The gym is a strange place.
As well as making you feel empowered, it also has the ability to reduce your self-confidence to the size of a dwarfed raisin.
And nowhere, in my experience, is this truer than in the changing rooms.
When I was about 17, I went to my mum’s gym and sought out one of the private cubicles in the locker room. When I came back… Read the full story
One day every year the earth turns dark for just one hour.
That means turning off all electricity to help protect the planet and do your bit in stopping climate change.
Having resisted gentrification for years and been better known for its bar brawls and ‘no-go’ areas in the past, Kentish town has only fairly recently taken London by storm and made its mark on the map.
Now, however, there is no doubt that it’s one of the best places to live in London.
With… Read the full story
Everyone knows someone with hypochondria.
Men with man-flu, the flatmate who makes a meal of the slightest hangover, or anyone who uses the term ‘general malaise.’
I thought hypochondria was a joke; an affected delicacy befitting a fine-boned Victorian lady in possession… Read the full story
A black and white cat has landed herself a job as a receptionist in a nursing home after winning the hearts of the elderly people living there.
It doesn’t need to be National Burger Day to get your chops around a succulent patty with the extras of your choice.
Burgers can get bad press at times thanks to the reputation of some fast food outlets.
If you look around though, there are some very tasty offerings out there, especially around the UK.
To save you the hassle of wandering from town to town, county to county, in search of the perfect patty and bun, here are 10 of the best burgers to try before… Read the full story
Most people treat their dogs to a new bone, some treats and maybe even a steak dinner when celebrating their birthday.
Others – well, 20-year-old Ryan Rodriguez – takes his dog to the museum.
To celebrate his pup’s third birthday, Ryan took his Corgi, Anakin, to the Museum of Modern Art, in… Read the full story
Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a condition where people feel they are much more important than everyone else.
They will feel a huge need to be admired by others, and won’t understand other people’s feelings.
Such people will spend a great deal of time thinking about how they will achieve power or success, or focusing on their appearance.
It’s common for those with NPD to take advantage of the people around them.
The condition will typically begin by early… Read the full story
You wouldn’t think that you’d see comments or news about why a ‘straight pride‘ doesn’t exist in March, over three months before the Pride season officially starts.
And yet, while browsing the news the other day, I saw a story about it.
Apparently, a student in the US decided to put posters up around his school with the following text:
Celebrate being straight at JHS by not annoying the heck out… Read the full story
In case you haven’t noticed, school dress codes keep popping up in the news recently.
Mostly because they’re nearly always aimed at women or girls.
I’m fortunate enough to have been able to move out of my parents’ home, and not have to move into a house with a load of strangers.
When I moved out, I got a flat with my best mate in the world and it was epic.
When I hear horror stories from people at work about their housemates stealing their food, or bringing home strangers… Read the full story
Dating isn’t easy.
If you’re not being ghosted, you’re being breadcrumbed; if you’re not being breadcrumbed, you’re being gaslighted; and if you’re not being gaslighted… I’ve lost track, but it’s probably bad.
Fortunately, your friends are always on hand with advice and wisdom gleamed… Read the full story
Lally, a shih tzu from Laguna, Philippines, married her long-term boyfriend, Kian, another shih tzu, on 4 March.
Do you remember Kevin and Perry?
There is a famous scene where a delightful Kevin excitedly counts down to turning 13.
As the clock strikes midnight, Kevin transforms Jekyll and Hyde-style into a teenager in front of his terrified parents.
Well, anyone with a pre-teen boy knows that the transformation is not that dramatic.
It starts with small things and it snowballs until you have a fully formed teenager… Read the full story
Are you pondering the merits of having a threesome? Is Donald Trump turning you into a raging alcoholic? Is the hot girl in Pret still not giving you free stuff?
Metro’s resident agony uncle Andy has the answer to all of your problems.
Well, it’s an answer at least. And it’s not like you’re paying for it.
There should be a special circle in hell reserved for people who point at your stomach and ask if you are pregnant.
I’m not talking about the close friends and relatives who may pull you aside and ask you discreetly.
I am talking about the strangers in the supermarkets and shops, or random acquaintances, who stand and point at your stomach and loudly ask, ‘Are you pregnant?’
It could be a variation of this question, like when’s it due or what are you having.
If you are not pregnant, it is very much a ground-swallow-me-up-now moment as you struggle to find the words to explain to a perfect stranger that it is very much just a food baby under your jumper.
We all know how it goes.
‘We need to talk,’ one of you says, and the deal is clear. ‘This isn’t working anymore.’
You have a long conversation divulging the reasons why. There might be tears; it could get ugly.
Then, finally, once the dust is settled, one of you will say that poison phrase: ‘We can still be friends though?’
The part of you that wants to come across as a polite, reasonable and mature human being will probably think ‘yeah why not’.
They were an important part of your life, so why would you want to cut them out altogether?
You’ve seen it work for other people, why shouldn’t it work for… Read the full story
No matter how much planning and hard work you put into your big day, Murphy’s law will always make sure that whatever can go wrong, most likely will.
And sadly, a lot of the time the… Read the full story
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