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The Year Gap, Or: My Discomfort with Dating Freshers
St Andrews has been full of new faces lately. And yet, for returning students, the dating scene doesn’t seem to have been as rejuvenated by the town’s new blood as some may have hoped. Why is this? Credit: Pinterest Allow me to begin to answer my own question with a personal anecdote. I was recently in Spoons with some friends when, to our great amusement, a handsome young man struck up a conversation with one of them at the bar. They seemed to be hitting it off – until he r
Annie Findlay
Oct 43 min read


Sex and the Small Town: Why is St Andrews So Sexless?
It's the complaint that comes up time and time again, lamented on by students until entire friend groups are blue in the face: what is it about this town that has caused the dating scene to wither away to the sad state we find it in today? Credit: Pinterest My friend group consists of beautiful, interesting, talented women – none of whom should struggle to find partners, should they be seeking them. Yet only two of these women are in relationships, with both of these relation
Annie Findlay
Sep 214 min read
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