The Death of the Certified Lover Girl
If you haven’t heard it already, romance is dead. From college hookup culture to trial and error with online dating, that Noah and Allie love…
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TV Work Romances
TV shows portray an entertainment oasis that allows us to momentarily escape reality. One of the most engaging, hooking parts of TV shows: the romances….
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Gift Guide Based off Your Partner’s Love Language
As the holidays are coming closer and closer, it is time to start brainstorming gifts for the one you love. Depending on your partner’s personality,…
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How To Gift Thoughtfully
The holiday season is full of things to celebrate. It’s a time to spend with family and loved ones, often while sharing gifts. However, giving…
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Unattainability and Unpredictability Breed Attraction
You’d be lying now if you said you haven’t made any dumb decisions regarding your romantic endeavors. How couldn’t you? There’s no roadmap or handbook…
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There’s Something About Normal People
Fun fact of the day: Matty Healy actually read “Normal People,” watched Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal passionately fall in love the most infuriating way…
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Your Head Versus Your Heart
When it comes to romance and relationships, we’ve all heard about making decisions with your head versus your heart. The battle between logic and emotion….
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Debunking the Professor-Student Relationship Fascination
We’ve all witnessed the heated hookup or affair between a professor and their student on TV. A short-lived, scandalous romance that rarely lasts a season….
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Opinion: How A Comedy Special Changed My Perspective on Love
I don’t think anything has better changed my perspective on love than Daniel Sloss’s Jigsaw analogy. Sloss is a Scottish comedian with two Netflix specials:…
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It’s About Time to Delete Co-Star
Admit it, we are suckers for astrology. We have all checked our astrological signs and blamed the nuances of life on our horoscopes. Exploring the…
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Is Age Really Just a Number?
When you’re trying to find the prefect partner, it may be the looks or the personality that initially draw you in, but eventually you’re going…
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Soulmate: Reality or Torture Device?
Whether it’s “Don’t worry, you’ll find someone,” or “So, are you seeing someone special?” when you’re single, someone’s always got a bit of commentary for…
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Romance Intolerance
Today, it seems we’ve accepted this idea of a romance-free life. It’s become so normal that when we experience the real thing we don’t know…
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The Single Girls of State: Factory Reset
While I don’t wear a Penn State backpack or fly around campus on a scooter, I have spent the past three years of my life…
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Does Single Life Have a Shelf-Life?
When you’re dating, do you have to put your single self on the shelf? Does your single life have an expiration date, or can you…
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Romance Movies: Fiction or Real-Life?
Despite what society deems fiction, with an “unrealistic” storyline, romance movies may be more realistic than you think. Romance movies essentially portray a damsel in…
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Importance of Independence in Relationships
So, you’re boo’d up and annoying your friends with how in love and happy you are. That’s wonderful and we’re so happy for you (feeling…
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The Single Girls of State: Cruel Intentions
He’s just not that into you. We’ve all seen the movie and heard the words, but my question this week is this: when is it…
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The Single Girls of State: Green Flags
I am a cynic. We’ve all known this. When I began this column, I only had one goal — to showcase how bad dating is…
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Vulnerability is Your Superpower
Vulnerability has long been seen as a sign of weakness, but VALLEY is changing the notion of what it means to be vulnerable. Mental health…
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