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10 Things No One Understands About Long Distance Relationships Until They Have One
Your friends and family won’t get it. Some will be supportive, some won’t.
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Stop Trying So Hard To Forget The Person You Are Meant To Remember
So here’s a truth you may not want to hear. You aren’t supposed to forget. That is not how you can let go.
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20 Of The Weirdest Gifts A Teacher Has Ever Gotten
A kindergartener gave her teacher a perfume called “Sexy Thang”
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An Apology To Women, On Behalf Of Many Gay Men
For a community YAAAASSSSing our asses off at the #feminism shown by powerful women in Hollywood, there are way too many gay men struggling to actually respect women in our…
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This Is How We Speak Now
We don’t. We communicate in garbled languages, in words typed and misconstrued behind keyboards and screens. We text what we mean and then we erase it. And we write what…
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30 Funny Short Jokes That Are Guaranteed To Make You Smile
Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?
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Men, Here Are 10 Things You Should Never EVER Say To A Female
“You would look better with bigger boobs / butt.”
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‘Black Mirror’ Takes Place In One Universe And I’ve Got The Evidence To Prove It
I’ve compiled a thorough list of evidence on how the “Black Mirror” universe is connected, and also a rough timeline. So sit down and strap in, because we’ve got some…
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10 Struggles Only People Who Are Hard On Themselves Will Understand
You don’t like asking for help even when you need it.
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6 Fresh Fashion Trends To Fully Embrace This Season
Spring is officially upon us. Time to kiss that freezing abyss we like to call winter goodbye.
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When Two Damaged People Love Each Other
You are damaged and broken and unhinged. But so are shooting stars and comets.
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This Is Our Obsession With Success And Why Most People Can’t Obtain The Amount They Want
If “success” is your primary objective, you probably won’t get it. Chasing success is like chasing happiness. You can’t pursue it directly.
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A Haiku For Every Guy I’ve Slept With
I cheated with you. You were a douchebag but thanks for setting me free.
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17 Reasons Why Growing Up With Laid Back Parents Prepared You For Your Successful Life
Because you didn’t grow up with helicopter parents, you learned how to stand on your own two feet. It followed you through middle school, high school, and you knew it…
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Read This If Your Life Isn’t Going Quite The Way You Expected
We expect that things will be easier than they actually are. We expect that life will work itself out. We expect that we will make the best of everything and…
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8 Honest Truths I Want My Future Mother-In-Law To Know
I admire how much you love your son. I can see how much you care for him. I want you to know that I think he’s very lucky to have…
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Read This If You’re Constantly Hung Up On The Past And Need To Remember Why You Left It Behind
We could spend years analyze every conversation, every interaction, every painful moment and try to figure out how everything would have gone if we had just done something a little…
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11 Surprising Things I Learned When I Gave Up Alcohol For 30 Days
People will find any excuse to drink. In the wise words of Kendrick Lamar, “Pour up, drank, head shot, drank. Sit down, drank, stand up, drank. Pass out, drank, wake…
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6 People On The Biggest Regret Of Their Life (And Their Biggest Piece Of Advice For You)
“I wish I didn’t marry my husband.”
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What We Really Mean When We Say, ‘Choose Your Words Carefully’
Bones heal but mantras are hard to change.
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17 Pieces Of Self-Care You Have To Learn Before Entering Your Twenties
Time spent to make yourself happy, or smile at the very least, is never a time wasted.
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Maybe One Day We’ll Figure This Life Out
Maybe we need to disappear to see who will care to find us, who will care to bring us back to life, who will wonder about us and who will…
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I Thought You Broke My Heart, But I Found A Way To Fix It
When someone breaks your heart you tend to guard it more carefully, but just because one person hurts you, doesn’t mean you should convince yourself that everyone else will do…
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12 Genius Ways To Respond When Someone Says ‘You Look Tired’
“Yep it’s exhausting…being such a badass.”
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How My Pregnancy Caused The Untimely (And Gruesome) Death Of My Husband
I remember running across the tops of hay bales, heart beating hard in my chest, playing chase with my friends. When you get older, you’re playing chase from far worse.
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4 Things To Remember When You Feel Like Your Dating Life Is Hopeless
Dating can feel like an endless grind where you beat your head up against the wall again and again, hoping that you’ll finally succeed in meeting someone great.
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10 Reasons Why You Should Throw Your Dating ‘Checklist’ Away
Lists are not for people. People are not meant to fit into check boxes because they change and they have flaws. Finding someone who checks off all items on your…
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15 Men On That One Little Thing Their Girlfriend Does That Drives Them Crazy (In A Good Way)
Real guys reveal the tiny things you do to win them over without even realizing it.
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14 Signs You Think With Your Heart Not Your Head
You have a love-hate relationship with your brain. You love it because it gives you the reality check you need and you hate it because it holds you back from…
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27 Very Sad Apartment Listings That Speak The Bleak-Ass Truth About Real Estate
“take notice it is a small room”
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15 20-Something Women Reveal What They’re Thinking When They Sleep With A Guy They Just Met
“A woman has needs, and sometimes the fact that I just met him, I really don’t give a shit.”
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Don’t Feel Bad For Me Because I’m Single
When anyone hears that I am single and not dating, they wonder aloud as to why I can’t find a man.
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My Journey Down The Creative Road Less Traveled
Success is only what you want it to be. If you are truly passionate about what you do and you wake up every day living for that passion, you are…
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8 Stupid Beliefs I Wish I Hadn’t Been Held Back By In College
I wish I had realized that the type of people who judge you solely from the letters on your sweatshirt are not the type of people you want to hang…
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Dear Lena Dunham: Here’s Why, As A Feminist, I Am Not Voting For Hillary Clinton During The Primary Season
A woman like Hillary Clinton, who has statistically not supported women in telling their stories like you so claim you are behind, does not deserve that pedestal.
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Someone Drowned During My Shift As A Lifeguard And Now Grisly Things Are Happening That I Can’t Explain
I began to notice a pattern. I noticed that, when children went under, they didn’t struggle – they showed no signs of drowning. However, the adolescents and adults showed signs…
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Read This When You’re Feeling Sad And Don’t Know Why
Be delicate with your thoughts – don’t brush them aside, or push them deep down into a place where they rub your nerves and sink into your stomach.
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This Is What I Want You To Promise Me
I want you to promise that when I hurt you too much, you’ll remember every single day I made you feel loved, cared for, and special.
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It’s Just Bad Timing, Not A Bad Life
Sometimes, when we look back, we can see that paths we did choose were taken a poor time in our lives. We wish we could restart and try that path…
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This Is What Happens When A Rando Gets Added To A Group Text About Someone Giving Birth (It’s Hilarious)
Every so often we might forget to update a number in our phone. That’s exactly how THIS happened!
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I Want To Be With Someone Who Knows What It’s Like To Be Broken
I want us to recognize this darkness in one another, to love it and appreciate it.
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10 Reasons Why Couples That Party Together Are The Happiest Ever
Fact: Couples that play together stay together.
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This Is The Purpose Of A Breakup That Allows You To Learn Your Own Way Of Love
Our pain is a pain we bring upon ourselves through our own misplaced questioning. The pain of our own wrong asking. It is the pain of avoidance.
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35 Questions I Would Ask You If We Ever Meet Again
When did you realize that ‘we’ just don’t make sense anymore?
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9 Ways To Let Love Into Your Life
People don’t recognize that in order to meet the right person, you’re probably going to have to meet a lot of people who aren’t right for you first.
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You Dont Have To Be In A Relationship To Feel Whole Again
Maybe instead of looking for our other halves, we should be piecing ourselves together.
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4 Ways To Get The Closure You’re Craving After A Bad Breakup
Your ex might have said SOMETHING about why they broke up with you, but usually it’s not really that satisfying.
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11 Signs You Might Just Be Too Busy To Fall In Love Right Now
You can’t remember the last time you could stay up past 9 PM. Your days are so early and action packed, you’ve left yourself little downtime.
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30 Signs You’re Officially Ready To Turn 30
You don’t consult as many people as you used to before making a decision, you can actually trust your gut now.
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8 Confidence Boosting Ways To Feel Sexy (Even If You Think You’re The Furthest Thing From It)
Feeling confident and sexy is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s that simple.
