The Desire and Disdain for DTR
I’ve been dating since I was 16, and in all honesty, I’ve hated every single second of it. I’ve gone through all of the trials and tribulations of modern dating:…
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Wen Hsiao
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Wen Hsiao is a content creator from Taipei, Taiwan. She currently resides in Amsterdam, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media and Information at the University of Amsterdam. Wen is a senior writer at Lithium Magazine, which she’s been working with since March of 2016. Wen enjoys writing about love, music, and culture. She hopes to publish her own collection of love stories and have a newspaper column one day.
So, You’ve Run Out of First Dates
Nothing quite describes your early 20s like a chain of shitty first dates. You abruptly make plans two hours before because all of your friends have bailed on you and…
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Strung Along: How We Separated Our Dreams from Our Families’
At the end of my first day of kindergarten, my mother had to drag me out as I kicked and screamed. I soon calmed down and agreed to leave when…
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Let’s Talk About Taiwanese Women
I am a Taiwanese woman. Growing up between Taiwan and China, I always found it difficult to navigate my identity. In China, Taiwanese women are labeled “homewreckers” thanks to our…
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What the University of Amsterdam Is Actually Like
If you search “University of Amsterdam” on YouTube, you’ll get a handful of perspectives, from the school’s picture-perfect admissions videos to ex-students’ slanderous depictions. Combined, these videos don’t offer a…
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Becoming Bridget Jones
Names have been changed. On the surface, I seem to have nothing in common with Bridget Jones. But after three movies and a serious reevaluation of my life, I found…
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He Only Liked Me Because I’m Asian
Names have been changed. Every article of clothing I owned was laid out on my bed, and Spotify’s “This Is John Mayer” playlist was playing in the background. I was…
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A Guide to My City: Amsterdam
What comes to mind when you think of Amsterdam? Is it wide canals and narrow houses? Roadsides dotted with tulips? Or is it the city’s reputation—the distinctive smell of marijuana…
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