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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.
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17 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Take Responsibility For Your Decisions
Own up to your mistakes so that you can own your successes.
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How To Stop Letting Social Anxiety Ruin Your Life
It’s insane. You’re in a constant tug-of-war between wanting people to approve of you and wanting to not give a fuck to be healthy for yourself.
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The Privilege That Is Inherent To Each Myers-Briggs Personality Type
INTP and ISTP: The ability to pinpoint shortcuts that exist within systems and understand how you can manipulate those systems to your advantage.
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12 Reasons Why Minimalism May Be The Answer To Anxiety
Living with less makes you finally feel like you have enough.
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30 Extremely Important Pictures Of Animals That Need Your Immediate Attention
Prepare yourself for cute overload.
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What Happens When We Repress Our Sexuality?
Our sexual energy can bring us to heights of pleasure that are far beyond what we can imagine.
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30 Perfect Gifs To Use When You Don’t Feel Like Arguing With Your Words
A gif for every fight. You’re welcome.
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Emergency! 27 Adorable Cat Vines That Are Way More Interesting Than Whatever You’re Doing Right Now
Stop what you’re doing and watch these cats show you how it’s done.
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21 Guaranteed Ways To Find Out The Answer To The ‘What Are We?’ Question
Hook ups? Seeing other people? Skipping towards the aisle together? It’s a good idea to be on the same page.
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21 Quotes About Wine That Perfectly Explain Your Need To Have A Glass At The End Of Each Day
“WINE! Because these problems aren’t going to forget THEMSELVES!”
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13 Men On The Qualities About Their Girlfriend That Made Them Settle Down
“She’s completely secure with who she is. She doesn’t yell at me for looking at another woman and she doesn’t beg me for compliments like her life depends on my…
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Inside The Mind Of A Worthless Person
On the outside you’re smiling, but on the inside that smile hides what you really feel. Worthless.
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49 Brutally Honest Warning Labels Every Relationship Should Come With
Love is a bed of roses—expect a few thorns amidst all those soft petals.
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This Is How It Feels To Realize Your Best Friend Is Now A Stranger
I can’t wrap my mind around the person you’ve become because you are not the person I used to know.
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25 Unusual But Heartwarming Ways To Explain What ‘Home’ Really Is
It’s certainty in an uncertain world and stability in an unstable world.
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Ladies Aren’t Letting Good Guys Pass Them By; Guys Just Need To Man Up And Say Hi
Finding the bottle to approach the opposite sex is the ONE thing you guys have to do. The one thing. Man the hell up.
