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You Don’t Actually Need Your Life Fully Together Before You Start Dating
Part of a strong, committed relationship is growing together. Figuring out your futures together. Helping each other become better versions of yourself through encouragement, motivation, and unconditional support.
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It’s Sad To Say Goodbye, Even To Someone Toxic
It’s sad to say goodbye, even to someone toxic, so don’t let your hesitation trick you into believing you’re making the wrong decision.
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To The Man I’m Falling In Love With: Here’s What You Need To Know About My Anxiety
No, my anxiety isn’t my identity, but it changes the way that I date. It changes the way that I function.
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11 Red Flags Every Woman Misses When She Wears Her Heart On Her Sleeve
Read carefully, ladies, and don’t let Mr. Oh-So-Perfect fool you.
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Tell Your Almost You Want To Be Official
It’s better to know how they feel than guess how they feel.
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Sometimes, Keeping Your Walls Up Is Actually A Good Idea
It allows you to stay cautious. It allows you to move at a pace that makes you feel comfortable. It allows you to see someone’s true colors before you hand…
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16 New Year’s Pick Up Lines To Help You Get A Kiss As The Ball Drops
Can I be your first mistake of the year?
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I Would Have Done Anything For You To Be The Person You Promised You Were
I am still here, waiting on you.
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A Few Things I Remember When I Miss You Most
I wait for the nights when I’m drinking with friends and the memories flood into each sip and I go home early to write.
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This Is For The One Who Stayed
This is for all the times you didn’t choose the easy way out and all the times you decided to fix up what broke.
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I Still Remember All The Little Things That Made Me Fall In Love With You
Little things mark deeper into someone’s heart. Maybe that’s why I love you.
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If Your Twin Flame Relationship Isn’t Working Out, It’s Probably Because You Haven’t Realized This
If you kept waiting forever for your twin or searched for that one special person, then you would never realize your own power.
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I Will Leave You Behind In 2019
I’m weeding out every last bit of you. My garden will no longer be contaminated by your abuse, your lies, your harsh words.
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Regardless Of How It Unfolds, It’s Beautiful
Regardless of how it unfolds, there’s so much to be said about love.
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The Dark Side Of Manifestation
Ask yourself why you have your goals and dreams. Turn them over, seek where they came from. Understand if they are yours or if someone placed them there for you.
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Find Someone Who Can Love You Through The Difficult Days
I find that falling in love when you’re struggling for stability may not be the most conventional way, but it is the best way.
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Everyone Is Struggling With Something And That’s Okay
We are all in this together. So please don’t for one minute think that you are the only person dealing with these heavy, burdensome struggles.
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I Am Not Sorry For Ghosting You
Deep inside, I always knew that losing all contact would be the smartest thing, but I held on for too long because I was blinded by the superficial hope of…
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10 Things This Year Taught Me About People, Life, And Letting Go
People come with their own set of thoughts and opinions—attempting to find what makes all of those people with all of those different preferences happy is exhausting and often a…
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Read This When You’ve Lost Your Way
When you’re lost, you become disheartened and confused, but there will always be a little piece of you that believes that one day you will finally break through and find…
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30 Ghost Stories That Will Chill You To Your Core
I was about 13 and multiple bloody scratches manifested on my body. My neck, my back, and my wrist were scratched and bleeding. I remember they tickled then burned. I…
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Read This When It Seems Like Nothing Will Ever Be Okay Again
But, whatever it is that you’re facing, I hope you know that you will get to the other side of it.
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At The End Of The Day, You Have To Come Home To Yourself
You have to make yourself a home that you’re welcome in.
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11 Things People Don’t Realize They’re Doing Because Of Toxic Perfectionism
People who are affected by toxic perfectionism procrastinate working on a project they deeply care about because they are so overwhelmed with worry that once the project gets underway, their…
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In 2020, Let Go Of The Things That Hold You Back
It makes sense to add new goals to increase our experience by doing more things. But part of becoming who you want to be is recognizing what you have to…
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I’m Nostalgic For A Life I’ve Never Had
When something—a smell, a sound, a taste—induces nostalgia for me, it isn’t for my actual experiences, nor is it for a rose-tinted past that I lived differently to how I…
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What Each Zodiac Sign Should Remember As 2019 Comes To A Close
ARIES: You need to leave your self-doubt in 2019. You need to enter 2020 feeling confident and strong.
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Why Each Zodiac Is Prone To FWBs, Even When They Want A Serious Relationship
ARIES: You’re impulsive. When you want someone, you have trouble holding yourself back, even if you know you’re going to end up hurt.
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The Unedited Truth About The End Of A Friendship
The friendship ended, but those good memories are allowed to last. You’re allowed to look back on those memories with fondness, too.
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I Never Should Have Built A Snowman In My Backyard
I’m going to sound crazy, but I need to tell someone the story of what happened to me. Someone other than the police.
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Why Each Zodiac Sign Falls So Hard And Fast
TAURUS: You’re in love with the idea of love. You think it’s the most beautiful thing in the world.
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Read This If You Spent Most Of 2019 Miserable
You endured your weakest moments, your toughest tragedies, your most mountainous insecurities.
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Please, Don’t Keep Getting Back Together With Him
Stop saying to yourself, “He loves me. He’ll change for me.” And start saying to yourself, “He loves me, and yet he still hurt me. He’s the kind of person…
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Laverne Cox Says Her Work As An HIV+ Advocate Is About “Celebrating Everyone’s Humanity”
Laverne Cox has spent her life breaking through barriers. Now, she wants to help break another: the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding the HIV+ community.
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How Your Heart Changed From The Start Of 2019 To The End
LEO: You no longer chase after people. If they don’t put in any effort, neither do you.
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A Little Thank You Letter To My Best Friend
Thank you for being my best friend. I don’t know where either of us would be today had we not met on the very first day of fifth grade.
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When Your Heart Makes You Fear Love, Please Remember This
Remember this, you are this example of beauty and strength, purely already from the fact you have been through what you have been through and are still hopeful.
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5 Toxic Thoughts That Are Keeping You From Getting Over Your Ex
There is nothing worse than a broken heart, and getting over someone isn’t easy.
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I’m Proud Of You For Surviving This Year
You impress me each and every day with your bravery and relentless determination.
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20 Things To Finally Quit In 2020
Quit making hope a strategy. If you want to do something, make a plan. Then take action. But wishing and dreaming and thinking about something won’t make it happen on…
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2019, Thank You For The Heartbreak
2019, thank you for all I left behind. Thank you for the moments my heart broke as I walked away.
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33 People Reveal The Last Straw That Ended A Serious, Committed Relationship
He stopped trying, I couldn’t even remember the last time we went on a real date. All he wanted to do was sit and do nothing. He stopped caring and…
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Toxic Humans Will Never Admit They’re Wrong
You can scream at them, you can curse them out, or you can calmly present facts to them — but it’s not going to make a difference. They have a…
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What Each Zodiac Sign Shouldn’t Think About Over The Holidays
ARIES: Work. Let yourself relax for a change.
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This Is For You On The Days You’re Questioning Your Path In Life
You should be proud of yourself for being brave enough to admit when you just aren’t feeling whole anymore.
