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I Still Wonder About You
I wonder if you figured out that I needed to love myself the way I loved you, and that I needed to see myself the way I saw you.
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20 Reasons Why Your Dog Is All You Really Need After A Breakup
A built in, cost effective security system: No need for a man when you have a dog that will fend off any intruders, burglars, or unwanted exes. (Clutch.)
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6 Ways Living Abroad Changed My Life Forever
I still struggle with feeling selfish for loving my life abroad so much, but the reality is that it allows me to be the best version of myself. It’s instilled…
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6 Things We Normally Do In Relationships That Are More Damaging Than We Realize
There are things we do in relationships that seem harmless. After all, how bad could holding back your feelings be? Some actions that we think are healthy are actually very…
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25 Beautifully Banal Ways True Love Manifests Day-To-Day
Love is spending ten minutes neither of you has lazing about in bed some mornings after the alarm rings before you pick up your phones and dive into the day…
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This Is Why You Need To Let Go
They know we are struggling to let go. But what they don’t know is that we are stronger than them. It is time. It is time for me become the…
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5 Ways To Accept Your Breakup Instead Of Regretting It
Ever broken up with someone and wished you could take it all back? You might WANT to get over it, but you heart seems to have other ideas.
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A Large Percentage Of Americans Believe Demons Are Real, Here’s What They’re So Scared Of
I’m shaking on my keyboard right now. Now, I don’t believe they exist. I know they exist.
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This Is Where You’re Most Likely To Meet Someone With Dating Potential According To Your Zodiac Sign
Sometimes, this is where we meet the people we end up loving for the rest of our lives. Fate or coincidence?
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It’s Okay To Love Fiercely (And Expect Fierce Love In Return)
You are not wrong for the craziness you feel. The excitement at a simple touch, a smile, a small gesture. It’s okay to hold onto a hug for just a…
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10 Legitimate Reasons To Say ‘Screw It’ To Dry January
If listening you’re your drunk friends wasn’t bad enough, now imagine sitting through the four-hour family shindig. Completely. Sober.
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13 Ways To Make Your Partner Feel Important (So Your Relationship Has A Chance)
Even if you don’t necessarily care for his passions and hobbies, you should at least show some interest. Nothing makes someone feel more important than when you want to talk…
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This Is What You Need To Say To Your Broken Heart
You did make a mistake. A mistake that many hearts make. You allowed one person to make you full.
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This Is How I Will Say Goodbye
How do you say goodbye to someone when you can’t even remember your last hello? It was probably something like “Hey baby, I can’t wait to see you tonight.” How…
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I Don’t Need You To Tell Me I’m Pretty
I don’t need people to validate my looks; I know what I look like. There are plenty of things I could put into making myself “prettier,” but there is so…
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We’re Only Interested In Each Other When We’re Naked
You don’t text me to see how I’m doing, or ask about my family. You want to know when I’m in town, how my ass curves in jeans.
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Did You Actually Read That? The Joy of Reading Really Really Long Books
It takes a somewhat deranged type of person to sit down and read a thousand pages of something just for the fun of it.
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This Is How Introverts Handle Confrontation In A Way That Extroverts Might Not Understand
Eventually, I just get over it. Because I’m a total sucker and I live in fear of calling people out on their bad behavior.
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10 Things You’ll Only Understand If You’re A Girl With A Guy Best Friend
The myth that ‘guy BFF’s have less drama in a friendship’. That’s not true. Guys can get mood swings and jealous and hormonal. They can backbite about with the guys…
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14 Questions To Ask Yourself If You’re Wondering Whether Or Not Your Friend Is Toxic
“When I tell them my problems, does it make me feel relieved or more stressed?”
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Everything I Know About Star Wars, Having Never Watched It
Darth Vader seems to really have his shit together.
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7 Intrepid Escapes To Help You Embrace Your Wanderlust (And Overcome Cabin Fever) This Winter
A Yurt in the Colorado Backcountry.
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19 Reasons Your College Bestie Is Basically The Only One Who Understands You
She loved you through your “When I lived in Europe” phase.
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The Rise of Antisocial Media, Why Reddit And YouTube Are Gen Z’s Favorite Hangouts
Why the abrasive, anonymous nature of platforms like YouTube and Reddit may have grave – and very real – consequences for the “always online” generation.
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5 Steps To Get Your Doctor To Prescribe You Xanax
Casually bring up that you have a terrible fear of flying and you’re worried because you’ll be going on 2 or 3 business trips to Europe over the next few…
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10 Ways Children Of Divorce Turn Out Differently
We face our problems head on, and we know how to function under messy conditions, in fact, we are superb at it.
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23 Reasons Being A Childless Adult Is The Real Miracle Of Life
You can get wasted and wallow in the pain of your hangover the next day without caring for anyone other than yourself.
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11 Different Types Of Girls That Are All Me
I am okay with having salty skin on a day following the beach or dirt-stained feet after a day of wandering barefoot outside. If I am out camping, I will…
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I Have A Girly-Girl Side And I’m Not Afraid To Own It
“You are such a girl.” This phrase was casual. Maybe an insult, but more likely a tease. A seemingly-harmless line my guy friends threw out there just to poke fun…
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What I Mean When I Say I Want To Travel
I want to be in constant awe of the earth and everything it has to offer. I want to see things I could never have possibly imagined and try things…
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All The Tiny, Beautiful Things About Being A Kid Every Teacher Gets To Remember
Hugs when you’re happy. Hugs when you’re down. Hugs at the start of the school day. Hugs when an older student comes back to visit your classroom. Hugs when a…
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Would You Marry Someone With Different Religious And Political Beliefs From You?
When one is getting married, the considerations have to go beyond love.
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20 Manageable Things 20-Somethings Can Do In 2016 To Be Successful
Conquer your fear of failure. You will remain stuck until you do. Accept your fear is real, embrace it, and move forward in spite of it.
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22 Ways Traveling Alone Changes You For The Better
If there’s nobody around to hold us back, we can say yes to all of the things we really want to do.
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4 Borderline Creepy Things You Do When You Start Dating Someone New
You click through the limited privacy allowed Facebook profile pictures, refrain from looking at LinkedIn because, dang it, it’ll tell them if you looked, and you read any other little…
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15 People Share Their New Year’s Resolutions And How They Plan To Achieve Them
“Not go to Coachella. I think it will be pretty easy to achieve this one.” — Dave, 25
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A Complete Ranking Of The Women On ‘The Bachelor’: Limo Exit Edition
This is a ranking of how the women did this week in terms of how far I think they’re likely to make it on the show.
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For Anyone Who Already Feels Paralyzed In The New Year
I have a love/hate relationship with the beginning of each new year.
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5 Real Sex Stories That Will Make You Really Horny (Part VI)
1. When a college girl thirsts for her mom’s new man.
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If You’re Too Busy For These 5 Things, Your Life Is More Off-Course Than You Think
How many days go by where you did nothing to move toward your big goals? Probably too many. Life is busy.
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27 Quotes From Female Writers That Will Inspire You To Create Something Magnificent
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.”
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Lurking Death, The Inevitability That A Volcano Will Kill Billions
Billions of lives are currently slated for destruction. Nature is just determining the date.
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Read This If You Feel Like Giving Up On Love
I know what love is because I’m surrounded by people who love and accept me. People who have taught me what it truly means to love all of your faults.…
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15 Bartenders Share Their Most Extreme, Disgusting, And Hilarious Stories
“Once, I walked in on a girl sitting in her own barf and still doing coke. It still makes me giggle.”
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15 Women Reveal Their Biggest Dating Deal Breakers
“I don’t like a guy who drinks too much. It’s okay to enjoy yourself, but if you’re drinking your face off during the work week, and calling me wasted when…
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I Used To Take The Overnight Shift In The Morgue, And Here’s Why I Never Will Again
My breath hitched in my throat because somewhere in the back of my mind I had seen enough to know what it was. But the rest of me was still…
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Why We All Need To Love Like Beauty And The Beast
The thing is, this world is full of narcissism. It’s a world that doesn’t look beyond physical appearances. It’s a world where a story like Beauty and the Beast is…
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The Five People You Meet When Traveling Alone
Traveling alone seems scary at first, and that’s because of one big thing in particular: The prospect of loneliness.
