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The Art of Faking It

The Art of Faking It

Getting over a break up is hard, but it's even harder when you're still in love with your ex.

2020

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Behind The Sex: A Look Into Fucking For Validation

A dick appointment to feel attractive? Sounds familiar

9 min readDec 4, 2021

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Blooming in adversity

Since my last post about being unsure whether I would get a job I really wanted, related to mental health, a number of things have changed…

7 min readJul 12, 2022

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Blooming in adversity

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Dreaming of ways to get out

I have my reasons to stay

6 min readMay 26, 2022

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Dreaming of ways to get out

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If I had a Time Machine

When I was around seven years old, my parents and I lived in this little house at the end of a pretty long road. I remember it feeling like…

4 min readJan 6, 2022

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If I had a Time Machine

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☾ a glimpse into the mind of a lost girl ☽

TRIGGER WARNING: mentions of kidnapping / murder / abuse. talk about depression (?), disassociation

6 min readSep 22, 2021

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☾ a glimpse into the mind of a lost girl ☽

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On dating someone outside my religion

[this is a snippet of my article for Hello Giggles which you can find here.]

2 min readSep 21, 2021

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On dating someone outside my religion

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Holding Onto My Roots In An Interracial Relationship

I won’t minimise my identity or ethnicity to anyone feel comfortable

10 min readMar 28, 2021

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Holding Onto My Roots In An Interracial Relationship

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Hyperpigmentation as a brown woman

Eurocentric beauty standards are so exhausting to live up to

4 min readMar 24, 2021

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Hyperpigmentation as a brown woman

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Not Any Less Asian

Choosing to date someone who is white does not make me any less Asian.

5 min readMar 24, 2021

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Not Any Less Asian

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On Bratz, Representation & Empowerment

What the girls with a passion for fashion taught me about self-love

5 min readMar 23, 2021

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On Bratz, Representation & Empowerment

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Sumaiya Ahmed

Sumaiya Ahmed

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Sumaiya Ahmed is a freelance journalist and contemporary romance author, specialising in sex & relationships, PCOS, and mental health. ko-fi.com/sumaiyaahmed

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