25 Social Rules I Learned The Hard Way
When you tell somebody that they “look good today,” it’s important to realize that the more astonished you appear, the less of a compliment it becomes.
The Kinds Of People You Really Need To Stop Dating
You need to stop handing out your heart like it’s free candy at the movies. It’s not. Your heart is the price of a Chanel store or, at the very least, a vacation to Europe.
Honest Facebook Photo Captions
“Of course I didn’t notice that you resemble the Elephant Man in my profile picture; I was distracted by how thin I look.”
6 Things That Are Not Worth Your Jealousy
Let’s talk about life here for a second. Spoiler alert: tons of people are going to have more money than you.
30 Awesome Songs That Feature Numbers In Their Title
If you don’t like Bob Marley & The Wailers, or this song, then I don’t like you. That is all.
Kind Of, Sort Of Dating, Maybe?
Are we supposed to be dating? Or are we more like good friends? Special buddies? No, not special buddies, that just sounds awkward. Hmm, maybe this is just about hooking up mostly. So like, are we one of those whatever with benefits type deals?
I Will Always Care Too Much
There is a deep cultural premium put on the “cool” of indifference in my generation, and it’s a persona that I doubt I could ever even fake. Because I do care, I care so deeply, and I am fairly certain I’m not alone.
10 First Date Deal Breakers
I know we met on Grindr and all, but can you at least wait until the date is over before you open it back up? Sheesh.
I’ll Never Be Good Enough For You
I will never be the person you want. Not really. I can be a shadow of that person, striving really hard to actually get there. But I never will.
How Do You Handle A Long Distance Relationship?
You can visit each other, you can Skype, you can do small things that make you feel connected to each other’s lives, but even those can sometimes seem like paltry offerings thrown into the void when you consider the vastness.
5 Sex Moves Every 20-Something Should Know About
If you’re going to take a stranger home for sex, you must know how to get them out of your apartment the morning after. No one likes a one night stand that awkwardly carries on into the next afternoon. And no, blasting “Linger” by The Cranberries is not a good enough hint.
20 People You Will Meet In Your 20s
Whatever this person is doing with their life, you no longer have the balls to do it. They’re quitting their job on a whim to go backpack through Asia. They’re dating gorgeous people they meet and ask out in the middle of the grocery store.
19 Things To Do When You Stay Up Until 5 A.M.
Sign up for a free trial of something that you’ll forget to cancel, thus earning yourself a full-blown membership.
5 Things Only You Are Judging About Yourself
When I have nasty acne, I tell myself that the people that love me would rather have me around than not have me around because I’m hiding out over a pimple.
32 Mistakes Not To Make While Drunk
Blogging without making the requisite announcement/tag that you are now “drunk blogging.” Everything written while drunk blogging is acceptable.
21 Truths About Being An Only Child
Famous only children include: FDR, Frank Sinatra, Lance Armstrong, and Elvis. Oh yeah, and some dude you may have heard of, goes by the name Jesus. You might remember him as the guy who invented magic tricks and being nice to other people, though. So yeah, there have been some pretty rad only children.
Just Because She Is Polite Does Not Mean She Is Flirting
Feeling the discomfort of even mild politeness being received as an open invitation to follow you down the street or insist on continuing a clearly-unwanted conversation is something you don’t have to be particularly gorgeous to experience.