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This Is About Love, But This Is Not A Love Story
And he tells you about her. You knew about her, of course, but you were hoping it was choice, not circumstance that made him leave. He tells you otherwise.
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Dear Heather: My Straight Boyfriend Wants Me To Use A Strap-On
My boyfriend recently told me he wants me to do him with a strap on. In general I’m a pretty open-minded person, but I’ve never had a guy ask for…
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27 Parents Explain Why They Regret The Names They Gave Their Children
The dads had to fight to stop the mother from naming their child a mistake.
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23 Little-Known Travel Secrets That Every Wanderer Should Know
Always give directions to a taxi driver as if you’re bored and have done this 5,000 times.
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20 Things You Shouldn’t Do In Life
Don’t allow anyone else to define what success means for you. Not everyone is interested in starting their own company or working for some powerful corporation. Success is what you…
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40 Awesome Websites That Will Totally Ruin Your Productivity
Producer’s note: Someone on Quora asked: What are the most productive ways to spend time on the Internet? Here is one of the best answers that’s been pulled from the…
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13 Reasons Why Online Dating Is The Worst
7. The more times you repeat that you are a “good guy,” the more I will doubt you. The man doth protest too much…who is questioning you and why?
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6 Things You Suddenly Stop Wanting In Your Mid 20s
Everyone’s talking about the McConaissance, but nobody’s talking about the mid-20s bar-aissance — the incredible phase in which you go to a bar and not have your shoes stick to…
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9 Things Good Men Look For In A Woman
We don’t want a girl who’s essentially been sitting on her hands waiting for a guy to come along and make her stable.
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The Night My Neighbor’s Fighting Became Creepy (And What It Did To My Life)
I was sitting in my bed at 2:00 AM, morose and contemplating my station in life, when, big surprise, the shouting started.
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5 Setbacks You’ll Encounter In Your 20s (And How To Get Over Them)
A relationship is more than just a sum of all the rights — right chemistry, right timing, right wallet-size, etc.
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What You Will Never Have With The Person You Love
There is so much that you will not know about the person you love; there is so much that you will not experience with them.
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20 Daily Battles Only People Who Work From Home Have To Deal With
Any clothing that is not stretchy is not welcomed on your person.
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Are You Ready For The Kitten Version Of Turn Down For What?
If you needed any other reason to adopt an adorable kitten, then you just found it.
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I’m Sorry You’re Not The One
I feel so ungrateful for throwing this thing we had away. The adventures, the road trips, the holiday memories, it all gets filed into some part of my brain designated…
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5 Reasons Why Every Girl Should Want To Be Like Blair Waldorf
“If you really want something, you don’t stop for anyone or anything until you get it.” Well put, Queen B. Take notes, girls.
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23 Reasons Why We Can Never Stop Being Friends
All of my best photos involve both you and me, because you actually make me laugh while we’re taking it.
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9 Qualities You Suddenly Find Attractive In Your Mid 20s
I’m not saying these things weren’t attractive to you before, but they’ve definitely been bumped to the top of your list now that you’re becoming a more fully formed adult…
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13 Tips On Starting And Surviving Your First Year Of College
Most professors actually enjoy when students show interest in their well being and grades. Don’t be afraid of them, even if it’s just to stop in and say hello, they…
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13 Ways You Know You’re Dating A Youngest Child
They may be a tad overcompetitive (okay extremely overcompetitive).
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8 Alter Egos Every Girl Has While Drunk
You turn into this panty-showing, floor-touching, bent-over-at-the-waist grind monster, and everything is a blur of rubbing body parts and pulling up on your strapless dress.
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Something Fought My Grandparents’ Dogs At Night, And What We Saw In The Morning Terrified Us
My mother was raised on the Navajo reservation by her grandfather (a Navajo medicine man) and would always tell me stories about her childhood. However, most fascinating to me were…
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24 Garbage Men Reveal The Ridiculous Things They’ve Found While Working
Garbage men (and women) have it rough.
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10 Amazing Tricks To Get Your Online Dating Profile To Stand Out Against The Crowd
Let’s get one thing straight… you aren’t looking to become an expert online dater!
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29 Differences Between Life In Your Early 20s Vs. Life In Your Late 20s
Your actual idea of torture would be if someone forced you to go to sleep before you were able to clean your kitchen.
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25 Things Every Woman Should Have By The Time She Turns 25
Enough confidence to no longer feel the need to justify what she eats, who she dates or what she wears, not only to other people, but to herself.
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What Loving Someone Means
It doesn’t mean being a replica of another person, but rather being like a puzzle piece that fits perfectly with the other. Your traits complement each other to create better…
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18 Habits To Start In Your 20s (That Will Pay Off For The Rest Of Your Life)
I’m not saying you should willingly run yourself into the ground, but if you can manage to figure out the phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes plan in case you ever need it, well, you’re…
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23 Things You Always Put Off (That You Should Finally Do This Year)
Don’t be afraid to tell people that you love them.
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This 90-Something Woman Must Be The “Luckiest” Cougar Ever
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omcxjXiWwpU&w=584&h=390%5D I cannot believe my eyes / how the world is filled with love and spice / but it’s plain to see / that smile inside of me /…
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35 Things You Learn From Being A Lifeguard
30 minutes before closing, people will show up to swim laps. And they will be sure not to leave one minute before they have to.
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10 Requests Only Excessively Drunk People Make
“I just need like a double quarter pounder with cheese no onion and a diet coke half the ice. In my mouth. Now.”
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21 Things You Live For When You Have A 9-5 Job
Mornings where you can spend an hour just checking your email, sipping your coffee, and not really thinking about anything for a little while.
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A Letter To My Future Wife
I think sometimes awesome things miss you when you’re moving too fast.
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18 Struggles Only Anxious People Have To Deal With
Convincing yourself that any and every subtweet, even from the mildest of acquaintances, is somehow about you.
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When Someone Lets You Love Them Without Loving You Back
Maybe we’re only ever just hoping for a little more hope, a little more reason to keep going, another little sign that they might care, that all of this effort…
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8 Simple Acts Of Love That Every Man Should Be Doing
It’s such a simple phrase, and yet it means so much.
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31 Pizza Deliverers Share Their Most Awkward Delivery Experiences
Luckily at this point, he identified himself as a police officer and showed me a badge. I had delivered pizza into the middle of a drug raid!
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5 Types Of Privilege That Don’t Get Checked Enough
If you’re in the business of calling out people for their privilege and you went to or are currently enrolled in college, maybe it’s time for some reflection.
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31 People Talk About Scary Moments They’ve Experienced (And They’re Pretty Freaking Ridiculous)
Fear is a terribly fascinating thing.
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What It Feels Like To Miss Someone
Do you ever fully forget somebody? Does the day of your anniversary, or the day of their birthday, ever become a regular day of the year? Do you just forget…
