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When Your Heart Breaks, It Doesn’t Stay Broken Forever
The pain you’re feeling right now is not going to make a permanent home within you.
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If Your Partner Freaks Out Over These 7 Things, They’re Not Your Forever Person
If you make more money than them or graduate earlier than them or turn out better than them at something they’re good at, they shouldn’t be pissed at you. They…
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6 Bullshit Reasons You Haven’t Stopped Chasing Him, Even Though He’s Clearly Wrong For You
You might feel like it’s better to have someone around to compliment you and kiss you every once in a while, even though they’re never going to make the relationship…
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If I Haven’t Checked In On You Lately, I’m Sorry
There’s a part of me that feels like a shitty person because it’s not that hard to send a text, it’s not that hard to be there. But another part…
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25 Misleading Beliefs About Love You Need To Let Go Of By 25
There are various definitions of effort, but people don’t always stop trying.
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A Story About What I Would Tell You If You Came Back
I would tell you that I’m so glad you’re back, I really am. But … we need to take things slow. After all, you did leave me.
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It’s Okay If All You Could Do Today Was Wake Up
Bottom line: we are in no place to judge how someone else chooses to practice self-care.
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Don’t Search For Love—It Will Find You
When you look too hard, you run the risk of settling for anything. When you want love so desperately, you think you see the love in people too quickly, and that…
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The Side Of Yourself Only Your Forever Person Will See, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
CAPRICORN: Your silly side.
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Here’s How The 2020 Venus Retrograde Will Affect Each Zodiac Sign
Venus—the planet of beauty, love, and all things which we value— begins retrograde course in 21° Gemini on May 13 until June 25.
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30 Impactful Lessons I Hope You Learn In Your Twenties
I think we “grow up” in our twenties. We work on becoming (and figuring out) who we want to be. And as we move through these years, we try to…
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29 Psychological Tricks That Will Make You More Trustworthy, Likable, And Productive
Doing something you’re avoiding by just doing the smallest possible step, like washing one plate. It cracks the procrastination paralysis and you usually end up doing the whole thing anyway.
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Hold On To That Little Bit Of Hope, Dear
Those big, beautiful things you want most in your life are going to come to you unexpectedly, and until then, appreciate the little moments that make you believe in the…
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Best College Dorm Packing Checklist – Free PDF Included [2020]
Let this checklist be your guide and help you create the BEST dorm room.
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40 Invaluable Pieces Of Advice From People Over 40 Who Are Happy With Their Lives
Constantly chasing perfection will keep you permanently stressed. That doesn’t mean you should not try to better your life, just know that if you expect perfection you will never be…
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What Each Zodiac Sign Should Stop Lying About In May 2020
LIBRA: Stop lying about your happiness in a relationship when you are secretly unsatisfied.
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Your Friendship Will Always Be The Best Kind Of Therapy
Your friendship will always be the reason behind the laughter after the tears. Your friendship will always be the reason why I heal faster and why I move on with…
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Raif Derrazi Is Living Proof That It’s Possible To Thrive With An HIV+ Diagnosis
“HIV is just a silly little virus,” Raif Derrazi begins. “It consists of tiny specks of organic matter trying to live just like any other kind of life. That’s it. It’s…
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30 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Had A Toxic Childhood
You cling to people because you know that they are going to leave at some point.
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Toxic Humans Are Not Going To Appreciate Your Soft Heart
They are going to make you feel like you don’t have a right to be happy without their permission, like you don’t have a right to be sad when it’s…
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50 Hilarious Clean Jokes That Will Make You Laugh At Any Age
What do you call it when Batman skips church? Christian Bale.
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6 Reminders For Girls Who Are Feeling Unloved And Unappreciated
You shouldn’t settle for whatever you’re getting, simply because you’re afraid of chasing someone away by asking for more.
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Why Each Zodiac Sign Should Stay Positive
GEMINI: Because things can always change between now and tomorrow.
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10 Self-Sabotaging Mindsets That Are Unintentionally Ruining Your Life
“I’ll always be defined by my past.”
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33 Ways To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse
Get a bike. It’s fast, silent, uses no fuel, is able to move on blocked roads and can be easily carried if you have to proceed on foot.
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The Positive Affirmation Each Zodiac Sign Needs To Get Through May 2020
CAPRICORN: “I give myself permission to feel, to care, to love.”
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Kitchen Renovation On A Budget: The $30,000 Challenge
If you’re looking to accomplish a standard, all-inclusive kitchen remodel — this would include new appliances, cabinetry, as well as features like a sink, faucet, lights, and so on — you…
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God, Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?
Why do horrible people get ahead in life while good people suffer and struggle?
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6 Reminders If Your Healing Process Is Taking Longer Than You Hoped
You can’t rush the process. And you can’t pretend the process doesn’t exist, either. It might seem easier to pretend you’re okay, pretend nothing has hurt you, pretend there isn’t…
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Everything My Mother Taught Me About Life Before She Passed Away
You cannot love somebody into loving you. You cannot love somebody into being ready. Not everyone you feel something deep and meaningful with is going to be ready to hold…
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A Non-Comprehensive List Of Self-Care Rituals For The Full Moon
The full moon is the most energetic and powerful part of the lunar cycle.
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What The Scorpio Supermoon Will Bring For Each Zodiac Sign
Taurus – Considering all of these Retrogrades happening in the month of May, remember your moment is now, to make shifts, to let things go and the Full Moon in…
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Something Creepy Has Been Happening On Animal Crossing
It started when a new villager moved into my town. A spider, a creature that I’d never seen before, not even on the forums I read about the game. I…
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The Hot, Steamy, Or Just Plain Romantic Danielle Steel Book Each Zodiac Should Read
“A happy home is shattered by a child’s senseless death. A loving marriage starts to unravel. And a stranger arrives—a young woman who will touch many lives before she moves…
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What Each Zodiac Sign Can Expect From Pluto’s Retrograde In Capricorn
With isolation and quarantine, we are forced to see how much our independence and power is reliant on ourselves and others.
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There’s Beauty In Your Scars And The Stories They Tell
Every scar tells a story. Every scar changes you. Every scar makes you even more beautiful.
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6 Things I Learned From Getting Strung Along By An Almost For Months
If you’re always flopping back and forth between being ecstatic and miserable, loving them and hating them, then they aren’t worth the trouble. Someone else can give you those same…
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What It Really Means To Fall In Love With Someone’s Soul
It’s easy to fall in love when everything’s beautiful and perfect. The real challenge is falling in love with someone for the very essence of their soul.
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8 Struggles Of Modern Dating Only Hopeless Romantics Will Understand
There is nothing a hopeless romantic hates more than casually dating someone.
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When He Texts You After Ghosting, Do Not Answer
Why should you reply to him when he left you with no answer?
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I Don’t Think Of Us Like That Anymore
Maybe that’s all we were–two people, trying to make sense of things, conflating with silent, tender desires.
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What Each Zodiac Sign Does When They Are Doubting The Relationship
CANCER: They try to spend more time with you, try to reignite your spark, try to remember why they fell in love with you in the first place.
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7 Ways You’re Probably Traumatized By Modern Dating
Connection is obstructed, you’re chastised for getting attached, and the sheer availability of an entire sea of dating apps, profiles and potential mates is enough to drive anyone to the…
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36 Movies That Were Even Better Than The Books They Were Based On
The Devil Wears Prada. I have admiration for the people who made the story for the screen, because the book is nothing similar. Amazing movie that came out of a…
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6 Dating Games You Might Not Even Realize You’ve Been Playing
You shouldn’t strive to look like the one who cares less.
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6 Reminders When You’re Worried He’s Going To Break Your Heart
You have to learn to separate your old, lingering fears from your reality.
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When You Love Someone, You Shouldn’t Test Their Limits
You should want to meet their highest expectations, not their minimum expectations.
