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10 Unspoken Things Grown Up Daughters Want Their Dads To Know
I’m not naive enough to believe that you’d be proud of all my choices, but I know that you saved my life with your careful (and sometimes intense) warnings.
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17 People On The One Thing That Really Sucks About Being Single
I think it’s the eating dinner alone thing.
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17 Rules To Follow When You’re Falling In Love
Do not fret about who loves who more. Love is not a game or a competition. If you think of it that way, you probably won’t be in love for…
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14 Song Lyrics That Describe Your Ex, Probably
1. I know you lie. Cause your lips are moving. Tell me do you think I’m dumb?
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When You Can’t Seem To Find Your Purpose
Finding your purpose is up to you, and that’s why it’s terrifying.
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7 Ways You Can Totally F*ck Up Your First Date
The number one first-date killer? You’re in for a shock.
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A Word For Those Who Don’t Understand Anxiety
“…He was stuck in his brain, and couldn’t find the way out of his mental hell.”
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What The Feelings You Most Suppress Are Trying To Tell You
But we avoid feeling anything because we have more or less been taught that our feelings have lives of their own. That they’ll carry on forever if we give them…
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The 36 Questions Science Says Will Show You If Someone Is Right For You
Complete this sentence: “I wish I had someone with whom I could share…”
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You’ll Always Be The Wrong Kind Of Woman
Be pretty, but not too pretty. Be beautiful and ageless, but don’t alter your face or your body too much. Be enough of everything, but not too much of anything.
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I’ve Had Headaches As Long As I Can Remember, Here’s What (Finally) Helped Get Rid Of Them
When my headaches were at their worst, I was also drinking an average of two Starbucks venti sweetened iced coffees a day, one in the AM and one around 4…
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10 Weird Things I Learned From Becoming A Meth Addict
At the worst times, it felt like a morbid circus running amok in my mind that I just couldn’t seem to find the exit to.
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Why The “I’m Not Looking For A Relationship” Line Is The Absolute Worst
If there’s such a thing as dating karma, using the “I’m not looking for a relationship right now” excuse is pretty much like handing the gods an engraved invitation to…
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An Open Letter To My Ex
Looking back, what was even worse than you hurting me was me letting you do it.
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15 Things That Happen When You Major In Film
“Wait. You haven’t seen Memento?? How can you even call yourself a film major?”
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10 Women On The Physical And Non-Physical Traits They Find Most Attractive In A Man
Physical: Smile, but more specifically, the eyes. I feel like you could look into someone else’s eyes and know how they really feel and/or just get lost in them.
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9 Things You Love That You Didn’t Know Were From Texas
I love Texas because it seems like the people just get what we’re all about.
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7 Fantastic, Underrated Movies You Can Watch On Netflix Tonight
10 Words or Fewer Summary: Chilling documentary explores family’s unimaginable secrets
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6 Struggles Of Growing Up As The Baby Of The Family
5. You’re always the baby, even when you’re in your 20s.
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Baby Boomers Ruined The World For Millennials
From almost any vantage point you take, the Baby Boomers are the worst generation in world history.
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My Dog Loved Me More Than You Did
You leaned against the fence and told me about your family. I wanted to just kiss you and hug you and look at all those stupid, beautiful lights with you.
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15 Girl Things I Have Yet To Figure Out
I am not a girly girl. I didn’t step foot into a Sephora until this past year, and I’m 25.
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The 20 Questions That Guys Wish They Could Ask Women
What’s the ideal opening line? Let’s imagine that we approach you in a bar and you turn to see us, what do you hope comes out of his mouth first?
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23 Mildly Irrational Thoughts Overthinkers Have While Casually Dating
“So you didn’t text me back, but you sent me a Snapchat. Ok?!?! I’m chill. I’m breezy.”
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28 Little Lessons For Your 28th Year
Start your days with what you love, and see how it transforms your relationship with “having enough time.”
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7 Hidden Benefits Of Winter
You can’t completely knock a season that’s strategically designed for mallomars.
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8 Things Male Best Friends Should Never Share
Male best friendship is an interesting dynamic. It’s very different from that of females. Far and away the thing that separates the two types is that female best friends seem…
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What It’s Really Like To Fall In Love
It’s going out of your way for that person, not because you feel forced to, but because you want to. You want to do anything for that person.
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13 Times It’s Okay To Be Selfish
Being selfless is admirable, most of the time. But when is enough enough? And why do we feel guilty when we need to take a step back and put ourselves…
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5 Wintertime Dating Outfits Women Wear That Men Actually Hate
Dressing for freezing temperatures is a huge pain in the butt — and it’s even worse when you’re getting ready for a date. And men have some things to say…
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Why Do Women Slut-Shame Each Other?
How many words can you think of (slang allowed) that are used to label a woman who has a lot of sex with numerous partners?
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When It’s Just You And Your Insomnia
Insomniacs fall into nostalgia too easily. When it’s just you, you and all this lonely, you’ll start to dive into memories you normally wouldn’t in the daytime.
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30 Things You Should Probably Be Doing By The Time You’re 30
Waking up earlier than you have to: I know, I know. You’re preaching to the choir, here. I love sleep more than anyone I know. But there is nothing like…
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50 Things That Make You More Beautiful Than Makeup Ever Will
Forcing yourself to remember that everyone has a backstory you don’t know about, and avoiding the temptation of judging someone the instant that you meet them.
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10 Warnings For Dating A Girl Who Travels
Sometimes it will seem like the only thing she talks about is leaving.
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My Wife And I Were Really Excited To Become Parents — That Is, Until We Saw The Ultrasound
Tiffany was four months pregnant before we scheduled an ultrasound to find out the gender of our baby.
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14 Songs To Play On Repeat When You Feel Stuck In Life (AKA When Mercury Is In Retrograde)
I am of the opinion that the way to get out of feeling stuck in life is to turn all the lights off in your home, light a vanilla candle…
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My Boyfriend Forced Me To Go To An Abandoned House For A Scare, But When We Got There It Wasn’t Abandoned At All
We looked at the house, a good distance away now that we were in the car, and saw he was right. The woman was standing in the doorway, not much…
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25 Thoughts Every Girl Has While Getting Ready For A Night Out
I’m supposed to be ready in an hour. I definitely have time to watch an episode of something on Netflix.
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21 Ways An Alpha Woman Stands Out From Everyone Else
She knows the easiest thing in the world is to judge another woman and make comparisons out of insecurity. She’s mindful of this and makes every effort not to be…
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There’s A Reason You Keep Failing At Everything
We’ve been making all our decisions on our own. But not really.
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Men, If You Do These 5 Things, You’re An Emotional Psychopath
Here’s the sly thing about emotional psychopaths: they’re very good at not coming across as psychopaths, so good sometimes that it’s tricky to spot when you’re being emotionally abused.
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The Strangest Security Tape I’ve Ever Seen
I work at a gas station in rural Pennsylvania. It’s a boring job, but it’s pretty easy and it pays all right. A few weeks ago, this new guy started;…
