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What If I Told You I Missed You
To be completely honest, I’m not ready yet. I’m not ready to pretend that seeing your name on my phone or in my inbox doesn’t make my heart flutter because…
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I Don’t Want Someone To Fall In Love With My Beauty, I Want Someone To Fall In Love With My Scars
I don’t want someone to fall in love with my smile, I want someone to fall in love with my tears, and the stories they hold. I want someone to…
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All I Have Left Is The Memories Of Us
Once you left you took a piece of me that I only shared with you. You made me realize you can’t build homes in people.
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22 College Seniors On The One Piece Of Sex Advice They Wish They Could Tell Their Freshman Selves
“Your orgasm is just as important as important as his.”
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I Found Myself When I Lost You
I realized that I love being messy, I like chaos, I like things that don’t have to be spectacular as long as they mesmerize me. I realized that I don’t…
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29 Cops Describe The Worst Criminal They Ever Arrested
“He looked me in the eye and said, ‘I’m going to hell for this, aren’t I?’”
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10 Emotional Muscles All Healthy Couples Exercise Regularly
Solid relationships are made up of two people leaning on each other every day, in every aspect of life. Two people who see that they’re better equipped to tackle the…
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How To Make Someone Think About (And Fall In Love With) You
Couples regularly share personal information with one another, so by sharing, you are helping to indirectly program the person’s mind that the both of you might be potential couple material.
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To My Future Boyfriend, I Am Not Broken
Listen, this letter is for you. To know that in the future, I will love you. I will love you deeply and fully. I will be unafraid and unhesitant. I…
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You’re The Only Thing I Think About In The Shower
When I’m alone in the shower, without social media to scroll through or friends to text, it gives me time to think — and time to think is dangerous.
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This Is Why Guys Still Text You Even If They Are Not Interested
They’re confused. Some men are not sure about their feelings either; so they buy themselves some time until they’re sure. They continue to text to show a level of interest…
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9 Perfect Playlists For The 3 Types Of Parties You Need To Throw This Summer
All year long we look forward to the summer months. We say it’s the weather, but what we’re really looking forward to are the memories we’ll create when the days…
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11 Women On The Best Gift They’ve Received From One Of Their Kids
When it comes to gifts, the thought isn’t the only thing that counts, but it sure can count for a whole lot.
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Maybe We Never Get To Have It All Figured Out At Once
Maybe the idea of ‘perfection’ only exists to drive you forward, but if you got there you wouldn’t want to stay anyhow.
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17 Signs You’re What’s Known As An ‘Empath’
You’re easily influenced by the energy of others. You hurt when those you love hurt. And not just because you care about them; you just seriously hurt.
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What People Admire Most About You Based On Your Zodiac Sign
You bring a sense of unique, unconditional adoration, to every relationship you curate, and people appreciate your openness dedication to your tenderness.
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I Convinced Myself That I Was HIV-Positive
With trembling hands, I went to the local community health clinic after work one day, sweating bullets. What if I was HIV positive? Could it really happen to me?
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Never Say Never, For I Know You Will Feel Again
You love again — maybe not in the same way but a different love; a better one.
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17 Amazing Ways To Explain Exactly What ‘Netflix And Chill’ Really Means
It starts out as just a simple movie on Netflix. You’re excited to spend time with that special someone….
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29 Types Of Asshole Students Everyone Hates
The personal anecdote MONSTER. Like no, Daniel, I do NOT care about a weird conversation you had with your grandpa about your dad and neither does literally a single soul…
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How To Keep Your Man’s Attraction Alive, Based On His Zodiac Sign
This kind of man is attracted to a charming, elegant woman. He has no time for someone who is full of herself, and his biggest turn off is a female…
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11 Things You Need To Know Before You Date Someone Whose Love Language Is ‘Touch’
There is no feeling as good as the steady, quiet reassurance of frequent tender touches from your loved one.
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20 Reasons Why Single Girls Are The Happiest People To Be Around
Single you is the realest you. It’s you untangled by someone’s else’s vision of you.
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23 Recovering Addicts Share The One Thing They Wish People Understood About Their Addictions
“It’s deeper than any substances.”
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The Truth Behind What Makes Someone Cheat
Having an affair only results when one or both partners don’t realize that the intense “butterflies in your stomach” feeling that they feel initially won’t last forever.
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Just So You Know, There Is No Such Thing As Feeling Too Much
We stopped looking at feelings as beautiful and natural ways of expression and labeled them inconvenient. The more emotions you feel, the less stable you are, they say.
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How To Navigate Emotions And Sex In An Open Relationship
Sex, literature, and food shopping should all be freeing indulgences we’re able to mix up.
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7 Reasons Why Everyone Needs A Friend Who’s A Taurus
If you are a trusted confidante to a Taurus, congratulations.
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8 Brutally Honest Reasons Why People Will Ghost You
To all those who ghost: You’re making our generation look bad.
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You Have To Let Go Of Old Love In Order To Feel New Again
No one tells you, though, that trying to move on is a kind of death that you inflict upon yourself. People always make it sound so easy.
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5 Reasons ‘Dance Like Nobody’s Watching’ Is The Best Advice Of All Time
Because yeah, they probably ARE watching, but who cares? Someone is playing Beyoncé over loudspeakers in the grocery store and you’re expected NOT to break it down in the frozen…
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You Cannot Chase Someone Who Does Not Want To Be Caught
Don’t stay when you know you should leave. Don’t beg for the emotional investment of someone who doesn’t want you and please, don’t beg for love.
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Because I Can’t Make You Love Me If You Don’t
Because the only thing scarier than getting it wrong, is getting it so right you suddenly have something to lose.
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19 Things Every Couple Should Know About Each Other Before Celebrating Their One Year Anniversary
Their television show requirements. For example, they might be willing to negotiate their binge-watch go-tos, but if they are non-negotiably following Game of Thrones, you might want to consider hopping…
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14 Common Dreams And What They Supposedly Mean
Driving: Driving symbolizes your path or your life. How you drive in your dream tells you how you feel about your life. Safe and slow or reckless and adventurous? Do…
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There’s A Stretch Of I-90 In Minnesota Where You Should Never Drive, And I Almost Didn’t Survive To Tell You Why
Suddenly, this road felt like it served a different purpose. Like it was devoid of all human life and vestiges.
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19 Encouraging (And Funny) Lin-Manuel Miranda Tweets To Inspire The Artist Within You
Good night. Take a second. You have a day’s worth of new stuff in your brain. File away what you need, empty trash files. Get comfy. Sleep. –Lin-Manuel Miranda
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To The Friends I Have Lost, Thank You For Teaching Me How To Be Better
Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that for them.
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Why The Rise Of Sugar Baby Culture Isn’t So Sweet After All
As I gleefully perused the “sugar lifestyle” site, I felt a strange sort of kinship with these young, eager women on Seeking Arrangement. In my twenties, I had landed myself…
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There’s Something Demonic Going On In A Town Called Clear Lake, And We’re Going To Get To The Bottom Of It
“So, the transient is a decoy and the house…” “Is a trap, yes.” Mikey thought this over for a moment and shrugged. “Then f*ck it. Let’s go get trapped.”
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5 Beautiful Ways To Fill Your Life With Positivity And Purpose
It’s very easy to allow our actions to be ruled by our emotions. It’s a fact: negative thoughts and feelings have a detrimental effect on every aspect of our lives.
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The ‘Fitspo’ Trend Is Dumb And It Needs To End
Do you see science professors getting on their feed saying “Chris has 2 kids and is about to finish his thesis on string theory, what’s your excuse?” You don’t, because…
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12 Truthful Marriage Vows You Won’t Hear At A Wedding
For too long, wedding vows have focused on emotional, romantic love and not practical, solid pillars.
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Your Relationship Isn’t Always Perfect (But That’s A Sign That It’s Real)
We live under the illusion that everyone else is always happy.
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The 6 Stages All Introverts Go Through As They Grow Up
A lost introvert wonders why he or she is suffering from supposedly negative conditions like shyness, being reserved or even unfriendly.
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Who Cares If You Haven’t Found The One Yet
We get so caught up in this idea of true love, that we’re supposed to find it by this certain time, that it’s supposed to look a certain way, that…
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10 Types Of People You Really Don’t Need In Your Life
The Opportunists. The ones who will talk to you only after you got that job or that car or started dating that person because they know that you can offer…
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14 Guardian Personalities Reveal The Piece Of Wisdom That Turned Their Life Around
“I’m allowed to not have it all together sometimes too.”
