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Hello! It's Matt here. Welcome back to Stridi Towers. It’s the time of year when everyone is meeting potential housemates, fitting in house viewings between lectures and putting your name down on that perfect house right next to the bus stop. Even if it does have a small kitchen. That is, unless you’re lucky enough to have found your perfect set of housemates in first year, and you don’t need to move again for the whole of uni.  Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels But if you’re not quite so fortunate, I’m here to provide you with a few tips for finding the perfect house, as well as the perfect housemates. First of all, I'll clarify that its worth contacting your university, as many unis have a message board for people looking for housemates. Or, at the very least, they'll be able to point you in the direction of the accomodation team, who will have some handy information for you. However, if you’ve reached third year and you’re a house-hunting

Relationships can be tough and while Valentines Day is a great excuse to spoil your significant other, how can you maintain a healthy relationship beyond Cupid’s Special Day?  Relationships take effort and dedication it’s not as simple as meeting "The One" and living happily ever after. What do you want from your relationship? What are your relationship goals? How well do your individual goals align with that of your significant other?  Here are some quick skills to work on to make your relationship as healthy as possible - these are great places to start, rather than the final solution. Empathy Everyone talks about empathy but it is a skill you have to work on. How often do you get into an argument which, after a cooling down period, you realise could’ve have been avoided if you thought about their point of view? Photo by Vera Arsic from Pexels Empathy is not just a great skill for a romantic relationship but all social relationships. You ha

Hey guys! It’s that time of year again.  Christmas feels long gone, January has finally ended, and the new decade is in full swing. The next date in the diary is fast approaching. Some love it and some aren’t quite so fond of it. Yep, that’s right! Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us. Photo by freestocks.org from Pexels I was just discussing our next article with Josh last week, and he suggested that, with Valentines approaching, we could write about “Maintaining a long-distance relationship at university”. Many of us have been in that situation and I had several housemates who would often have their partner stay over.  I had one housemate in second year who’s girlfriend practically lived with us. I had another housemate who alternated weekends with his other half – one week he went to her, the next she would come to us. I also had a guy in the room next door one year, who couldn’t leave the house without skyping his beloved first. It just goes to show that there are