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28 People On The Most Life-Changing Thing They Did In Their Twenties
“I gained a sense of self-worth. Then lost it. Then gained it back again. And lost it again. Then gained it back again.”
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14 Girly Girl Things Not All Girls Do
I have noticed how I am not as “girly” as other girls. There are things that girls are known for doing that are still somewhat foreign to me.
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Why You Should Date Someone You Can Be Boring With
Dating someone that you can be boring with is not the same thing as dating someone who makes you boring.
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12 Ways To Get More Mileage Out Of Your Current Job & Get Ahead In Any Field
The road to success is long and probably has a lot of potholes.
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A Positive Outlook And Outcome: When To Overlook Something In A Relationship
Simple gestures are the ones that speak volumes and show thought and care.
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50 Awesomely Inspiring Quotes About Failure
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford
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What True Love Feels Like After You’ve Lost It
True love ultimately wants what’s best for the other, even when it can’t be you.
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15 Awesome Quotes From YA Novels That Prove They’re Not Just For Young Adults
“She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.” –Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park
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This Is Why I’m Guarded
I’m guarded because I’ve been hurt before. We all have. My weakness is that I carry the pain with me as a constant reminder that it could happen again.
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What Each Myers-Briggs Type Does On Vacation
ISTJ: Schedules visits to every museum and historical site within a hundred mile radius.
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Read This If There’s Someone You Can’t Forgive
Forgiveness means that you’re done waiting for the person who broke you to come put you back together.
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9 Things About Yourself You Need To Openly Admit To Your Partner To Have A Happy Relationship
When you’re getting serious with someone, there are certain things you need to know about them—partially to assess compatibility, and partially because communication, openness and trust are foundations of a…
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15 Newlywed Men Reveal Exactly How They Feel About Being Monogamous For The Rest Of Their Lives
“As a practicing lawyer, I’m more of a read-between-the-lines guy…”
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If You Feel Like You’ll Never “Get Over” That One Person
Maybe it’s okay to not get over someone. Maybe it’s okay that they have left an indelible mark on your heart.
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Crohn’s Disease Is Something You Have, Not Something You Are
These are the moments where it is so easy to become the disease. It takes up such a large space in your mind, because of the worrying and the planning…
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The ENFP’s Guide To Dating Rationals
The ENFP-INTJ relationship is theorized to be one of the best MBTI pairings. But there are many potential trouble areas.
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13 Reasons Dating Is Exhausting
The amount of energy and effort it takes to date today, makes a girl realize maybe her single lifestyle isn’t so bad. Dating is exhausting, being single isn’t.
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22 Poignant Quotes That Perfectly Explain Why Guarded Women Love Differently
“When everyone thinks they know you, it’s hard not to be guarded.”
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I Thought I Found The Worst Thing You Could Ever Find On My Husband’s Phone, But It Got Worse
I guess the most disappointing thing is how sloppy he was. Like he didn’t even care enough to hide his tracks. Didn’t he know how it would tear me apart?…
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Working As A Night-Shift Security Guard At A Strip Mall Was The Worst Mistake I’ve Ever Made
“Fear the silence where there should be sound. The next thing to make a noise will kill ya.”
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I Recorded Myself Sleeping Because I Thought I Had Sleep Apnea, But The Footage Revealed Something Far More Sinister (Part 3)
It was another poor choice. The path I had chosen was steeply uphill and I quickly lost steam.
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When You’re Not Worth An Explanation
You sat at the edge of your bed, clutching your phone, waiting for a text from him. It wasn’t just that day. You’ve been waiting for days, even weeks for…
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5 Grown Up Ways To Deal With Your Emotionally Immature Boyfriend
Since they’re everywhere, you need some tips to deal with man-boys — if you choose to keep them around at all.
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5 Untranslatable Words That Perfectly Describe The Beauty Of Traveling
Our whole being craves the mountains, the sea, the sunshine between the trees in the forests of the Earth, even if we don’t know what to expect from the landscapes…
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18 Of The Most Illuminating Literary Passages On Love, Life, And Romance By Beau Taplin
“There was never going to be an “us” because you wanted to be missed more than you wanted to be loved.”
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26 Facts About Satanic Murder, Pacts, And Myths You Might Regret Knowing
Western Civilization has a long history of fearing the devil and sometimes even worshipping him. Either way, it almost never ends well.
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29 Harry Potter Pick-Up Lines That Will Work Better Than Any Love Potion
I may not be the boy who lived, but I can still be your chosen one.
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10 Latin Phrases That Will Give You Life
Did you take Latin and ancient Greek in high school and then never used it again? Yeah, me too.
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The Lost Art Of Giving A Shit
We walk deliberately into so many of our failures because never trying at all is infinitely easier than admitting that we give a shit.
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Read This If You Feel Like It’s Taking You Too Long To Move On
It isn’t always as simple as making one decision and never looking back.
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10 Things Emotionally Healthy People Know How To Do
They know when it’s time to break up with a friend.
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Read This If You’re Having Doubts About Your Relationship
Don’t ignore your inner voices, but don’t become a victim of your own speculative thoughts, either.
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The ENFP’s Guide To Dating Other Idealist Types
All the same cognitive functions in all the same order? What a party! … Right?
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12 Types Of Drunk People You’ll Meet At College Parties
He/she will not stop crying. Nobody can even pinpoint the source of tears, it seems to be about everything. It runs the gamut from ex lover turmoil to just crying…
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Green Card Marriage: I Paid A Man To Marry Me For US Citizenship
“If we failed the notoriously grueling marriage interview, I would be deported and my fake husband would be imprisoned for at least two years.”
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21 Absolutely Heartwrenching Quotes On Loss And Grief
“Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.” –Alphonse de Lamartine
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5 Songs For The The Perfect Slow Motion Entrance (And The Greatest Situation You’d Use Them In)
The scene: You’re going to your ex’s wedding. He’s not just any ex, he’s THE ex, the one you thought you were going to spend forever with, at least when…
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When You Love A Person Who Comes From A Broken Family
A home. Love. A relationship that could actually work. No, these are not the things that happen to bad people, to broken people, to people who come from an unconventional…
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38 Statistics That Matter If You’re Trying To Find Love In America
If you date for three months then it’s likely you’ll be dating for four years.
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10 Real And Honest Relationship Goals
If you like someone you talk to them. None of this “well she texted me first so I’m going to put her in purgatory for a couple days” bullshit.
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11 Pop Songs That You Totally Think Are Written About Your Life, But Are Actually Just Really Relatable
1. Lego House by Ed Sheeran [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlGPTwNRYtU&w=560&h=315%5D “I’m gonna pick up the pieces and build a Lego house If things go wrong we can knock it down.
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14 Dialogues From Movies And TV That Perfectly Sum Up Why Love Is Both Wonderful And Awful
I think anybody who falls in love is a freak. It’s a crazy thing to do. It’s kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.
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8 Travel Bloggers You Should Be Following On Snapchat
Can you imagine how incredible it would be to see LIVE footage inside the Coliseum in Italy, or virtually join in on a safari in Kenya, or watch live videos…
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7 Of The Best Parts Of Always Having A “Why Not?” Attitude
It allows you to wake up every day without feeling like everything’s already been planned out and decided for you.
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20 Hot Takes To Help You ‘Start A Dialogue’ At A Party
10. Global warming isn’t a real thing and you know what? Neither is love. We’re all just fooling ourselves.
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Read This When You Don’t Know How To Make Sense Of Your Heartbreak
Maybe everything doesn’t happen for a reason.
