Lucy Eaton

We blunt romance and passion with this constant calculation of risk, this paranoid scanning for threats, and by holding back to avoid being hurt. We encourage each other to be emotionally absent, unfazed, uncaring. We even call it empowerment! It’s not. It’s neuroticism. I think we are a generation absolutely terrified of getting hurt and doing all... See more

“Wellness hit a saturation point and became uncool. When mass brands bought into wellness as a lifestyle, they poured so many marketing dollars into the system that the discourse around it became overwhelming. People started realising [much of it is] a marketing ploy,” says Viktoriia Vasileva, cultural researcher and marketing strategist. “Now,... See more

Social media is full of young women warning each other and listing out red flags and reasons why you should dump him or dodge commitment. He compliments you a lot? Love-bombing. Says I miss you too soon?Run. Approaches you in person? Predator. It’s all so cynical. It’s all about how not to catch feelings; ways not to get attached; how “you’re not... See more

all flesh rots, yes, even gold-laced skin,

soft lips that once knew how to sin,

eyes that drank in morning’s light,

now hollow, blind to day or night.

the bloom of youth, the sculpted frame,

the whispered praise, the fleeting fame,

they curl and crack, they break and fall,

time takes its due; it claims us all.

What was once an innocuous word used to encapsulate the heightened emotions that are common and normal in the early stages of a relationship has become a diagnosis

But we should realise that in trying to circumvent pain or awkwardness, you don’t get any of the good stuff either: support; kinship; a village.