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Vogue
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale on Power Stances, Power Ballads, and Her Own Powerful Love Story
We get compared to each other quite a lot, which is fair, because we started as a duo. I think there's so much strength in giving it everything, being confrontational and forward-facing. But I also think there's power in turning your back to an audience, as if to say: 'I'm only going to give you this much.' It drives people insane—particularly men. They're like, 'Why are you not being smiley and lovely and accommodating to us?' Writing this album came alongside you coming into your queerness. I wonder if you feel, in disconnecting from the male gaze, that's also played out in your new image, style, self-presentation. Totally. And that's been so fun. There's so many men in our comments living in fear of my armpit hair. I think it's hilarious. I never set out to be antagonizing. I'm being more me than ever, and I think discovering my queerness in a natural, gradual way has made me more confident. I'm also more comfortable with having a muscular physique. I always had an athletic build, but as a 30-year-old woman who grew up in the time of pro-anorexia websites…I am angry that I had to go through that. I am happy feeling freer, powerful, and stronger. I've been one thing and now I look like another thing—it's liberating to switch up your look and be who you want to be. Having the time to write this album together in the remote English seaside town of Southwold, I'm sure, was quite special. Maybe one of the first moments you got to be still together? That felt like a milestone moment. Touring was our normality. Having the resources to hire a house and jam together to make a new record, and that's the job? It's a pinch-me moment, when your job is just to make music. Touring is great—but it can feel like you go gig to gig and the luck might eventually run out. It also felt very cathartic for us five writing together. We toured for so long with the first album that Hester and I mostly wrote together. We signed as a duo, but [the five of us] have gone through so much together. Still, there were too many occasions where Henry, Joshua, and Ellis would be perceived as session players, and it's always been more than that. It was nice to draw the second chapter out as a whole, mad, five-person operation. It was very fluid and relaxed, allowing ourselves a lot of space to jam, put things down, and pick things back up.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
These are the most common insecurities fueling your dating app obsession
Are you constantly swiping? This may be why. Dating apps have become the go-to platform for people looking for love — but for some, it's fueling insecurities and enabling bad habits. A new study, published in Computers in Human Behavior, revealed the common insecurities that could be fueling your dating app obsession. People who are insecure about their looks, anxious about being in social settings and constantly think they're being rejected are more likely to use dating apps in a problematic way. The research, conducted with over 5,400 young adults aged 18 to 35 in Taiwan, aimed to understand how certain psychological traits influence the way individuals interact with dating apps. With millions of users worldwide, these platforms are more than just a casual means to meet new people—they're increasingly shaping the way young people present themselves and form relationships. But, as this study suggests, there's a dark side to hiding behind a screen. Researchers found that individuals who experienced high levels of anxiety — specifically about their appearance, social settings and rejection — tended to view dating apps as a helpful tool for self-presentation and relationship-building. Because these users are often uncomfortable with face-to-face interactions and worried about their appearance, they are drawn to the relative safety and control of their dating app profile. Dating apps allow them to curate their image and engage with others in a way that feels less intimidating. Many participants in the study said that these apps made it easier to form connections — especially those with higher levels of anxiety. While these perceived benefits may sound positive, they come with unexpected dangers. Singles with higher levels of anxiety were also more likely to have problematic habits when using dating apps — like compulsively checking their messages, constantly re-evaluating their profiles, or excessively focusing on potential rejections. These people were also more likely to report feelings of frustration or distress when their interactions on dating apps didn't go as planned. In the worst cases, these users could develop unhealthy relationships with the apps, using them to avoid real-world social interactions, which would in turn deepen their fear of rejection. Overall, anxious individuals do seem to benefit from the ability to manage their image and relationships digitally, making social connections easier. However, their vulnerabilities — especially rejection sensitivity— can lead to excessive reliance on these platforms, which may ultimately harm their mental health, well-being and ability to connect IRL. Young adulthood is a critical period for developing social skills and emotional resilience, making Gen Z and millennials particularly susceptible to the consequences of using dating apps in a problematic way.
