Catfishing: we’ve all heard about it, and some unlucky folks have even been on the receiving end of it. It’s the strange phenomenon...
Did you know that every hug, smile and conversation we have with other people is most likely influenced by invisible patterns from our ...
The recent deaths of school students have left an unimaginable void in their families, schools, and our broader community. This tragedy...
Ladies who are unmarried can choose how they spend their lives with perhaps more freedom than those who are married. We spoke to a few ...
If you are an only child, you may often find that you are labelled as someone who is selfish, self- centered, have trouble sharing, com...
With many migrating, families seem to be opting to put their parents or loved ones in care /elders homes. The demand for good care hom...
Becoming a widow or widower is perhaps one of the toughest situations many have to face. The feelings of grief and loneliness at losing...
Couples who work in the same profession do full-time jobs that are demanding and their working lives and personal lives are deeply int...
Today we commence a new column titled IN YOUR OPINION, where important, newsworthy and salient subjects are addressed by a cross sectio...
The days of calling up the old gang for lunch, chatting it up with your girlfriends as you pull out a tacky dress from the hangers at a...
n June, we celebrate and recognize LGBTQ Pride Month in honour of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. This commemorative month acknowledges th...
Being a parent means you will face good and bad times, however perhaps one of the biggest challenges parents face is when their c...
Imagine a world where a child’s punishment isn’t measured in screams, but in a chilling silence. A recent video, a stark reminder e...
We all know the story. The wicked stepmother who swoops in, poisons apples, and generally makes life miserable for our favourite prince...
MARRIAGE IS NOT A BED OF ROSES AND ANY MARRIAGE HAS ITS GOOD AND BAD TIMES. BUT TODAY NUMEROUS YOUNG AND EVEN OLDER COUPLES ARE GETTING...
As much as we think you owe it to your partner to break up face to face, us depraved souls - albeit secretly - are totally thankful tha...
For the last two weeks, my usual shortcut back home after work is no longer short; what took me under twenty minutes now takes me forty...
Apart from having so much fun writing what Guys wanted in a Girl, I was inspired to write this because someone triggered me by asking w...
I remember seeing a very popular meme on social media on the extent of their knowledge about the opposite sex – and it was a blank bi...
If you have had to use a public toilet at Majestic City, you will realise how Sri Lankans need a manual for just about anything. Is the...
I think I’ve finally figured out why Sri Lankans find local cuisine a complex challenge. Can anything be cooked without adding sevent...
As a female, I feel that sometimes I am more biased towards my own kind – today, I am going to side with guys as I take on the Types ...
My 27-year-old colleague was complaining that she had nine weddings to attend during the remaining 5 months.
You know how the popular adage goes, ‘single and available’? Well, I was a little over the top.
If you have met a Sri Lankan who doesn’t dish out relationship advice like the chap who vends out kadala on the pavement in Nugegoda,...
Sri Lankans are a funny bunch. Isn’t it strange that we have the highest number of hits on local news media sites that feature abysma...
You might be thinking, ‘Just seven? Is that all?’ Absolutely not! These are the most popular types that you and I have would possib...
A few weeks ago, Facebook was filled with ardent posts wishing both Mothers and Mothers in Law for Mother’s Day. For someone who love...
To start with, Sri Lankan girls are like the delicate balance between a moist konde kavum and a lunu dehi chutney – and if you are a ...