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This Is Me Giving Up On Any Hope Of Closure For Us
Yet the truth is, a conversation changes nothing—it wouldn’t have fixed the circumstances.
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This Is What It Means To Decide You Want To Marry Someone, Because It Isn’t All Bouquets And Bachelorette Parties
That’s what the right partner does to your whole life: they reorient what you think is possible, they realign your priorities. They make you stronger than you ever thought you…
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10 Things To Thank Our Closest Friends For Before The Year Ends
Thank you for seeing the best in me.
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Your 20s Are For Choosing Self-Love Over Almost Love
Your 20s are for choosing self-love over yesterday, today, and tomorrow’s almost love.
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I Won’t Let You Break My Heart In 2018
2017 taught me to know my worth. I adopted a carefree attitude. I’m happy where I am. And I won’t let you break me.
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She’s Not Crazy, She’s Hurt
She’s allowed to feel hurt and sad because you screwed her over.
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This Is What Putting Effort Into A Relationship Really Means, Because It’s Not Just Candlelit Dinners
Effort was never about the material things. Effort is how loved and valued you make them feel, whether you’re together or apart.
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2018 Is Going To Be Different
This isn’t going to be a year you just say you are going to own, and not have your actions meet the expectations of your words.
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2018 Will Be The Best Year Of Your Life, But Only If You Do These 18 Things
Change Someone’s Life. You can change someone’s life by showing them what real love is. You can make someone’s life different by accepting them for who they are.
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10 Of The Most Shocking Murder Cases That Happened During The Holidays
Afternoon of Christmas Day, and all but one of the Lawsons would be dead. The bodies of each family member were found with rocks beneath their heads and their arms…
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Never Again Will I Settle For Love That’s Less Than I Deserve
Never again will I allow someone to love me on their own terms.
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Someone Mailed Me A Box Of VHS Tapes And I Think They Explain Why My Wife Is Missing (Part 1)
My wife, Patricia, had been missing for over three years now.
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I Want To Be Yours, But Also (And Always) Mine
I want to fall in love with you—deeply, fully, overwhelmingly. But I also want to stay true to myself.
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8 Little Ways The Strongest Couples Show Their Love Every Single Day
The strongest couples show their love by sharing with each other. They communicate in various methods, through various ways, and even without having to discuss how to communicate.
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If He Does These 10 Non-Negotiables, He’s Not ‘The One’
Without trust, there’s nothing.
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16 Cognitive Distortions That Are Creating Irrational Anxiety In Your Life
A cognitive distortion is a way your mind convinces you that something is true when it really isn’t.
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The Astrological Reason Your Life Is Going To Improve In 2018, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Aquarius: The sun will be visiting your sign mid-January, and it will be revelatory for you.
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The Number One Characteristic That Will Bring You Success In 2018, Based On Your Zodiac
Pisces: Self-assurance.
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This Is The Haunting Reason Why I’ll Never Live Somewhere Without A Security System Ever Again
We called the cops and had the house 110 percent searched. Nothing turned up, but the cop who gave me the video system pointed out that we should review the…
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24 Of The Best Ed Sheeran Lyrics From Each Of His Albums
“She’ll make me shiver without warning And make me laugh as if I’m in on the joke”
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This Is Why You Don’t Really Care About Finding Love Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Leo: You don’t really care about finding love because you don’t need someone else’s affection to make you feel good about yourself.
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11 Non-Negotiables To Set For Yourself This Year
No longer will I settle for being half-loved.
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And Sometimes We Lie And Say That We’ve Moved On
And maybe I say that I know better now but then I find myself forgetting everything I learned as I reach out to you.
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How The Big Five Personality Test Indicates How Much Sex You’ll Have In Your Relationships
Personality research has concluded that there are definitive links between different personalities and the predicted probability of how often individuals want to have sex — as well as how much…
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This Guy Tweeted Everything He Learned While Living With Women And It’s Hilariously Relatable
He knows things about me that I didn’t even know about myself.
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12 Things Any Self-Respecting Woman Doesn’t Tolerate In A Relationship
Her goals and dreams are what motivate her to get up in the morning. She needs someone who is going to respect what she does, respect what she wants to…
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Read This When The Guy Who Didn’t Want ‘Anything Serious’ Comes Crawling Back
Because he realized who he has left behind now. He wants you back.
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I’m Slowly Learning That People Can’t Diminish My Value
I’m slowly learning that every time I let people determine my value, I lose. Every time I give them that power, I get weaker. Every time I take their actions…
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The Only Way To Turn A Girl With High Standards Into Your Forever Person
You put in as much effort as she does. You try as hard as she does. You care as much as she does.
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18 Signs They Are Someone Worth Keeping In Your Life
They learn you so well they know when you are being fake. And you almost feel guilty for lying to them.
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I Am Slowly Learning To Stop Being So Hard On Myself
I am slowly learning to stop comparing my milestones. To stop questioning my worth. To stop acting like I should be somewhere I am not by now.
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The Toxic Person You Should Distance From, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Cancer: The one who doesn’t understand the depth of your heart.
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5 Questions You Need To Consider Before You Give Your Heart To Someone
I hope they appreciate every part of you and fall in love with it even deeper every day, because what is more important for them is the beauty within than…
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Even Though We Were Temporary, You Were Still So Special To Me
And though we didn’t last, what he had still matters. It still changed my life. You still changed my life.
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Why People Who Love The Christmas Season Are The Happiest To Be Around
The beauty of Christmas is that it comes every year and we always have the hope that we will be reunited for the next one, if not, sooner.
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The Art Of Not Caring
The key to handling these situations is mastering “the art of not caring.”
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33 Creepy AF Things Kids Have Said To Someone That Will Make You Never Want To Have Children
“When I was a girl I went to get pop tarts and then the car crashed and burned and I died.”
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5 Money Habits To Start In Your 20s (That Will Put You Ahead Of Everyone Else)
You don’t have to instantly be good with money in order to be an “adult”. You just have to start to be better than you were before.
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I Don’t Think I Remember How To Fall In Love
I’ve completely lost my taste for what ifs and could bes. I’m only interested in what is.
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The Number One Quality You Should Look For In A Soulmate, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius: Integrity.
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In The New Year Make A Resolution To Not Text Him First
Don’t form emotional connections and have physical relationships with people just because.
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Why You Didn’t Get What You Wanted In 2017, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Scorpio: Because rather than being grateful for and proud of the things you did have and the things you did accomplish, you let yourself get distracted by what everybody else…
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Nothing About Letting Go And Saying Goodbye To Someone Toxic Will Be Easy
The what ifs and the maybe will kill you if you let it.
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The Personality Change That Will Make You A Much Better Person In 2018, Based On Your Zodiac
Leo: Making a much greater effort to be humble and respectful about other people’s ideas, opinions, and choices.
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Ambivalent Relationships Will Ruin You
When you doubt yourself in a relationship that’s when you know it’s not the one for you.
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If He Won’t Commit To You, Commit To Yourself
Commit to yourself, because you’re your own constant.
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Love Is About Friendship, Not Passion
Love is about sitting on opposite ends of the couch, on separate laptops, and feeling completely comfortable in the silence.
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I’ll Never Forget The Way You Made Me Feel
You reignited the spark that burned out a long time ago. You reestablished a connection that was lost and I never thought I’d ever find it. I felt everything with you…
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When She Asks Him Why He Loves Her
A small part of her can’t believe it and a larger part of her maybe doesn’t want to.