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Spend More Time With People Who Make Everything Seem Possible
Spend more time with the hopeless romantics. The ones who think you can be with the one you truly love. The ones who believe that old lovers come back and…
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8 Haunted Hotels You Can Actually Visit This Halloween
According to legend, Kate Morgan, a woman who checked into the Hotel del Coronado In 1892 never checked out.
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This Is Me Finally Closing The Chapter That Was Us
I don’t know what a life without out you would even look like or feel like. But I do know this might be better for both of us.
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What Makes Each Zodiac Stronger Than They Will Ever Realize
Cancer: You have walked away from friendships and relationships you once swore you could never live without. You proved to yourself that you can survive on your own.
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I Don’t Want #RelationshipGoals
I don’t need relationship goals or a series of pictures taking everyone along with us. I just need someone real. I need someone honest. I need something raw.
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I Use Humor To Cover Up What A Mess I Have Become
If I laugh about how I have no friends and no family and no future, then people won’t pity me. They might not even realize that I am telling the…
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21 Things I Very Much Wish I Could Ask My Dog
“Do you love me? How much? And is this love solely dependent on me continuing to feed you chicken that I’ve hand shredded for you?”
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One Day You’ll Be The Best Thing To Ever Happen To Someone
One day you will be the reason someone stays. You will be the reason why they no longer run away. You will be the person who makes them want to…
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5 Reasons Why We Stay In A Relationship With A Narcissist
The truth is that unless a person has experienced life with a narc first-hand, they will never understand exactly what you are going through.
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This ‘Riverdale’ Actress Was Accused Of Posting A ‘Racist’ Halloween Costume On Twitter
People can’t agree whether it’s offensive or not.
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9 Signs Your Ex Was A Malignant Narcissist
No moral compass. A malignant narcissist doesn’t seem to have a conscience.
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Things Have A Way Of Working Out
The thing is, human beings, we are incredibly resilient. We have dealt with great pain and heartache and still manage to recover. Sure, maybe we are broken. Maybe we are…
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Dear Best Friend, You Will Always Be My Greatest Love
You will always be the words I never had to say, the promises you spoke to life with your lips—that no matter where we went, or how far apart, we…
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I Am Trusting The Road Ahead, Wherever It May Lead
Today, tomorrow, and the day after next, I’ve chosen to see the road ahead as a promise of hope. Of possibility. And I’m going to trust that path—wherever it may…
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I’m On A 10 Day Trial For A New Medication, I Don’t Think This Is What’s Supposed To Happen
I called my doctor and told him about all the strange stuff. He told me the headaches and dreams were probably just a side effect, nothing to worry about.
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A Life Between the Cracks: Confessions Of A Third-Culture Kid
I didn’t understand how I could feel like both an insider and outsider. I didn’t understand how I could fit in everywhere seamlessly, yet at the same time, nowhere at…
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You Won’t Always Know What The Hell You’re Doing (And That’s More Than Okay)
We were meant to get lost because getting lost only results in one thing: finding yourself.
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The 5 Crucial Traits You Should Look For In A Partner, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Virgo: Straightforward. Genuine. Certain. Playful. Deep.
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What Girls Secretly Wish Guys Would Do More When Making Plans
Sometimes all girls want is for men to make decisions. Prove that they put a little thought into it. Keep their word and follow through. And it doesn’t have to…
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All The Little Signs That We Were Supposed To End Up Together
Our whole relationship was so dramatic it felt like it belonged in a movie. And in movies, the protagonists always ended up together. Why wouldn’t we, too?
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The Truth About Being A Strong Woman With Anxiety
I am strong. But my anxiety makes me feel weak. My heart is happy. But my anxiety tells me it’s not. My lungs are powerful. But my anxiety makes it…
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You Deserve To Be With Someone Who Will Fight For You — No Matter What
It’s time for you to realize that you, yes you, deserve to be loved. You deserve to know that you are lovable. That your heart is wider than any ocean…
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I Get Crazy Acne During My Period, So Here’s Everything I Use To Kill Breakouts And Not (Completely) Lose My Mind
If periods weren’t already magical enough, that surge in hormones has another super negative side effect for me personally. And that’s capital Z Zits.
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How I Learned To Cook Pasta Like A True Italian
It wasn’t about being a good cook, but understanding what good food was.
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7 Creepy Episodes Of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ That Have Since Been Solved
What really happened: the husband did it. Her body was found in more than 200 pieces, most no more than 3 inches long.
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It Takes Losing What You Were Settling For To Remember What You Deserve
We sometimes eat lies when our hearts are hungry. We believe that mediocre things are the best. We hold on to people who don’t respect us.
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I’d Rather Be Single Than Be In A Relationship That Makes Me Feel Alone
I refuse to settle for something that won’t fulfill just because I feel lonely or sad or empty. I refuse to take all of my loneliness and put it on…
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10 Tiny Reminders Every Single Woman Needs To Hear
Travel as much as possible. There will most likely be few moments in your life when you have the kind of time and financial freedom to travel that you have…
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You Deserve More Than Someone Who Puts You Second
You deserve more than someone who makes you sit up at night, wondering whether you are going to become an official couple or whether you are destined to stay just…
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I Wonder What You Think Of When You Hear My Name
I wonder if my name is a wound that won’t heal. I wonder if every time it gets brought up, you try to sew it back together with the remaining…
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This Is How You Dump People Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Libra: After you dump someone, they’re never quite sure if you actually dumped them or not. You are allergic to confrontation so you try to phrase the breakup as nicely…
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Embrace Your Sadness And Give Your Healing Room To Work
When you make the choice not to fight the currents of your feelings you allow them to take you where they need to and moving forward becomes a gentler process.…
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The Sad Truth About Why People Build Emotional Walls
And maybe these walls protect you from heartbreak and disappointment. Maybe they keep you guarded and practical but they don’t make you feel alive. They don’t make you experience the…
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25 Spooky Facts That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine
“According to the FBI, there are between 35 to 50 active serial killers in the US at this time.”
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I’m Slowly Learning The Only Thing I Can Change Is Myself
I’m learning to discard the parts of myself that don’t fit and shed the layers that no longer belong.
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This Is Me Choosing To Grow Up
This is me practicing self-love by falling in love with those who are not meant for me.
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Which Horror Movie Final Girl You Are, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius: Her self-awareness is what makes Max Cartwright the goofiest and most charming “final girl”, but what makes her interesting is that her love interest isn’t really a boy -…
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Stop Comparing Yourself To Others
Life is about more than work and marriage and success. It’s about being a good person. It is about appreciating every person that enters and exits your life whilst you…
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You Deserve Love, Right Now, Just As You Are
The truth is, you deserve to be loved. Even now, with all of your flaws. However difficult you think you are, there is someone out there who will love you.
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Here’s What You Find Funny, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
VIRGO: Nothing makes you laugh harder than hearing about the misfortune of someone you dislike. Remember the guy who bullied you in high school? He just went to prison for…
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I Wondered Why My Cough Wouldn’t Go Away. It Wasn’t A Cough.
I couldn’t stop spitting. I couldn’t stop thinking about how that thing had been growing inside of me.
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Your Zodiac Sign, Based On What It’s Like To Be Your Friend
PISCES: You are an extremely loyal friend—that is, up until the moment you find a new lover. Then you forget all about your friends. When you start sleeping with someone,…
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An Open Letter To The Quintessential ‘Almost’ Girlfriend
You deserve to be the one, the only one. And if he isn’t capable of that, you deserve someone else. Someone better. Someone worthy of you.
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Ranking The Zodiac Signs By Who Is Most Likely To End Up Alone
A Capricorns shell is a tough one to break, but you once you do- you have them forever.
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When You Long For A Place That No Longer Exists
I remember telling you once that I wanted to live near the ocean, a beachfront home. You said you could never do it, that sharks scared you more than anything.
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Ranking The Zodiac Signs By How Awkward They Are On A First Date
A Leo might talk about themselves the entire date, but at least they’re nowhere near awkward.
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What My Ex Liking My Old Instagram Pic Made Me Realize About Modern Dating
No one has to be brave anymore. No one has to go up to each other at the bar anymore. There’s an app for that.
