Matters of the Heart

How We Met Maikel and I met at a New Year’s Eve party to welcome in the year 2009. I was 16 years old, and Maikel was 18. We fell…

It could be that you’re going to university, getting a new job or moving in with your significant other. Whatever the reason is, leaving home is a step that everyone…

It’s an all too common theme  in the modern dating world – getting out of one relationship and jumping right into a new one. I like to call this term…

Looking after yourself is tricky. Looking after yourself and someone else? Now that’s even harder. It can be difficult to know what to focus on when you’re taking care of…

It’s a rollercoaster It’s a hard time. At some points, it feels impossible. You feel like you can’t cope. You just want to lock yourself away in your room and…

Relationships can be the best things in the world, but when you and your partner aren’t on the same page, stuff can get complicated. It’s hard enough dealing with our…

Something we’ve been following for a while at Taylor Magazine is Gurls Talk – an online community of women who can share their experiences in an open-minded and judgement-free environment,…

I can remember with lucent clarity the first time I embraced an end. I was talking to my brother about a recent rejection I encountered. Basically, I cared about someone…

Ah, the breakup. An often-debated topic that I’m sure no one is a stranger to. Breakups come in all shapes, intensities, lengths and sizes. They all have one thing in…

In my experience, I have found that friendships can be the easiest things in the world. They can require no effort from either person in order for them to thrive.…

Maybe you’ve been thinking about it for as far back as you can remember…Maybe it never even crossed your mind until it became your reality…Or maybe it was something you…

We’ve all probably dealt with this scenario before. Having to say a (temporary!) goodbye to someone who’s moving away, whether to another state or whole different country altogether. Fortunately, even…

The first mobile phone number I ever memorised was that of my big sister. I was eight when I was bought a pink, brick-like Nokia, and every day when I…

What would we do without our friends? From reuniting for the start of another academic season, to celebrating each and every holiday together (Galentine’s Day, Christmas, Halloween, Bonfire Night… any…

For most, tidying up is a dreary, rainy day activity, neglected until the mounting loads of clothes, papers, books and knick knacks have finally made our homes unlivable. But tidying…