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15 Little Signs You Haven’t Let Go Of Your Ex (Yet)
You are curious about their new flame and binge on comparisons. It’s downright puzzling why they don’t just return to you instead
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10 Slightly Insane Things You Do When You Start Really Crushing On Someone
Find out they like something and suddenly become a certified expert on it.
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To Anyone Who Questions If The Pain They Feel From Heartbreak Is Legitimate
You loved, you gave love, you felt, you inspired someone else to feel. Do you know how important that is?
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8 Things All Girls Who Are Absolutely Terrible At Accepting Compliments Can Relate To
Hitting on us is impossible. You’ll tell us we look great and we’ll reply with how fat we feel in the outfit we’re wearing, and then you’ll probably walk away.
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I’m Sorry I Can’t Love You
This isn’t a choice I made, but an unconscious feeling. I cannot love you because my heart is still caught in the mess of someone else. I cannot love you…
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Mom, You Are A Warrior
I know now it was never that easy. Your cape was slightly torn and your crown wobbled a few times. Your wings weren’t capable of letting you fly some days…
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You’ll Never Be Happy Until You Learn To Live For The Now
The only thing stopping you, is you. Stop waiting for Friday, stop waiting for “tomorrow” and start living right now.
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There’s A Demented Truth Behind Why I’ve Always Had Chronic Pain, And Now I Finally Know What It Is
I felt like a freak. A freak who cried at night when her parents couldn’t see and made friends with mirrors. Maybe that’s why the best dreams I ever had…
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Here’s What Career You’d Be Best At, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Aries (March 21 – April 19) Aries are strong and determined. They thrive on competition and leadership. They are ambitious and assertive and do not shy away from public speaking…
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50 One-Sentence Reminders Everyone In A Relationship Needs To Hear Sometimes
Hold onto your hearts, because it’s going to be a wild ride.
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I’m Sorry I’m Not Fragile
I’m sorry I’m not scared of meeting someone new or falling in love again. I’m sorry your love didn’t scar me. I’m not afraid of letting people in; you didn’t…
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13 Women On The Qualities About Their Boyfriend That Made Them Settle Down
“I can be myself around him without being scared of what he’s thinking.”
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44 Hilarious Tweets That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
“I need a small loan of 53 million dollars.”
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10 Ways To Know Your Partner Is Done With The Relationship When They’re Too Scared To Say It
They choose the path of avoidance rather than being direct and honest about their feelings.
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17 Ways To Be The Strong Woman He’s Been Looking For
Be you. Have opinions, even if they’re different than his. Especially if they’re different.
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I Don’t Think I’ll Ever Stop Dreaming Of You And Me
Time was never really on our side. But we were sure it would be. It had to be.
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Making A Murderer: Who Put The Blood In Teresa’s Car?
“He is forced. Forced into this. Even the person sitting across from him… I presume questioning him… is just going through motions and script.”
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5 Important Lessons I Learned After Losing My Father
Time does heal all, and the pain does subside, eventually. From my own personal experience, I don’t think you ever fully get over losing a parent. You kind of just…
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100 Ways To Get Over A Guy
Maybe the point of dating him wasn’t to find lasting love. Maybe the point of dating him was to show how capable of love you are.
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13 People Share Their Difficult (And Sometimes Scary) Experiences ‘Breaking Up’ With A Friend
“She would steal my clothes, take photos in them, tell people she wanted to be just like me, etc. People often told me in confidence that I was on the…
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How To Find Yourself After Losing Someone Else
I am not a clean slate anymore. I am not a person without scars or bruises. But I am a person who has overcome loss and has dealt with pain…
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13 Women Confess The Craziest Mid-Breakup Move They’ve Ever Pulled
“I told him he’d find his belongings scattered all over Midtown…”
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Why A Touch Of Madness Can Sometimes Be The Key To A Happy Life
“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.” ~ Philip K. Dick
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I Woke Up Wanting To Kiss You, Years Before We Met
Years ago I made the decision to believe in you. To truly, and wildly, believe that you were waking up at 9am on a Sunday morning wondering if I existed,…
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4 Reasons People Think It Is Okay To Be Racist Towards Asians
At the Oscars, Chris Rock, who ironically made it a point to address the lack of diverse representation at the awards ceremony, also made an insensitive joke that played to…
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Happiness Leaves (But It Always Comes Back)
Happiness will leave to help you grow, to help you feel things it only ever would have masked within you.
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Why The Most Beautiful People Love The Feeling Of Falling In Love
Infatuation is selfish; all we’re doing is only trying to please ourselves for a certain period of time.
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15 Signs That It’s Actually Impossible For You To Arrive Anywhere On Time
The number of instances in which you sent the “On my way!!” text while you were still putting on pants is inappropriate.
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10 Signs You’re On The Verge Of Finding Real Love
You’re starting to focus on the love you can give, not the love you can get.
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I Only Want You When It’s 2 AM
There is an uneasiness about 2 AM that makes you think things you wouldn’t think at 2 PM. There is a comfort in the day, being busy, being around friends…
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This Is What Your Favorite Childhood Network Says About The Type Of Kid You Were
Nickelodeon: You were a wild child, identifying most with the characters in the Rugrats, Wild Thornberrys, or Hey Arnold.
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25 Dates Every Girl Needs To Take Herself On At Least Once A Year
Buy yourself flowers. Make an event of it and visit the fanciest florist you can find near you, then splurge on the extra-large bouquet.
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10 Reasons Why We Were Never Meant To Be
You introduced me to darkness. Your love was like a tunnel, the further I got into it, the darker it got. I thought this was how love looks like from…
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27 ‘Verbal Selfies’ That Perfectly Explain What Looking At Instagram Is Really Like
“a picture of me drinking coffee next to a window”
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15 Little Things To Thank The Guy Who Truly Treats You Right For
For never having to decode his messages.
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Be Where Your Feet Are: 16 Little Mantras That Will Remind You That Your Life Is Happening In This Moment
The only way to extraordinary is what I do with the ordinary.
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This Is Why You Should Never Use Sex To Get Your Partner To Do Things For You
When sex is part of a “be a good boy” reward system in a marriage, then it begins to shift sex away from happiness and love and becomes a way…
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This Is Why You Can’t Keep Wondering What You Did Wrong After A Failed Relationship
The obsession with the what-ifs is not healthy or helpful. It also serves as a powerful temptation to keep you stuck in the past.
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You’re Never Really Going To Get Your Shit Together (And That’s Okay)
The thing is, no one ever figures their shit out. Not Oprah. Not your impossibly beautiful, charming friend who always seems to know exactly what to say and how to…
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When We’re Heartbroken Over Love That Only Lasted A Moment
We fear that we will never find our way into a forever love, that we will never be able to hold onto the security blanket for our loneliness.
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Trust Me, Your High School Sex Was Nowhere Near As Awkward As Mine
There was something about doing it in “non-traditional” locations that seemed to really get my high school boyfriend’s gears turning. The shower? That was the Holy Grail.
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I’m Sorry, But We Can’t ‘Just Be Friends’
It will crush me to see you hurting, and it will anger me that someone is doing it to you.
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Why Your Obsession With Travel Means You’re Living A Mediocre Life
You are worth so much more than #travel. You are worth an imprint on this world, something that people will remember you for!
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For Everyone Who Has Been Single For So Long They Feel Completely Unlovable
Your life can be a fairytale without that happy ending. Right now, is the time to just love yourself. And kick ass.
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10 Little Ways To Personalize Your Life And Make It 100% You
Dr. Seuss said it best when he wrote “there’s no one alive who is you-er than you.”
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Maybe Being Truly Happy Means Letting Go Of The Material
A phone was just a thing. It was replaceable. But the memories, the laughs, the dancing, the friends that surrounded me and the strangers I hadn’t yet met—those things weren’t.
