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8 Reasons Men Who Grew Up With Sisters Are The Most Dateable
Living with sisters has taught them that women are only human, and while we can sometimes be a force to be reckoned with, we can hold a great conversation as well as…
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5 Real Sex Stories That Will Make You Really Horny (Part VIII)
The hula girl who blew me (literally) away.
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12 Qualities Of People Who Are Naturally Likeable And Authentic (Because You Can Be Both)
There are ways to consciously become a more likeable person without ever having to sacrifice who you really are. There’s a way to be self-aware and authentic.
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5 Reasons You’re Only Attracting Jerks
The answer is not so much that you have some kind of jerk magnet attached to your forehead, but more to do with self sabotaging feelings and beliefs you may…
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14 Beautiful Emotions That You Don’t Need To Be In A Relationship To Experience
Closeness. We reserve feelings of companionship for those with Serious Companions, but having a partner you may or may not have for life is not the only thing that guarantees…
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17 Signs You’re Mature Enough To Accept Change In A Positive Way
Not only have you lost relationships and dealt with heartbreak, but you’ve experienced loving someone else. You now understand that you aren’t limited to getting just one love in this…
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10 Things I Wish Every Guy Who ‘Doesn’t Want A Relationship’ Understood
Not wanting to define a relationship doesn’t make you “chill” — not being afraid of having one does.
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16 Super Simple Ways To Boost Your Productivity This Month
Set timers on your phone during which you minimize all distractions (social media, email, etc) and aim to get as much done as possible in ten, twenty, or thirty minute…
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I Made A Million And One Mistakes Loving Him, And I Will Make Them All Again
The mistake I made in falling hard, I’d do it over, every time.
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8 Struggles Overly Empathetic People Deal With On A Daily Basis
You are well aware that it can be exhausting to be a dedicated friend, lover, or coworker. You know better than anyone else that self care should be first priority.
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14 Reasons Why I Want You To Be My Valentine
I see stars in your eyes and I want to build galaxies around you.
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17 Surprisingly Smart Horror Movies That Intelligent Horror Fans Can’t Get Enough Of
As a general rule: no American remakes ever.
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8 Little Things To Remember When You’re Feeling Jealous Of A Friend’s Success
The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is not giving up. If you fail, try again. Ask for help and get feedback from whoever is willing to give it…
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7 Things You Should Tell Your Parents While You Still Can
You are trying to make better choices with the arrival of each new day. And that you hope that if not today, then someday, they are proud to call you…
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17 Childish Things To Never Stop Doing, Even When You’re In Your Twenties
Buying a sweet treat from the ice cream truck. Because you hear that sing-song melody every summer afternoon. And because it will always taste better from the truck, no matter…
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21 Words We Use That Our Parents Will Never Understand
Sorry not sorry. When you are shamelessly proud of your bad behavior, so you are sorry that you are not sorry about it even though you should be very sorry…
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Here’s How To ACTUALLY Make A Living Doing What You Love
What you need to get is to get your thing out there, do it smartly and in a way that people will understand. And if you do that, it’s only…
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When Your Biggest Disadvantage Is Secretly Your Greatest Strength
What I know today is that you aren’t defined by what you’ve done or where you’re from or what others say you’re capable of.
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5 Ways For Long-Distance Couples To Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Even if I can’t personally spend Valentine’s Day with my significant other, I can still celebrate it with him virtually.
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10 Things That Really Suck About Being A Sex Worker
Stripping and escorting have helped inspire and sustain my writing, but they’ve also exposed me to genuinely heartbreaking things.
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This Is The Problem With Changing Yourself To Find Love
Whether you should change to attract ‘The One’ depends on whether you’re living what you deem to be your best life.
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23 Women Describe Their Worst Kiss Ever
“His breath was so rank—I’m talking demons dancing on his tongue rank.”
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42 Self-Limiting Thoughts That Completely Destroy Our Potential (Without Us Even Realizing It)
“I have to keep them around because I’ll never find anyone else.”
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Here’s Why The Most Terrifying ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Villain Isn’t Who You Think It Is
“Buffy The Vampire Slayer” is a show full of demons, ghosts, witches, monsters — basically everything under the supernatural sun. There are more than enough beasties every season to keep…
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20 Quotes To Read If You Can’t Let Someone Go
“And sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”~Marilyn Monroe
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Black Girls On ‘The Bachelor’: We Are All Jubilee
It might be unfair to say that Ben didn’t want Jubilee in the end, because she was black.
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10 Practical Ways To Cope With Stress
If you are feeling overwhelmed reach out for support instead of bottling your feelings up.
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20 Simple Reminders For Every Type Of Adventurer (From A Person Who Is Not Traveling The World)
There is satisfaction to be found in the quiet. A walk in the woods or a rainy day at a library can rejuvenate you. These days are necessary and help…
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Don’t Apologize For Not Being Married Yet (Or Ever)
People are going to continue to ask you about your love life and they’re not going to stop. There’s not really a “getting over it” so much as a “getting…
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This Is How You Will Get Better After Being Broken
Your trust is gone. It felt like it was just ripped away from you without warning, almost like the sharp pain of a paper cut slicing open your finger, but…
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37 Men And Women Who Gave Their Cheating SO A Second Chance Reveal How Their Relationship Is Now
Sometimes second chances work out and it’s amazing. Other times it’s…less amazing.
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50 Simple Questions To Ask Yourself When You Need A Reminder That You’re Blessed
Am I warm? Am I cold? Can I feel?
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17 Arabic Proverbs That Have Hilarious Literal Translations
If your lover is honey, don’t lick it all.
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Living Your Dream Means Ignoring Any Naysayers (Even Friends And Family)
I am a nomad at heart, designed to travel, a vagabond who’s most happy when roaming unknown lands.
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4 Lies Your Parents Tell You About Money and Life That We Need To Stop Believing
Inevitably, all parents make permanent impressions on their kids. Not all of those impressions will be good.
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11 College Classes You Would Actually Use In Real Life
Independent Study 408: How to Avoid Telling Your Boss to “Go Fuck Yourself”
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22 Weird Ways You Know You’re (Kind Of) An Actual Grownup
When evaluating potential life mates, you focus on their actual strengths instead of fixating on superficial traits like height, weight, breast size, butt shape, or bicep circumference. (At least, you…
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23 #BeforeFacebookI Tweets That Perfectly Explain How The Hell People Survived Before Facebook
“#BeforeFacebookI had to stalk my exes with binoculars and camouflage.”
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These Are The Phases Of Not Feeling Good Enough
It’s not always about what to do. It’s not always about how to fix it. Sometimes, you just have to be sad.
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Boko Haram Committed A Massacre Last Weekend And The World Goes On In Silence
According to reports, Boko Haram burned 86 children alive in Dalori, a village in northern Nigeria.
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9 Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Ruthlessly Revisit Your Past
You will smile at the beautiful memories you created.
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16 Reasons Former RAs Make The Absolute Best Employees
We care about respect, not popularity. We aren’t necessarily around to be everyone’s friend, but we want to be seen as consistent, fair, and principled. We aren’t going to be…
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8 Things I’ve Realized While Healing From Trauma
1. What has hurt you is a thousand times less than who and what you are. You are not made up of the things that gave you pain alone.
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19 Unconventional Ways You Know You’ve Reached Adulthood (Even If You Still Feel Like A Child)
You say things like, “When I was younger we didn’t even HAVE GPS systems” (seriously, I just said this to someone recently).
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14 Crappy Habits You Definitely Need To Break Before Springtime
The 3AM drunk munchies. Enough is enough.
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What If Hearts Were Made To Be Broken?
Without heartbreak, there are no lessons, and lessons teach us how to live.
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18 Everyday Situations You’ll Only Understand If You Live In A City
Making your younger sibling drive you around when you’re home for the holidays, because cars are scary and you forgot how to be a person.
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This Is The Perfect Travel Destination For You Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Planning a vacation brings its own stresses: Where to go, how to get there and who take with you. So. Many. Decisions.
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It’s Exhausting, Loving You
I can’t stop picturing you with her; the way you used to kiss and how you’d hold her close to your body and inhale her scent.
