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18 Unexpected Perks Of Being The Middle Child
Chances are you’ve shared a room at some point in your life, making you a well-practiced college roommate.
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How You Forget The One Who Got Away
That I wasn’t holding onto another person, but to an answer, and to hope. I’m not sorry you didn’t end up being that for me. I’m grateful, because it made…
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When We Confuse Love With Lust
When their hands run across your body, you think about how much they care. You think about how they will be there for you. Forever, you think. Forever, you hope.
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23 Things Most People Dislike, Which Successful People Embrace
They allow a healthy dose of delusion to inhabit their reality.
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Watching A Stripper Get Ready For Work
She hauls in a bag or two full of sparkles and spangles and fringe, tiny outfits and brightly colored thongs that are just strips of fabric, no substance.
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Sometimes, We Fall In Love And We Get It Wrong
We fall in love with the idea of a person, of all the things we glimpse in small, rapid moments, and cling to those flashes with a desperation that can…
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An Open Letter To The Love Of My Life
I don’t know what it is exactly, but it seems like you really really care for me in a way that others just don’t. You seem to really want the…
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How Girls Really Are: Fantasy Vs. Reality
I live alone. Correction: I’m a lady who lives alone. Because of these facts, I do some pretty weird things since no one is around to judge me except for…
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Love Is An Ocean, We Are The Rain
The ink to a pen, the feather to a wing, the star to a galaxy; we’re specks of dust caught in the howling winds of a desert storm. Together, we…
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15 Things Younger Siblings Don’t Know Their Older Siblings Did For Them
The expectation for an older sibling to settle down is always at a premium.
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Not Asking Questions About Childhood Vaccinations Makes You An Irresponsible Parent
The word “retarded” is defined as being less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one’s age. I used the term in an appropriate and applicable…
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This Flowchart Will Resolve The Biggest Fight In Your Relationship
So many arguments in dating relationships, friendships, and marriages are rooted in one sinister question.
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6 Wonderful Things You Want To Rush In A Relationship But Shouldn’t
When you wait to say “I love you”, the things you say instead can end up being far more specific, personal, and genuine than anything else.
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9 Life Lessons From Losing My Mom To Cancer 9 Years Ago
1. It will forever be a part of who you are.
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How The People We Once Loved Become Strangers Again
Maybe it’s just that we’re all at the centers of our own little universes, and sometimes they overlap with other people’s, and that small bit of intersection leaves some part…
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For When You’re Tired Of Being Taken For Granted
I don’t know how I feel about this. At the moment I’m angry, but tomorrow I’ll probably feel a little sad.
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I Assumed The Noises I Heard Downstairs Were My Husband (If Only I’d Checked My Text Messages Sooner)
I was very much looking forward to a week all to myself. My own private vacation.
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21 Differences Between A Southern Belle And A Modern Woman
They work and can have professional, high-earning jobs, but they know that a career or a promotion or an extra thousand dollars a month isn’t going to be what keeps…
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This Is What Happens When You Let A 6-Year-Old Make A Movie
And to think, people go to film school for years and years to be able to make something this creative and tell a story this good.
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Kiev Is Burning. This Is Happening Right Now. Livestream Of The Scene Here.
“We will not go anywhere from here,” Klitschko told the crowd, speaking from a stage in the square as fires burned around him, releasing huge plumes of smoke into the…
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20 Crazy Things You Didn’t Know About Pizza
Pizza is our savior. Pizza, our god. All hail the pizza.
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17 People On The Most Important Thing They Wish They’d Learned Sooner
“People are going to talk behind your back no matter what you do, and no matter how old you are.”
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I Complained About Nordstrom’s Dressing Rooms In A Viral Post, And This Is How They Responded To Me
On Friday evening, around 8:30, I received an email from the VP of Customer Experience at Nordstrom. The email read: Dear Emma- My name is Fanya Chandler and I wanted…
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Here’s To The Ones Who Want To Take Things Slow
Maybe there’s no brakes, maybe there’s no way to take things any way other than how we take them.
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I Am The Girl Waiting For Your Text
You didn’t reply because you had expected you’d see me this weekend anyway. You’d just text me on Friday night. Right?
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16 Myths About Sugar Babies That Everyone Believes
I have had one relationship where we cuddled, went on dates, kissed, and did lots of other things, but never had “real” sex. And that was fine with both of…
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27 Promises To My Best Friend
25. I will always bail you out of jail. 26. I will always slap you after I bail you out of jail because you got arrested without me.
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You’ll Think This Dad Laughing At Kids Slipping On Ice Is A Jerk Until You Start Laughing Too
Although shameless, this man’s laughter is infectious and, I must admit… positively joyful.
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10 Items Of Clothing Every Woman Should Have In Her Closet
After all, shoes changed Dorothy and Cinderella’s lives. You should have a pair that does the same for you.
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6 Must-Follow Rules To Prevent Social Media From Ruining Your Relationship
Keep your love just for you, and share it organically with the people in your real life. You don’t need the rest of the world involved.
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30 Things You Didn’t Know About Harry Potter
1. According to IMDB, over the entire run of the franchise, over 25,000 items of clothing and costuming have been used. 2. Harry Potter was such an amazing franchise.
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9 Reasons To Travel The World Right Now
When I was twenty-five, I quit my job to travel the world because I met five travelers in Thailand who changed my views on how I wanted to live my…
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14 Things You Didn’t Know About The Cast Of New Girl
We love New Girl here at Thought Catalog. We’ve listed funny quotes, inspiring quotes, reasons why you should watch this fun show. Well, I guess I’m just adding to the…
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30 Signs Your Town Is REALLY Small
It’s an event when an unknown car drives through town. Who could it be?
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35 People Share The One Lie They’ve Stuck With That They’ll Probably Never Confess
At the beginning of the school year I told my physics teacher, who at the time was joking around, that I went by Trevor. He took me seriously and since…
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11 Things You Don’t Need To Have In Your 20s
You are somebody’s future someone, it’s just a matter of whether or not you’ve met them yet, and they won’t love you any less if you don’t pause your life…
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Being A Gentleman Isn’t About What You Do But About Who You Are
What’s a man of quality? A gentleman.
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13 Untranslatable Words That Have To Do With Love
Some are about the euphoria of falling of love, some are about the depths of heartbreak, but most are feelings that, I’m willing to bet, we’ve felt at one time…
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The 2 Major Factors In Dating: Timing And Compatibility
The one time that both timing and compatibility are in sync, you are fortunate to have reached the “golden circle” outcome.
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9 Hard Truths I Learned From Screwing A Random Dude
Last spring I split up with my long-term boyfriend, and embarked on journey of debauchery and shame over the summer. Filth was the name I gave to my first proper one-night…
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Here’s What Texting With A Creepy Guy Looks Like
I made the mistake of giving a guy I’ve never met my phone number via a private message under the pretenses of well, you know, being friends.
