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7 Signs You’ve Found A True Forever Friend
You don’t even have to call for a back-up. They’re just there, waiting for you to spill it.
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27 Things Parents Do To Their Kids That Mess With Their Heads Into Adulthood
“Badmouthing the other parent. I understand you might lose your sh*t during a divorce, but keep your kids out of it.”
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50 Possible Signs You May Have Colonial Mentality
Not liking or consuming literally any Filipino media. Seriously, you don’t like ONE Filipino song or band?
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Strong Girls Are Comfortable Spending Time Alone
She has never been the kind of girl to hop from bar to bar, to party until two in the morning and wake up each day with a hangover. She…
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11 Single Millennial Men Explain What Love Means To Them In The World Of Modern Dating
“We’re not the generation of commitment phobes, we’re the generation that is distracted by all of these obstacles that define what modern dating is.”
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15 Stupid Mistakes That Smart People Don’t Realize They’re Making
Smart people give up easily when they fail. They are used to solving problems very quickly compared to others. When they fail at something, they think that something is wrong…
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11 Uncomfortable Signs Your ‘Shyness’ Is Actually Social Anxiety
You could be out with your girls for happy hour, or kicking back on a Sunday watching football with your best friends, when suddenly your heart beats at a scary…
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Stay Single Until You Find Someone You Can Sit Comfortably In Silence With
There’s something ultimately so comforting and refreshing about shared silences.
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You Are Only Single Because You Are Smart Enough To Know What You Deserve
You are careful with your heart. You don’t hand it over to anyone who gives you a little bit of attention. You are selective about who gets to stay in…
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10 Common Sense Dating Rules We Could All Use A Reminder About
Don’t change who you are to impress someone. It’s not worth it. You aren’t going to be for everyone and that is okay, just like everyone isn’t for you. That…
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This Is Why You’re A Catch (In One Sentence), Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Cancer: You have the biggest heart.
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Dear God, Thank You For All The Bad Things That Happened To Me
Dear God, thank you for the grief I experienced too young because it made me resilient. I am not destroyed by the people who leave me because the ones who…
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10 Reasons Why INFPs Have Such A Hard Time Finding Love
INFPs are feelers so they feel everything so deeply. It takes them a while to bounce back from criticism or rejection, they can’t just ‘get over their feelings,’ they need…
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You Almost Dated Her, But Shattered Her Heart Instead
You might not have used your words to tell her you were interested, but you silently said it. You said it every time you reached out to grab her hand…
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I Wish I Could Stop Pushing You Away But I’m So Used To People Leaving
I push you away because I can’t see how someone like you could love someone like me. I don’t believe it. I see my flaws like a neon sign in…
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11 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because You’re An All-Or-Nothing Person
If you feel something, whether it’s joy or deep depression, you feel it to a really powerful extent. You feel deeply and so incredibly, that sometimes it can overwhelming for…
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10 Ways To Truly Love Your Body (Even When You’re Entirely Too Hard On Yourself)
Constantly remind yourself that changing your body will not change your life. Changing your body will not change you. Your body is just one small detail.
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How ‘Almost Relationships’ Are Messing Up The True Meaning Of Love
We want love so badly, that we have turned it into something less. Something laughable. Something temporary. Something dull.
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This Is The Way Alpha Girls Pick Their Person
Alpha girls pick their person by looking beneath the surface. By seeing how a boy treats them, by seeing what his values are, by seeing the way he handles himself…
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I’m Not Picky, I Just Know What I Deserve
I am alone because it’s my choice. I choose to wait. I choose not to settle for someone who I honestly know is not good for me. I choose to…
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28 Lessons From Great Writers, Artists And Creators On Mastering Your Craft
It’s an incremental, iterative journey. You don’t magically arrive. Ever. You just strive to get closer.
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Bet On A Guy Like This
Bet on a guy who makes you feel comfortable enough to open up about your darkest thoughts, your greatest shames, your most fragile insecurities. Bet on a guy who makes…
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You Don’t Heal In The Arms Of Someone Else, You Heal When You Give Yourself Permission To
Healing does not happen when we leap into the arms of someone brand new; it happens when we leap into the creation of a brand new life. Healing happens when…
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12 Reasons Why ‘Deep Thinkers’ Have The Hardest Time Falling In Love
Deep thinkers exist because they are most in love with the worlds they can create within their minds. When a reality they choose disrupts their fantasies, it can be traumatizing.
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I’m An All-Or-Nothing Kind Of Girl
And I will not waste my time with you if you aren’t what I need. I will not waste my time with you if you are not the person that…
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Which Buffy Character You Are, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Are you a Buffy fan? Do your interests also include speaking at length about natal charts at parties? Then look no further! Let me welcome you to a place where…
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‘Modern Love’ Editor Daniel Jones Talks Almost Relationships, Vulnerability And Dating In The Digital Age
We idealise romantic love in a way that can be damaging, it creates this fantasy that can’t really be lived up to.
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It’s Okay To Admit You’re Afraid To Lose Him
Love is meant to encourage us to open up and accept without a doubt that vulnerability doesn’t necessarily symbolize the end of the world.
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You’re Allowed To Move On
You are free to grow apart from people. You are free to lose feelings for people.
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This Is How You’re Sabotaging Your Friendships, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Your moodiness can be a lot to handle, Cancer.
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27 Men And Women Share Exactly What Made Their First Kiss Awkward, Sweet, Or Hilarious
What was your first kiss like? Awkward, sweet, terrible, all of the above?
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What Your ‘Lunar Personality’ (The Moon Phase You Were Born In) Says About Your Major Purpose In Life
Your astrological sign may cover the positioning of the planets at the time of your birth, but it doesn’t cover one of the most potent energy fields on Earth: the moon…
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20 Things You Should Know About The Girl Who Wants To Spend Her 20s Working On Herself
She’s living as other people won’t so she can live as other people can’t.
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15 Little Ways He’s Confessing His Feelings To (You Without Saying So Explicitly)
He introduces you to his friends, even if he says that you’re just his friend, at first.
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This Is The Secret Root Of Your Relationship Problems, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
As a Virgo, your relationship issues will dissolve when you start being a little bit more of a realist about things (and people).
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Stay Single Because It’s Better Than Being In An Almost Relationship
It’s better to give yourself the love you need than to give your whole heart to someone who will only meet you halfway.
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Stay Single Until You Meet Someone Who Makes You Unafraid Of Love
Don’t pick someone just because everyone else has someone. Don’t believe the lie that because of your age, or timing, or opportunity that you must leave your single life for…
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If He’s Actually Your Forever Person, These 12 Things Won’t Scare Him Away
He shouldn’t run away when you ask him to meet your parents or to be your plus one for a wedding or to put an official label on your relationship.
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11 Reminders For The Ones Afraid They’ll Never Find True Love
Never forget that the odds are in your favour. Trust that the universe wants you to fall in love.
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18 Priceless Tips About How To Have A Happy Marriage (From 18 Happily Married Guys)
“Don’t marry a woman because you think you can spend the rest of your life with her…marry a woman because you think you can’t spend the rest of your life…
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The Definition Of Relationship Heaven For Each Zodiac Sign
Leo: Spending lots of time together but still having lots of alone time in order to relax and recharge, being with someone who’s highly intelligent and can have really interesting…
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The One Thing About You That Completely Confuses The People You Date, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Virgo: They’re confused by the questions you ask them when you’re clearly overthinking something that does not need to be over-thought.
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I Hope You’re Happy Now With Someone New
I want you to know that I’m glad you’re moving on. I hope someone’s taking good care of you now, providing you more happiness, and securing you a future that…
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We Clearly Like Each Other, So I Don’t Know Why We Haven’t Kissed Yet
It’s obvious that there’s something between us.
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This Is Why We Keep Coming Back To Each Other
Maybe we’d still end up together, after the turbulence. And so armed with these thoughts, I always go to battle and fight for us, day after day, even though we…
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The Brutally Honest Truth About Being A Gay Man
To be a gay man is to conquer a series of battles with the world but the greatest one we wage is a fight to love ourselves.
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This Is For The Woman Who Keeps On Forgiving
You are the woman who forgives, who loves, who cares unconditionally. There is nothing wrong with that; in fact, your forgiving heart is beautiful. But you must also protect yourself,…
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14 Pieces Of Tough Love Every ‘Almost Adult’ Needs To Hear Right Now
Absolutely everyone, including you, is replaceable.
