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17 Essential Ingredients For Being A Happy Person
People think that they can only be grateful for the things they want, but gratitude is something you cultivate.
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30 Hiring Managers Share Some Words Of Advice About Your Resume And Cover Letter When Applying To A Job
Don’t add your photo to your resume. I go through 1000’s of resumes and you’d be surprised how many people do this.
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5 Most Non-Fancy NYC Foods You Must Eat In NYC
Any “best of” list can tell you what restaurants you need to indulge in while you’re in New York, but I’ve got some tips for the truly gluttonous: the ones…
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6 Things Single People Should Stop Saying (And What They Should Say Instead)
Start saying: “If there’s love enough in this world that all of these couples are making their relationships work, there’s got to be something out there for me, too.”
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10 Things Every Person Who’s Not In A Relationship Needs To Be Reminded Of
Like attracts like. If you think “all men suck” or “all women suck” you will attract someone who sucks.
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7 Books That Will Change The Way You See Everything
There’s something about seeing how ancient wisdom applies to a modern life that makes everything seem that much more connected.
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On Extraordinary Love
As for an extraordinary love? It is unusual, rare, and highly coveted. Finding it is only the first step, and maintaining it will require a lifetime of equally extraordinary sacrifice…
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30 People Share Their One Secret That, If Let Out, Would Ruin Their Lives Forever
I’m a gigolo for grandmas. Some as old as 90, none younger than 65. I’ve got $2 million in a bank from grandmas leaving me money in their wills.
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When The One You Let Go Was “The One”
You remember giving them a list of reasons for why it would not work, and how they should find someone else. You remember giving them the reasons why they should…
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The 6 Terrible Roommates You’ll Have In Your 20s
Is this real? Did they really take the six steps necessary to leave that note instead of the one step it would have taken to wipe off the spot? Yes,…
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The Hardest Part Of Traveling No One Talks About
We’ll all run away again.
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18 Things Only Your Best Friend Can Get Away With (That Are Annoying If Anyone Else Does Them)
Texting you that their plans fell through and if they could hang, only to spring “good, because I’m around the corner” when you say okay.
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7 Things I’ve Learned As A Black Woman Who Dates White Men
On the off chance that a black male does approach me, usually by the time I open my mouth and share my background, they don’t really know how to relate…
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10 Artists Whose Work Will Change The Way You See The World Around You
Nihalani’s work reacts to the spaces many of us encounter everyday.
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23 Incredible Summer Photos That Will Make You Book Your Vacation Tomorrow
From some of the most incredible surf photographers in the industry today.
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20 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do By The Time They’re 25
Say no when you really want to say no.
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10 Signs You Might Be A Placeholder
Why should we be someone’s short-lived entertainment while we sit naively dreaming up an unrealistic future? The best way to move on quickly is to get out before it’s too…
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23 Adults Share Their Wise Words Of Advice For The Younger Generation
Take what you want from this, it’s your life.
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How You Know Your Ex Is “The One That Got Away”
This ex was a good person, your breakup didn’t change your opinion about this.
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10 Quotes That Will Get You Through Any Difficult Time
“You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.”
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I Read Blake Lively’s New Website, Preserve, So You Don’t Have To
First of all, the website domain is “preserve.us.” Not even a dot-com site. Already elitist.
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17 Struggles Of Being An Athletic Girl
There are more sports bras than regular bras in any given load of laundry. At all times.
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28 People That Just Had Hilariously Awkward Encounters With Their Parents
Nothing worse than walking in on your dad waxing your mom, am I right?
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10 Words Backpacking In Thailand Changed for Me
Things change when you travel. There’s no doubt about that.
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6 Specific Types Of Women That I’m Irrationally Jealous Of
She rides the train with a book in hand, and no matter how packed it gets, no one is going to get between her and her reading time.
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I’m A Makeup Artist And Here Are 6 Beauty Tips For Girls Who Wear Glasses
“Men don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses,” as the saying goes. Or do they?
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How To Date A Pisces
Actually going on a date with a Pisces is easy, since they like to go with the flow, but communicating with a Pisces on a date can be a little…
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34 People Share Their Painfully Awkward Student-Teacher Encounters
Had and erection in 9th grade biology. Teach thought it was my phone and grabbed it.
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5 Reasons Why You Can’t Get Over Your Almost-Relationship
Just because you weren’t owed anything doesn’t mean there weren’t expectations.
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6 Reasons Why You Should Take A Break From Dating
Think about the end goal – do you want to be married and start a family? Are you just looking for someone to have fun with for a while? Figuring…
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21 Modern-Day Signs You Belong In Gryffindor
You have never once backed down from a dare.
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10 Things Women Say When They’re Not Into You
We all wish we could have a glimpse into the mind of the person we’re crushing on. Does he like me as much as I like him? Does she even…
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15 Signs You’ve Found The Perfect Mate
Just remember: there’s no such thing as perfect. Just perfect for you.
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14 Sweet (And 1 Sour) Summer Memories Of You
8. The way we both love the smell of wet sidewalk cement after a summertime thunderstorm.
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30 People Share The Most WTF Things The Company They Work For Would Never Want Customers To Know
When a DJ says the next track is by request, they’re lying 99% of the time. We just make up names to make it sound like we’re engaged with the…
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Never Date Someone Who Doesn’t Make You Laugh
“I need to be with someone who isn’t afraid to look stupid,” he finally said. “Otherwise, I just feel stupid.”
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3 Text Messages You Shouldn’t Send To A Girl
Sometimes it’s easier to not say anything at all. Who knows? Maybe that text message never got delivered and you can go on pretending you never sent it.
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27 People In The Medical Field Tell All About The Weird Stuff They’ve Seen
People are more than crazy.
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3 Tips For Confronting Your Ex After The Breakup
Is seeing the face you used to admire, the body you used to hold and be held by, and the eyes that used to peer into your soul going to…
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5 Types Of Women Who Aren’t In Relationships And Why
No one wants that naggy boyfriend or girlfriend that is attached to your hip 24/7. We already have four limbs and we don’t need anymore.
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10 Things You Appreciate More About Your Family As An Adult
And when I say everything, I mean they witnessed every pimple, every preteen crush, every bad grade, crappy diorama, and awkward sartorial choice.
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5 Reasons Why Paul, George, And Ringo Hated Yoko Ono
She was a classically trained musician — the Beatles were self-taught.
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10 Habits Of Extremely Toxic Friends (And Why You’re Better Off Without Them)
If you rarely get a chance to have a reciprocal conversation with a person, you’re acting as their audience to a monologue and not as a friend. You also deserve…
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31 People Answer ‘What Is Something You Love In Bed, But Are Too Embarrassed To Tell Your Partner’
I compiled the very best responses for this question on AskReddit. 1. I want it rough, but they get freaked out I love having my hair pulled. Bitten. Pushed around.…
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14 Struggles People Don’t Realize Beautiful Girls Have To Deal With
No matter who they end up with, people are always going to say “they could have done better.”
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There’s No Such Thing As Letting Go, There’s Just Accepting What’s Already Gone
We say we want unconditional love and happiness, but we don’t behave as though we do. We want love and happiness when we get someone or something. Why? Because it…
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19 People Describe The Scariest Thing They’ve Ever Woken Up To
There’s one in here that really scared me.