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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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Here Is The Most Haunted Location In Every State
50 creepy places in our 50 creepy states.
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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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Love Is Easy, It’s Loving That’s Hard
“The act of love is easy,” I said, “It’s loving that’s hard.”
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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.
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Some Love Is Worth Remembering
Some love is worth remembering because of how it made us feel, because of how it built us and broke us, and how all of that destruction made us learn…
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23 People Share The Most WTF Thing They Ever Saw At A Party
“Saw a dude shit in a bread-maker that was in the kitchen cupboard, and then put it back.”
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23 People Confess To Their Most Disgusting Personal Habit
“When I’m on my period, in the shower I’ll put my fingers up inside my vag and scoop out bloody tissue.”
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How It Feels To Kiss A Stranger Who Isn’t Them
You allow your lips to relax and sing along, obnoxiously. Loudly. Unapologetically. It’s your birthday, dammit.
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Someday I’ll Write About You, But Not Today
I’m holding off because you aren’t here. You’re behind texts and unbooked plane tickets and not holding my hand or pouring your own glass of Pinot Grigio. You’re past highways…
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GROSS!: 13 Nurses Talk About The Most Disgusting Things They’ve Seen On The Job
“We got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich out of her vagina.”
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21 Fun And Random World Facts That Sound Like Lies But Are 100% True
If you get a kidney transplant then chances are you’ll end up with three kidneys. Sounds ridiculous but it’s absolutely true.
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Why The Reaction Of The Two Little White Girls Getting Black Dolls Is Important
That is to say, the day a child is born in the United States, is the day they learn how to be a racist.
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15 Fake Memoirs That Summarize The 20-Something Female Experience More Accurately Than Any Actual Book
Does This Guy Want To Date Me Or Is He Just Not An Asshole?
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How It Feels To Sit Across From The Person You Once Thought You’d Marry
Now you know the place you are in. You know that a marriage between the two of you would not have worked out. Hell, even a relationship right now would…
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To My 24-Year-Old Friends Who Are Engaged: Why Are You Really Getting Married?
We’re just starting the best part of our lives. So why the hell are we doing this?
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Why You Can’t Get Over The Asshole
We hate The Asshole, and yet, somewhere deep in our subconscious, we are thankful for him or her, because they become the point around which our whole life revolves.
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Why You Have To Make Him Sweat It Out In The Friend Zone First
Time is the ultimate test.
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20 Quotes That Will Make You Want To Kiss Comfort Goodbye In 2016
“Life rewarded courage, even when that first step was taken neck-deep in fear.” –Tamera Alexander
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4 Signs That You Are Experiencing A Severe Holiday Hangover
Your usual diligence was put to the test, and you sort of feel like a failure.
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What It’s Like To Be An Extrovert With Depression
You have to be the one to have it all together. You have to be the person people gravitate towards to when they want to have a good time.
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20 Relationship Hiccups Even The Happiest Couples Experience
When one person is caught lying about even the most innocuous thing and that minor fib inevitably undermines their credibility, at least temporarily.
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14 Signs You Have An Unhealthy Attachment To Your Dog
The scene in Best in Show where the pet shop employee has the audacity to suggest that a fish is the same as a bee hit way too close to…
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24 Things You Need To Give Yourself A Little More Credit For This Year
All of the times you’ve stayed strong for other people.
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This Is How You Find The Perfect Travel Buddy To Go On Your Next Adventure
If you are a fan of wild living and are looking for your next partner-in-crime but have no idea where to start, begin with who they are as a person.
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15 Adjustments That Will Make You Infinitely Happier With The Daily Grind Of Your 9 To 5
To anyone who’s unsatisfied in their current job, especially big corporate roles where it feels like you’re doing nothing but exchanging time for money, this is your survival guide.












































































