Welcome to Uni, and if no one has made it clear to you yet – these years will be excruciating and yet, you will love them. 

Part of that challenge is determining where the 'friend-zone' begins and ends, where true love is hiding at any given moment, and where the illusive creatures you introduce to your parents as “special friends” hang out on a Friday night. Fortunately for you, we’ve gathered the top 5 ways to know if you’re in the grey area. 

The Late Night Study Buddy.  

We all know that the sexiest time of the day is once it gets dark. If you’re lucky enough to find that HiQT from your class interested in a late study session, get ready for d-n-m’s and kissie emojis. 

The In-Class Distraction. 

Do you pop-up and tag each other in memes 100% of the time in class but don’t hang out outside of class? This is an iconic grey-area.  

The Overnight Best Friend 

Watch out ma peeps, this is the grey area to kill all grey areas. Are you in the Friend-zone? Yes. Do you have to stay there? No. The sudden-soul-mate is in that special category of ‘Fake Friend-Zone’ 

The Musical Liaison  

If you’re a music-lover it won’t take long for it to come up in conversation what you really think HUMBLE is all about and whether Kendrick Lamar is the best songwriter of all time. Relish the friendships you make through this portal but be careful of the murky grey-area between loving the same things and loving each other. 

The Roundhouse Party Hookup 

Alright, we’ll say it: WE HAVE ALL DONE THIS. Be ye not ashamed of thy young and sexual natures. The Roundy is the original Garden of Eden for hooking up with your class crush but remember that they exist outside the walls of pumping choons and beers. Send them a text, hang out, see what the vibe is in this drunken no-man’s-land.