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10 Songs That Make Bros Cry
One of my favorite pastimes is a game called “will this song make a Bro cry?”, a game that doesn’t actually exist, but probably should.
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How Does It Feel To Be Addicted To Cocaine Or Crack Cocaine?
Cocaine is one helluva drug. It make you feel great. Like really great. But that comedown. With grinding teeth? No thanks. Not for me. This Quora thread captures cocaine addiction…
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How To Stay In Love
You kiss goodbye, a real kiss, an intimate kiss. You kiss hello and look in each other’s eyes and talk about your respective days. You hug and you cuddle and…
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Wait Until You See What American Airlines Told Me When They Lost My Luggage
I’m just glad they don’t have the same set of rules for transporting people.
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22 Paramedics And Firefighters Reveal The Most Ridiculous Thing They’ve Come Across On Duty
Paramedics come across some pretty brutal scenes.
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19 Text Messages You Get While Dating And What They Really Mean
1. “hey”: “I’m trying to be as casual as possible, so casual that I can’t even be bothered to put a capital letter on my word (although the phone automatically…
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9 Things You Should Say To A Depressed Person That Actually Help
“You are not your failures.”
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What I Learned From Tweeting With A Black Woman’s Avatar For #RaceSwapExp
Two weeks ago, after writer and activist Suey Park sparked a wave of protest and dude-bro angst with her response to the Colbert Report’s racist tweet, I heeded Suey’s call…
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You Waited For Me — And I’m So Happy You Did
I never realized what this could actually turn into, but when does anyone ever know, right?
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101 Things To Do Before You Settle Down In Your 20s
Talking to someone on their 50th wedding anniversary. Talking to someone who has been divorced.
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10 Reasons Sarcastic Friendships Are The Best
Exchanging compliments like “normal” friends choose to do is cool, but having battles of wits is much more entertaining.
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12 Ridiculously Bad Hip Hop Songs We All Secretly Love
It may not even be a secret, but you know you love all of these.
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6 Things Men Will Literally Never Get
After years of meticulous field research, I have finally discovered that men will literally never get women.
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23 Hopes For My Girlfriends, The Real Loves Of My Life
4. I hope you find it difficult to stay mad at each other.
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I’m A Woman Who’s Seriously Attracted To Feminine Men
I love physically feminine men. An exposed clavicle. An exposed neck. Shapely legs. A tapered male waist — not as dramatic as a woman’s hourglass, but a lengthened and subtle…
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4 Things I’m Not Sure If It’s Okay To Wear As A Grown-Up Woman
Call me crazy, but I feel slightly uncomfortable whenever I wear one of these fashion items. Yeah, I still wear these items. But is it okay?!
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Men And Women Are Naturally Different — Why Do We Keep Fighting About It?
Differences between men and women are natural and necessary — So why are we always fighting about them?
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Call For Submissions — Working Girls
Work is an area of a woman’s life that belongs solely to her.
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Something Has Been Lurking In My Backyard For Awhile, And It’s Outside Now While I Write This
Lately though, the noises have been louder, the thuds have been more frequent.
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Dating A Man With One Testicle
We kissed in the kitchen, next to a lazy Susan and a few glass pears.
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10 Reasons The Friends You Make While Traveling Abroad Are Special
6. They know essentially every fact about you
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23 Painfully True Lessons You Learn By Age 23
You are not your failures or rejections. You are not the boy who couldn’t love you, the job you couldn’t get, the school who wait-listed you.
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This Might Be The Most Embarrassing, Cringeworthy Wheel Of Fortune Moment Ever
This had me going. I cringed so hard, so fast, but felt terrible for this guy.
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Missing The Little Things: It’s Okay To Remember
When relationships change course, we all cope in various ways.
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5 Reasons I Love Women (But Hate Feminists)
I would like to start by saying I’m not a sexist.
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Female Privilege Is Real, And We Need To Talk About It (Like Adults)
Maybe before remarking “not enough women are on the Fortune 500 list”, you’ll consider saying “too many men are homeless”.
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The 10 Types Of Naps You’ll Experience In Your Lifetime
The Refresher Nap Ten to fifteen minutes tops and you’re revived, refreshed, and feeling like you just anti-aged. The vanilla ice cream of naps!
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13 Ways You Know Someone Won’t Be Single For Long
2. They smell good, look you in the eyes while speaking, and are slightly more touchy than most.
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51 Questions Only White People Ask
16. When is our table gonna be ready? You said 20 minutes and right now it’s 21 minutes.
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When You Give Away Too Much Of Yourself
You gave away more than you could spare and more than they asked for, but somehow it seemed appropriate to give them every square inch of yourself. The idea of…
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12 Reasons Working At A Restaurant Is The Best Job You’ll Ever Have
After 6 years of working in advertising sales, I moved to San Francisco and started working as a food runner at a restaurant.
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8 Small Ways To Express Big Appreciation To Your Older Sister
5. Relish in how different you are from each other.
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26 Reasons Sherlock Is The Best TV Show Ever
If for some reason you have not been fortunate or wise enough to have watched the BBC’s “Sherlock” series, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, welcome to the turning point.
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17 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Moving To A New City
Cost of living varies from state to state; never under-estimate this fact.
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37 Employers Explain Why They Had To Fire An Employee (And The Stories Are Ridiculous)
If you aren’t happy with your job, it’s probable that you’re going to do something to take your mind off work — and kill time.
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10 Reasons Why You Should Have A Gujarati Friend
As I was growing up, I realized many people are not aware of our culture and traditions, that I always enjoyed educating others as to why I do things a…
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9 Red Flags That You Should Definitely Not Sleep With A Guy
Time to upgrade your whole life, starting by demanding a separate bedroom if you’re going to spend the night. You deserve it.
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13 Ways To Identify A 20-Something That Has Their Sh*t Together
When something in your life isn’t working, you change it.
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18 Things People Don’t Seem To Get About White People (Because, Racism)
Or all those times when I walked through Jamaica, Queens, Wyandanch, Long Island, and Far Rockaway, Queens and was kindly informed that I was “in the wrong neighborhood, White Boy.”
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13 Things That Happen When You Grow Up With A Mom Who’s A Nurse
3. You learned that toughness is a vital part of femininity.
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8 Things Little Brothers Learn From Their Big Sisters
You are instantly cooler for knowing upperclass girls in middle school and high school.
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18 Promises To My Sister
9. I promise to always send an ugly Snapchat back in response to yours (granted that screenshots are off limits).
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10 Little Firsts In Relationships That Let You Know You’re With The Right Person
The first time you tell them your biggest, darkest secret and they listen and kiss you on the cheek and say thank you for telling them and you’re all, wait,…
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25 People Discuss Their Shocking, WTF Experiences While On A Flight
Flying is scary for some people. It’s mostly frustrating and anxiety-inducing.
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4 Ways To Find Yourself After You’ve Lost Your Way
Some say that your experiences and decisions in life can either make you or break you. I’ve found that most often, what brSome say that your experiences and decisions in…
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11 Reasons Why I Like You
I can’t help but laugh with you. It’s not just my normal flirtatious I’m-on-a-first-date laugh that I’ve practiced in the mirror; you make me do my true, ugly laugh.