. One sip was enough to almost make you hurl, and that was the end of it. Back to the Fanta and Coke.

7. Making best friends with someone for the time that you were there
Your holiday pals and you had many adventures together. In the week or two that you spent together you were inseparable. Making friends like that is a lot harder now that you’re an adult.

8. You went to bed late, and got up early with an abundance of energy
Your energy supply was endless. You jumped into bed at 2am after you got home from the restaurant and bars that your parents took you to, then bounded out of bed as soon as the sun came up, looking to set the towels up by the pool again.

9. Developing an unmatched base tan that you simply can’t achieve now
You were able to swim and run around in the sun for hours, picking up a solid base tan in the process. The only time you sat in the shade was when your parents called you over for your lunchtime sandwich or ice-cream by the pool, and the it was straight back in. You couldn’t even try and get that sort of tan naturally now.

10. With no iPhone, you were outdoors all the time and the most active you’ve ever been
You had no phone, and you didn’t care. Your only concerns was getting out and spending as much time with your friends as possible. We could all take a leaf out of our early childhood selves.

11. An ice-cold Coke in the sun was your Heaven, you’re much harder to please now
Where's our Martini with two olives, waiter?

12. Your parents took great care of you, now you take care of yourself, which you’re actually terrible at
Back then your parents did everything for you and made sure you wanted for nothing. Now as you’ve grown older, they still do their best to ensure you want for nothing, but you’re learning to take care of yourself. And you find out that you’re pretty damn bad at it.

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12 signs he’s not as nice as you think

Relationships

Aug 14, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Everyone says that nice guys finish last, there are some guys that act nice on the outside, but on the inside are really just a bit mean. They are always trying to keep up this facade, but sooner or later you will realise their true intentions. Here are the signs that your boyfriend is an asshole in disguise:

1. They act different around you when they’re with other people
They could be the most sweet and generous boyfriend one minute and then when they’re with their friends they act 12 years old. If he changes how he act towards you when you’re with other people, he has his own agenda and is ingenuine.

2. He always says that he is too “busy”
We all get swamped from time to time, but if this becomes commonplace, he clearly doesn’t value your time. If he actually cares about you he will make time to see you, no matter how busy he is. It’s always easy to dress things up as being busy, rather than telling the truth.

3. There is always an excuse for why they can’t pay
“I’m getting paid at the end of the week, so I’ll pay you back,” most of the time they never do and if they do it’s way too late. Guy’s shouldn’t always have to pay for the meal, but they should at least do it every now and again to be courteous. Just like you do!

4. If they’re always just “joking”
There is nothing wrong with playful teasing, but when if it seems like they are always trying to put a veil over everything they say , they could just be a nasty guy. If he really cared he would know when he is crossing the line, if he’s an asshole in disguise he’ll just say things without worrying about the consequences.

5. It takes forever for them to text you back
When you ask them why they didn’t text you back they always say that they forgot. From time to time they do, but if you seem to always be waiting for them to reply, you’re clearly not their priority.

6. They don’t want to make things official
They say that they just need some time and not to rush into anything. If this is going on for months, then he is clearly taking advantage of you. If he doesn’t want to commit then he shouldn’t be in a relationship and he is getting all the benefits of being in a relationship without actually being in one.

7. He zones out on conversations way too much
Guys do have a tendency to zone out in conversations with women from time to , it’s just one of those things. If he always seems to be checking his phone when you’re talking to him or clearly isn’t listening he’s not really invested in you.

8. They pretend to like your friends
You’re not going to get on with everyone, but if he clearly has no intention of getting to know your friends he is not making an effort. They might act like they’re really getting on with them, but then tell you that they don’t like them. It seems to be the same with most of your friends so the problem is clearly him.

9. It’s always what THEY want to do
They always suggest what they want to do and never give you a chance to decide. They won’t put down your suggestion they just give a reason to do what they want to do. “It will be fun, trust me”, it may seem innocent, but really they are only thinking about themselves.

10. It’s never their fault
If you are having an argument they will always turn everything back on you, so they aren’t made out to be the bad guy. They will always have an excuse and never take the blame for doing something even when they’re in the wrong.

11. They never remember those important dates
In all fairness, it seems like there are anniversaries for every little thing nowadays, but if they can’t remember when you first met they have got their priorities wrong. Guys aren’t the best at remembering dates, but if he forgets about Valentine’s Day he is clearly a terrible boyfriend.

12. He is selfish in bed
There is nothing wrong with a guy taking control in the bedroom, but if it’s all for him and nothing for her then it’s not mutual. If he’s selfish in the bedroom and it’s only what he wants to do, then you’re dating the wrong guy.

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