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If You Do These 13 Seemingly Small Things, Your Relationship Will Last A Lifetime
You’re comfortable being bored together. Going grocery shopping together. Brushing your teeth together. Sitting on opposite sides of the couch and reading separate books.
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The Reality Of Trying To Love Again After Too Many Heartbreaks
Heartbreak makes you feel entitled to act like an asshole because you’ve been hurt and people should unequivocally understand that.
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You Are Allowed To Be Upset Over A Boy Who Never Belonged To You
You are allowed to feel your heart sink into your stomach when he posts a picture with his ex-girlfriend, when you send him a text and he forgets to respond,…
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You May Not Be Okay Now, But You Will Be Soon
I know how hard things are for you right now.
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This Is Why You Should Fall In Love With An Intelligent Girl
Fall for an intelligent girl, because she will have real, raw conversations with you.
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This Is How I Learned To Say Goodbye To Our Love
But I had to survive. I had to learn how to breathe the air that wasn’t full of your oxygen. I had to learn how to walk without your hand…
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Stop Caring About Boys Who Don’t Care Back
The truth is, he isn’t ever going to care. He isn’t ever going to come back. He isn’t going to wake up one day and come running towards you. And…
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28 Things People With Mental Illness Want To Tell Their Friends, But Don’t
I’m sorry I cancel plans so often. It’s never your fault and I wish I could explain my anxiety and mental illness better.
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Sometimes Finding New Love Can Mend Your Broken Heart
I would be lying if I told you I was ready, because honestly, I wasn’t ready at all. My heart was still healing, still mending itself little by little.
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I’m Slowly Learning To Let Things End
I’m slowly learning to let things end because some things are not meant to last forever. Some things only last for a little while. Some people are just here to…
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You Didn’t Deserve To Die
What happened to you wasn’t fair. What happened to your family wasn’t fair. Nothing about your death was fair.
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You Don’t Have To Be So Damn Strong All The Time
Yes, you can carry your burdens alone. But you don’t have to.
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Here’s Why You Should Never (Ever) Go Dutch On A Date
You’re on a date. You are trying to determine if you can trust your heart and your body to this person and you feel “bad” about letting him pay the…
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Date Someone You Can Take To The Beach
Date someone who will kiss you in the ocean, even if your lips taste like salt water.
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Dear God, Thank You For Leading Me The Right Way
You are the only place I want to seek refuge. It is in Your heart that I will always feel at home.
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You Don’t Have To Face This Alone, I Am With You
You are not weak. You are not a burden. You are not alone
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This Is How She’ll Sabotage Her Relationship, Based On Her Zodiac Sign
Pisces: She’ll sabotage her relationship by idealizing it.
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You’re Allowed To Be Fat
What if you just accepted, for this moment, that you do not have to be perfect?
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10 Highly Effective, Foolproof Tricks To Make A Gemini Fall In Love With You
Be fully aware that it takes a lot of work to love them.
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5 Ways To Find Happiness With A Guy Who’s Insecure
This ‘rescuer’ mindset is all too common, and one that, sadly, has the opposite effect on the man.
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20 Of The Most Terrifying Accounts Of Sleep Paralysis Ever Recorded
If sleep paralysis isn’t real then why has everyone seen the exact same things for all of recorded history?
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The Best Way To Start Writing A Book
Because it’s hard to sit there and write a book. Really really hard. Someone should write a book how hard it is.
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19 Everyday Moments When You Should Remember How Lucky You Are To Be Alive
That feeling when you absolutely weren’t expecting to find something funny but then this huge, wonderful bubble of laughter comes out of you.
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The Doctors Are Disturbed By The Ultrasound Of My Unborn Baby
The technician’s face paled. She called in a doctor, and another, and another.
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10 Signs He Really, Really Likes You (And It’s Not Just About Knocking Boots)
He doesn’t want to leave in the morning. He’d much rather stay in bed and cuddle you.
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If She Stays Up Late To Talk To You, She Likes You
She keeps her phone on the edge of her bed and wakes up to every beep, even though she knows she’s going to be half-asleep the next day.
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12 People Share The Small, Ordinary Ways Their Partners Make Them Happy (Without Even Realizing It)
“I get so much joy out of sneaking peeks at him while he’s reading a book. He makes such funny, expressive reactions and it just makes me laugh and love…
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Here Is The Kind Of Traveler You Are According To Your Zodiac Sign
Keep these points in mind and you can turn a good trip into an amazing one.
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It’s Okay To Feel Unsure About Your Relationship
You will never be 100% sure of your partner, and that’s okay. So let go of that breath you’ve been holding and feel the uncertainty, then let that go, too.
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12 Things You Can Do While Missing Him
Travel somewhere you’ve never been before. Do it on your own if you must.
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An Open Letter To The Girl That Got Away
You’ve moved on — married to what seems like a loving husband with whom you share a beautiful child — and I truly could not be happier for you. You…
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Six Lessons I Learned To Accept Myself And Others
1. People will love you, but you must remember, they are human. And being human means they are going to make mistakes. Sometimes great, sad, heartbreaking, devastating mistakes that hurt…
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Maybe We’re Lost Because We Stopped Listening To Ourselves
Maybe we’re lost because we’re searching for answers from those who have the same questions. Maybe we’re lost because we’ve been trying to seek guidance from those who are going…
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10 Uncomfortable Signs You’re An Extroverted Introvert
What people don’t realize is that you’re not an extrovert but an extroverted introvert who can only be extroverted for a certain amount of time.
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Why ‘Almost Relationships’ Hurt The Hardest
It hurt more to know that I had trusted him, when he was messing around with someone else behind my back. It hurt more to know that I thought we…
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41 Things Girls Who Grew Up Playing Softball Know To Be True
Family goes beyond blood—those girls, those teammates, that bond—it’s for life.
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There Must Be More To Life Than This
I’m tired of meeting up with my friends and having nothing to say to them, because nothing has really changed since the last time we hung out.
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If Only We Treated Ourselves The Way We Treat The Ones We Love
Maybe then we’ll understand what kind of love we really deserve and we’ll learn not to settle for those who can’t love us or those who treat us poorly.
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Lorde Is Taking Her Cashier To The Governor’s Ball And Now We All Want To Be Her
The true modern-day Cinderella story.
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Stay Single Until You Meet Someone Who Loves Every Part Of You
The right person for you will love your every flaw. Even if it drives them crazy, wild and insane, they will still love those characteristics. They will still love you,…
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20 Kim Kardashian Quotes About Love That Perfectly Describe Modern Dating
It’s fun to have a partner who understands your life and lets you be you.
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16 Subtle Signs You Are Closer To Getting Over Him Than You Thought
You’ll glance at his Instagram to see how he’s doing, but you don’t click on every single picture to get a closer look and read the caption. You’re curious about…
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Trust Me, You Can Do Better Than Him
Wait until you find someone who deserves all you have to give.
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When The Person Who Hurt You The Most Calls Again
Betrayal sometimes wears the mask of a best friend or a lover that was supposed to be a great love. And it always takes us by surprise because if we…
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You Are Beautiful, Even In Your Brokenness
You are never defined by your brokenness. And even in your lowest, most painful moments, you are beautiful, powerful, and strong.
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How Can You Fall Out Of Love So Easily?
I don’t take love lightly. I don’t play with it. How can something so real, so precious, be gone and forgotten?