A Single Girl’s Guide to 2017

Relationships

As 2017 is fast approaching, it’s only fair Singletons avoid sitchuations in the year ahead. Having said that, be warned that there a...

The Reality of the Sri Lankan Christmas Lunch

Relationships

One thing which every Sri Lankan actively looks forward to is the food and not just the sweets with hints of brandy and what would nor...

Ten Times a Single Girl Says I Like You

Relationships

Yes, I could actually think of ten times I’ve said I like you without having to say the words. One of the longstanding jokes I have w...

A Tropical Christmas

Relationships

Christmas is one of the few holidays during the year which every Sri Lankan actively looks forward to. It’s so highly anticipated, th...

Community Dogs in Sri Lanka

Relationships

Coexistence of humans and animals has been a topic that has been discussed by animal rights activists in Sri Lanka during the recent pa...

Open Plan in Sri Lanka

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If you’re not familiar with the term open space or open plan concept, then think of the headquarters of Google, Pixar or Facebook. Im...

Questions for the Newly Coupled Girl

Relationships

Let me just start by saying that questions *never* end. Even if it meant you’ve been single for years, you’re asked why; when you�...

5 lesser known charities that could use your help this Chris...

Relationships

The wellrehearsed line during this time is that Christmas is the season of giving. And as cliched as one might think that is, it defini...

Scammers in and around Colombo

Relationships

Parents often warn their children not to talk to strangers, and yet it’s an impossibility to go about your daily dues without having ...

The Dos and Don’ts Of Relationships

Relationships

When I am asked what I loved most about being single and how it has changed over the last two months with The Boyfriend, I readily say ...

Types of People You Will Meet at a Party

Relationships

Us Sri Lankans love a good party. Whether we’re throwing one or attending one nothing gets us pumped up like a good baila session an...

When life is in the valley

Relationships

If we are to plot a chart through our respective lives, it should run like an ECG reading with much ups and downs. In some, there coul...

Dear Future Boyfriend

Relationships

As I contemplate how blissful my current single status is, I thought there might come a time where I might revel in the realms of a rel...

What I Wish I Hadn’t Done In The Single Years

Relationships

With great relationship status updates comes great questions. Over the last month, I have received a great many messages via WhatsApp, ...

Reforming the MMDA

Relationships

A much needed revision of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) has been called for with the government appointing a subcommittee...

7 Types of People at Lankan Supermarkets

Relationships

A trip to the supermarket can either be tedious or therapeutic depending on how you look at it, but you can bet it’s always unbeliev...

From Independence to a Relationship

Relationships

Leaving behind a Red Velvet cake for a Cookie Dough cake is never easy; both sides look equally amazing. In the same way leaving behind...

He said he loved me, then he tried to rob me

Relationships

It all started with an innocuous Facebook request from a guy who purported to be a friend of an uncle. He seems nice enough, she though...

Single Vs. Taken

Relationships

I am counting the days until I get my Christmas bonus. Just to think

The Crush

Relationships

When you’ve been away from the gym for a few months and you remember your New Year resolutions and you trudge back unwillingly in Sep...

11 Things You Should Never Tell A Single Person

Relationships

There are certain things that should never escape your mouth; especially if the person you are conversing with is single. The three rel...

What People Don’t Tell You About Being Single

Relationships

Are you the type of person who relies on manuals? For electronics? For garden tools? For Life? Or, do you live dangerously by taking yo...

Unattractive Things Guys Do

Relationships

Let’s start by agreeing that men aren’t unicorns

The Worst Kinds of Dates

Relationships

I haven’t been on one for almost four years, but I hear too many horror stories to convince me that I ought to remain just as I am. I...

Relationship Mode

Relationships

Nope, I am not in a relationship. I am tempted to add yet at the end of the last sentence, but I resolve not to tempt that little b*sta...

The First Move

Relationships

I am on a warpath. It could be that I am Mars Bar deprived, but this week has been protesting about men who expect women to make the fi...

To Date Again

Relationships

I’ve been out of business for three years. A lot has happened in the dating world since. We need a map, GPS, and a firstaid kit to ma...