"But when you ask permission, you're outing yourself as a little weird. Again, this isn't meant to be offensive. I'm just clarifying everyone else's thought process."

I read it as part of my book club. I was skeptical of it at the beginning because I had preconceived notions that it would be a typical girly novel (I'm more of a fan of young adult fiction as opposed to adult fiction), but it wasn't like that at all. It's not in my top ten but it was an enjoyable read and the others…

Sounds like a stressful Christmas for you! At least she's wellmeaning?

Here is my cat - she was not happy with me

Thesis definitely counts. Did you ever have to write an ethics proposal? Have you submitted a paper to a peer-reviewed journal? I bet those would count.

Don't compare yourself to how much others have done - I do it too, and it just makes me worry and feel more paralysed about deadlines. You just need to get it in by the university's deadline, not your friend's idea of the deadline. Good luck!

I have been friends with a group of girls since I was four years old. My friendship has always been rocky with two of them - I think our personalities never really matched so over the years I have kept a civil distance, that has sometimes been peppered with getting along well with them and enjoying their company and…

He sounds really sweet, I'm excited for you. The whole dating thing can be so daunting when you haven't done it before, and even then, no matter how many dates somebody goes on, unless they're super-confident, there will always be first-date nerves. What's meant to be won't pass you by - if you go on the date with…

When my boyfriend and I saw this video on Friday, it prompted us going on Youtube to see if there were any other videos out there. We found this clip of Jimmy Kimmel asking kids about politics, which you guys over in the states may have already seen. I have not laughed so much in a long time - comedy gold!

There was an article about this in the Guardian recently, and so many people said that 'the worst type' of dinner table guests are the ones who ask to split the bill. Some people even suggested that if you can't afford to go out for a full dinner, don't go out at all. I really hope that none of those people are…

My boyfriend and I sometimes find it difficult when friends ask us out to dinner and we're low on money that week, but don't want to miss out on their company. We still end up going, but as a compromise, choose to drink tap water instead of wine, and either share a starter and a main between the two of us, or only…

My mom comes the same area, and she actually met my dad a similar way. He was staying at my aunt's b&b and only met her briefly at the end of his holiday. He came back again six months later and stayed there again, and a holiday romance kicked off. They're still happily married now. I guess you never know who will…