You need to learn how to use the bad people too — to get the light and heat without getting burned.

And truly, who has ever been satisfied by people?

I wish I could say that night was a turning point in my recovery, but it wasn’t.

You are out of step socially in terms of grooming or sex.

Realizing that you deserve more than somebody has to offer is unbelievably empowering.

People still have this image of addicts being complete train wrecks, whizzing through life barefoot, disheveled and insane when, in fact, it’s often the opposite. Addiction can look like anything.…

How much the two of you are respectively still going out and drinking, and how much your social life looks like it did when you were in college, are going…

A gentle elbow touch.

When I was 19 I was cast on MTV’s ‘The Real World.’ Now I’m 28 and I’m on track to own part of thousands of companies in my lifetime.

You can’t profess that you’re ready to settle down at one point and then shout “YOLO!” at the next.

The days of “caring is sharing” are long gone. We’re in a recession here.

So, I’m doing this new thing where I just openly date a heap of dudes, and am going to remain ACTIVELY AND WILLFULLY SINGLE for at least a year. I’ve…

Much like earthquakes or Voldemort attacks, running into your ex happens when you’re not expecting it.

I can remember a time when I was lost. I wasn’t there. I had sunk into heavy drug use as a way to cope and if I hadn’t outright insulted…

We’ve all been there. A year into your relationship, your boyfriend has gotten oh-so-comfortable, at the expense of his figure. Frankly, I think it’s unfair.

Running from the sadness is what will exhaust you, not feeling it.

No overweight person in the era of Google is overweight because they are ignorant of this effective weight loss method.

If your invites are not letterpressed using some kind of slab serif font and custom set of iconography that tells the story of how you met than you might as…

How we wish society was isn’t necessarily how society actually is.

OK, imagine Las Vegas, except it’s on a small island in the Mediterranean. Then replace the cheesy casinos with crazy beach parties, make the clubs the best and biggest in…

We’ve all seen that couple where one partner is slowly but surely whittled out of their friend group because the other one is sporting that incredibly creepy “U Will Luv…

See something pretty, try and touch it.

To realize that the mind is the most important sex organ.

I’m not going to lie to you… dog can be really delicious.

You think about them all day, look at photos you’ve snapped together, stare at their Facebook constantly, and every time your phone buzzes you hope it’s a text from them.

2. What exactly happened in your last relationship?

A person with unreasonably high expectations is a person who demands to have everything they want, whereas a person who settles is compromising the things they deserve.

If you have to question it that much.

It’s a city of secrets, and everyone who has ever lived there has their own.

In the movies, no one says “I texted you every day for year!” Letters live on throughout history.

The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all. The Emperor of China, Mulan

He waited until his girlfriend was asleep and then did this:

7. It is a mistake to think that hell is drifting and heaven is steering. We usually don’t know where we want to go anyway.

“Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at.” And we do; well, in the spirit of non-generalizing, let’s just say I do.

Some contained phrases I couldn’t quite place – T-girl? Shemale? I clicked a file, my curiosity officially piqued, and there it was.

When you’re in a relationship with someone, you’re allowed to really lean on them for emotional support. As sad as it sounds, you can only rely on your friends for…

There is to me, a lot more to admire in someone who stayed put and challenged their perspectives and habits and lifestyle choices at home than there is to some…

Some people are the kind of people who stand up their dates, and sometimes you are unlucky enough to accept a night out with them. And you’ll be the one…

Taking your computer or phone to a specialist almost always leads to fun and embarrassment for everyone!

Reading old chats and messages and letters with people you used to love, and remembering what it is about them that was so wonderful.

Read Mindy Kaling’s Twitter feed.

3. Identifying as a feminist does not mean that you hate men.

I’m a chaser. I chase people.

Here’s the thing, most women aren’t going to be 5’9” and 125 lbs, that’s just unrealistic.

Seriously, whatever you do, DON’T LOSE SIGHT OF THE BUG.

You’ve never said the phrase “you just set the women’s movement back 50 years.”

18. He will walk around in sweatpants that delicately enunciate his market value.

Thou shalt judge anyone who doesn’t fold their pizza slices.

7. Hungry men tend to favor heavier women.

There’s a lot of confusion with learning when to hold the tongue and feeling like women’s thoughts shouldn’t be suppressed; there’s a big difference.