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Why Men Aren’t Committing
There are a lot of people afraid to depend on one another or be depended on—and that this is not creating nurturing or loving relationships or community.
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In 2019, I Hope You’ll Stop Waiting For Your Life To Begin
From now till the end of life, please make it worthwhile.
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This Is What To Expect From The New Year, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Excitement and celebration are surrounding you right now, so enjoy the party!
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Happiness Starts from Within And 9 Other Things You Need to Learn In Order To Keep Growing
Life will not be fair to you, and you must live with that.
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Everything You Should Have Learned And Let Go Of In 2018, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius: Running away is different than wanting to experience something new. Face it.
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19 Resolutions The Empowered You Needs In 2019
Realize that giving up doesn’t always mean giving in.
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This Year, I Finally Let You Go
If someone had told me that a year ago, I would have been thoroughly convinced that our time wasn’t up yet.
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12 Things It’s Okay That You Mistook For Love
It’s not your fault that you fell for someone who listened to you and actually cared.
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I Hope You Know That You Always Have A Choice
I hope you know that you always have a choice. I hope you understand that you are capable of changing your life even if the odds are against you.
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Every Book I Read In 2018, Ranked
Twenty-eighteen is the year I decided to get back into reading things I didn’t have to read, and I’ve never been more glad — I got to spend the year delving into…
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What If You Chose A Relationship That Was Safe?
What if you weren’t afraid of losing a man by being honest?
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Myrtles Plantation: Is This America’s Most Haunted Building?
Is this old Southern plantation haunted by the ghost of a slave girl who murdered three members of a white family whose patriarch cut off her ear for misbehaving?
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You Might Never Forget Your First But Your Last Will Matter Most
Your first will show you that couples fight; your last will teach you to resolve those fights.
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I Will Let You Go In 2019
I will no longer let your approval control me. I will not chase what is not meant to be. I will focus on me and me alone.
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Maybe I Am ‘Too Much’ But I Just Can’t Be Anything Else
I don’t know how to be anything other than intense. All in. Too much. Too involved. I don’t know how to be an almost or anything in between.
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This Is How You Bring Out The Best In People, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
You are emotional, super sweet, and a great friend.
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This Is What it’s Like Being In The Wrong Kind Of Love
As a young girl, I never imagined I would experience the kind of pain that occurs with a broken heart. But I am no longer a young girl.
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You Broke Her, You Don’t Get To Come Back
You broke her. Every inch and every piece, every nook and cranny of her entirety.
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To All The Ghosts I’ve Loved Before
They leap off of my tongue while talking to my boyfriend, and, horrifyingly, they hover over me when we make love.
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Exactly What To Expect From The New Moon In Cancer, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Aries – Time to focus on you and the emotional healing that is needed.
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50 Little Things That Are Accidentally Making You Look Like An Asshole
Checking their phone when I’m in the middle of a sentence, when there was no sound or vibration that came from the phone, without addressing it immediately afterwards and pretending…
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Do Me A Favor And Know When To End Things
Do me a favor and know when to end things. When it causes you more pain than joy, end it. When it makes you feel like you’re not good enough,…
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50 Dark, Disturbing Stories To Add To Your 2019 Reading List
Gerald’s Game is a great book, but it also made me want to throw up.
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Next Year, I Will Allow Myself To Be Loved
Next year, I will allow myself to be loved, and to trust it, even when the very idea terrifies me to my bones.
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50 Micro Warning Signs Your Relationship Is Going To End Soon
Even fights are one sided. The other person just stops trying to resolve the issues.
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The Apology You Deserve On December 26, According To Your Zodiac Sign
TAURUS: Forgive yourself for putting all of your effort into the wrong person.
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Goodbye Feels Different This Time
I don’t know if I’ll miss you and I don’t know if I’ll miss the place we once called home, but I know that at this moment, I miss myself…
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In 2019, I Will Finally Feel Alive
I am going to say yes to adventure. I am going to face fears with a war cry. I am not going to give my what-ifs more credit than they…
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When You Love Someone With Anxiety, Do Not Make Them Feel Stupid
Let them know it is okay to cry in front of you, it is okay to rant in front of you, it is okay to fall apart in front of…
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I Will Never Trust You
I will never trust you, because I will never understand why you would settle for someone like me.
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Being Vague About Your Feelings Will Make You Lose Her
If you wait too long to make a move, then she is going to assume you are not interested. She is going to jump to conclusions, thinking the worst, thinking…
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Finding Your Forever Person Is Not The Key To Happiness
Being sad does not mean you are with the wrong person. It does not mean you are broken. It means you are a human with complex emotions.
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In 2019, I Hope You Fall In Love With Being Alive
I hope you let love shower you and I hope you let people see your soft side.
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A Series of Times At Parties When I Wished I Could’ve Disappeared
Maybe if I had known, I would have felt better. Certainly, I would not have been pushing myself so hard to fit in.
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Here’s To The Basic Girls
Here’s to the girls who go to events just for the perfect Instagram shot, the girls who crowd pumpkin patches and Christmas markets, dragging their boyfriend along simply to be…
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Let This Be The Year You Finally Stop Letting Fear Get In Your Way
Look at your life and decide what part you’d like to courageously start 2019 with.
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5 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because You Struggle With PCOS
PCOS may not be deadly but it is a punishing condition.
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It’s This Simple: If They Love You, They Don’t Leave
When someone loves you, all they want to do is be there for you and help you more than you want to help yourself.
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You Are My Christmas Wish
I savor you from afar, relishing in every moment you remain nestled in the deepest reaches of my mind, but I long for you to arrive at midnight, our hearts…
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Relationships Are Hard, But Loving Someone Should Be Easy
Even when you are planning on giving them the silent treatment, you will have the temptation to text them. Even when you are supposed to be annoyed with them, they…
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The Inspirational Words That Will Help Each Zodiac Get Through December 21
“There is a huge difference between a dog that is going to eat you in your mind and an actual dog that’s going to eat you.”
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We’re Not A ‘Love Song’ Kind of Song
The kind of love that makes you excited to wake up each day. We may not fit into a box. But great loves never do.
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2018, I’m Ready To Let You Go
You weren’t the year for me and it’s time to move on. It’s time to let you go.
