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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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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.
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10 Things We Should Say To Ourselves More Often
Time heals everything. Eventually our pain will go away, our mistakes will be forgiven, our hearts will mend and our minds will find peace.
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Did Donald Trump Refuse To Love A Woman Because She Was Black?
People forget, Donald Trump is old. His values are 50s values because that’s when he grew up.
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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…
