Latest From
Thought Catalog
-
7 Things I’ve Learned In Our Short Time Together
Loving you has liberated me of loathing and pettiness and I find myself free, for the very first time in my life, to be completely and spectacularly present.
-
This Is The Drink You Should Order At A Bar According To Your Zodiac Sign
At the end of a long work day, some of us seek relief and relaxation in the form of a nice glass of liquor (in moderation!). It’s just a matter…
-
17 Women On The Nasty (And Frankly Weird) Things They Can Only Talk About With Their BFF
“The best part of hooking up with a new guy isn’t actually hooking up with him. It’s texting your friend ‘guess who was a hoe last night?’ and giving her…
-
-
21 Reasons Life Would Be Super Chill If You Could Just Be A Cat
You can literally hide from people whenever you want.
-
10 Types Of Women Who Aren’t Ready For Love
She loves to gossip and talk about other people and she loves to hear things about other people as well. Initially he might be entertained by her anecdotes but eventually,…
-
50 Revealing Questions That Will Make Your Friends Regret Picking ‘Truth’ Over ‘Dare’
Of the people in this room, who do you most want to make out with?
-
19 Things People Who Seriously Hate Traveling Can Relate To
Cringing at the Plague-like germ count on airplanes.
-
We Need To Get Rid Of The Stigma Surrounding Being HIV Positive In The Gay Community
What do queer guys do? We stigmatize those who are positive out of fear that we too will one day have to list a POZ status on our profiles.
-
-
15 Defining Father-Daughter Moments That Every Daddy’s Girl Can Relate To
When he pulls the ‘I have a gun’ line (and other threats) on your very first boyfriend.
-
15 Short, Powerful and Provocative Books Everyone Should Read
These are books that might just take a few hours or even minutes to read—but will stay with you far longer than that.
-
To My Fellow Late Bloomers
The good folks at Wikipedia define a late bloomer as someone whose “talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual.” My definition? Someone who played with…
-
10 Things You Learn When You Fail To Land Your Dream Job After College
The day after I graduated from Miami University, my mom and I stuffed all my belongings into my car and she helped me move to my new apartment in Cincinnati.…
-
You Should Love Like A Teenager
Teenagers connect famous love poems and stories to their own lives because they feel things that grandly. They do not belittle their emotions.
-
This Is How We Should Want To Raise Our Daughters
I want her gender, her identity, to only be one part of her. And I never want her to grow up thinking of it as something limiting or something that…
-
15 Powerful Lessons You Can Only Learn Through Experience
“To find yourself, think for yourself.”~Socrates
-
To The INFJs Who Are Struggling With Depression
Your perfectionism has become an illness, slowly poisoning you on your quest to have the perfect body, the perfect grade, the perfect résumé, the perfect outfit, the perfect credentials.
-
13 Men On The Most Desperate Thing They’ve Ever Done To Win A Woman’s Heart
Real guys reveal the courageous moves they’ve made in the name of love.
-
Here Is Which Myers-Briggs Personality Type You Should Go To Based On What Kind Of Advice You Need
When you’re feeling stuck and need help seeing new possibilities, go to an ENFP or an ENTP.
-
9 Things People Wrongly Assume When You’re An Optimistic Person
People will accuse you of wearing rose-colored glasses, but maybe they’re just jealous that they don’t have a pair.
-
-
17 Reasons So Many People Have a Mid-Life Crisis in their 20s
You can’t turn your mind off from a never-ending stream of anxious thoughts.
-
Here’s What a Relationship Is Like When It’s Working
A relationship that’s working is candid, comfortable, and a little bit hilarious.
-
20 Times Blair Waldorf Truly Understood What It’s Like To Be The Single One In Your Crew
Blair understands the complete devastation of a broken heart; luckily she has her other great love, Serena, to lean on.
-
This Is What Happens When You Fall In Love With A Writer
Don’t fall in love with a writer because when we love, we love hard.
-
40 Words For Emotions You’ve Felt, But Couldn’t Explain
Heartworm: a relationship or friendship that you can’t get out of your head, which you thought had faded long ago but is still somehow alive and unfinished, like an abandoned…
-
21 Ways Self-Aware People Interact With The World Differently
They don’t expect to feel “good” all of the time.
-
-
I Was Born For Leaving
It’s the desperate dream of faraway places that I don’t even know exist. I was born for leaving and I can’t stop.
-
You Don’t Have To Go Back To The Past To Change Your Future
The events that happened in the past are irrelevant, because as long as you are still living, you can change your life. All we really have is the present.
-
10 Things To Remember When You Love A Person Who Has Anxiety
While their sex drive may be low due to the anxiety and possible self-consciousness, they do find you sexy and do want you. It just might not be as often…
-
10 Critical Pieces Of Advice For All Our Future Sons And Daughters
Be your own best friend. Go places alone. Get to know yourself.
-
Read This If You’re Tired Of Waiting For Love
I’m here to tell you to keep waiting. When you think you can’t, just wait one more day. And then the next. And the next.
-
10 Reasons Why The Funny Guy Will Always Steal Your Heart
He will allow you to be completely yourself. You will never have to worry about being on your “best behavior” around him and you will definitely not be embarrassed to…
-
Ranking The Women On ‘The Bachelor’: One Of The Girls Makes Ben’s Mom Cry Using Only Her Vapidness
Here is a list of things that are wrong with Emily’s personality.
-
I Spent The Entire Valentine’s Day Weekend With My Family And It Was A Major Wake Up Call
I was terrified about going home for Valentine’s Day weekend. This trip had the potential of getting my mind (and body) out of awkward, what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life situations. But it could also…
-
What ‘Being Considerate’ Really Means
We can only understand what being considerate really means, for ourselves and how our actions will affect others, when we define it for ourselves. It will depend on our personalities,…
-
Kanye West Is Wrong But Taylor Swift Isn’t Right
And not just because she’s a subpar singer who is making loads of money from the occupation of being a pretty white girl in America.
-
19 People On Their Life’s Biggest Blessing In Disguise That They’re Now Actually Thankful For
“My uncle was suppose to be in the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 for a job interview, but he didn’t get the call back. He was so upset he…
-
Don’t Get Your Hopes Up: Why Expecting The Worst Is The Most Positive And Hopeful Way To Live
Getting your hopes up helps nothing. If you always expect the best to happen, what you’re really saying is, “I want to never get excited again.”
-
-
4 Reasons Why I’ll Miss our Friendship, And The 1 Reason Why I Won’t
You have seen some real shit. After nine years, you have witnessed so many ups and downs.
-
17 Smart Ways Happy Couples Do Love Differently
They value experiences over expensive gifts, choosing to spend time together over spending money on each other.
-
9 Toxic Beliefs That Could Potentially Ruin Your Relationship
Love is not a curse, love sets us free, the curse is to believe that we are doomed forever because our hearts made a few wrong choices.
-
The 14 Most Badass Female Con Artists Of All Time
Kari Ferrell gained brief fame in 2009 when the press christened her the “Hipster Grifter” for her tendency to befriend young skinny bearded males in Williamsburg and take them for…
-
I Don’t Know How To Do The Forever Kind Of Love
I have never understood, in my honest heart of hearts, why we have to measure love in longevity at all.
-
Here’s How Your Favorite Celebrities Looked At The Grammys
In case you missed it — the fabulous outfits from these fabulous celebrities!
-
What It’s Like To Be Addicted To The Chase
And I think that’s the case with so many of us who grow so addicted to the chase – we are the people who’ve been fighting with those shadows for…
-
Why I’m Not Interested In A Relationship In My Twenties
I want to actively work to know myself and understand what my soul wants so that when I turn fifty, I don’t suddenly freak out and think I’ve lost an…
