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9 Things Older Sisters Teach Their Brothers
If I had a dollar for every time my sister would dig her nails into my arms until they bled, I would be making it rain on everyone who reads…
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The 7 Things We Learn In A Relationship
A good relationship gets us out of our selfish tendencies. A good relationship reminds us that there are more important people in the world than ourselves.
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One Simple Habit That’ll Make You Great At Conversations
Today I’m going to teach you to cut those awkward pauses out at the root. No longer will you search for interesting things to say every 30 seconds! You’re going…
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23 Things All Girls Secretly Want
To be able to freely make whatever choice they want in regard to dress, politics, work or parenting and without it making them a “good” or a “bad” feminist.
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Hillary Clinton Has Given Just As Much To This World As The Stay At Home Wife In My 11am Yogalates Class
As good feminists, we never judge the choices of other women.
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8 Weird Questions You Want To Ask Your Lesbian Friends (And The Answers So You No Longer Have To!)
“Which one of you is the boy?”
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25 Things Foreigners Admire About Americans
Who would have imagined a country where MLK was assassinated just a generation ago could elect a black president now?
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I’m Not Racist, I’m Just Not Attracted To Black Men
I’m a fit, masculine, relatively good-looking white top, 5 foot 10 inches, blue eyes, short hair.
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My Devout Grandmother’s Last Words Ruined My Life, Here’s What They Were
As this realization seized me, Gran’s first sentence whispered to me on her deathbed repeated in my mind.
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46 (Real?) Creatures That Terrify People Around The World
Someone go monster hunting with me.
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8 Types Of White People, Ranked By How White They Are
Last week I was in Chicago during “ChiBeria” and I ran out to get a pizza and I swear I saw a guy walking around in flop flops. That’s all…
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19 Quotes For People Who Know Fashion Is An Art Form
Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you.
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16 Quotes About What It Means To Be A Beautiful Woman
“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
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30 Signs You Like Books More Than You Like People
If the internet goes out, you won’t gripe. Well, maybe you’ll gripe for like a second, but then you grab a book and you’re fine.
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The 100 Greatest Country Songs Of The 90s
The ‘90s were a great decade for country music. It transitioned from something that your grandparents listened to, into a genre that began to branch out and infiltrate mainstream and…
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10 Awful Things Only Baristas Understand
I understand that the barista is the unsung hero of the service industry—especially in this part of the country.
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How Do We Escape Our Lives?
The very things we turned to escape to, end up owning us; we become prisoners in our own lives.
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Why You Need To Love Yourself Before Anyone Else Can
We need to believe we are funny if we want to make someone truly laugh.
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23 People On The One Thing They Wish They Had Said To Their Ex
“I should have told him right then and there that it was over, but I dragged it out for four more months.”
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35 People Reveal The Biggest Secret They’re Currently Keeping From Their Significant Others
My boyfriend slept with my roommate right before we started dating. He still doesn’t know this but she got pregnant and had an abortion.
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29 People On The Hardest Things They Had To Learn When They Were In Their 20s
During our 20s, we make decisions — some difficult, some not — that will define who we are for the rest of our lives.
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7 Provocative Foreign Films That Are Unforgettable Love Stories
Maybe you’ve already browsed most of Netflix and need some new picks.
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17 Signs You Were Born In 1986, 1987, 1988 Or 1989
You can’t ignore how much lower you have to scroll when entering your birth year on forms, which is a tiny (somewhat scary) reminder of how far you’ve come.
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9 Signs You Do Too Much For Your Friends
Real friends should take care of you as much as you take care of them. That’s how it works.
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How To Survive Your Best Friend Moving Away
You will want to reach through the screen, to touch them, to hug them, to nudge them and say, “Hey, I’m here. Don’t forget about me, okay?” even though you…
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5 Reasons Why $1 Pizza Is New York City’s Greatest Treasure
All hail the dollar pizza.
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23 Signs Your Cat Has A Human For A Pet (And Not The Other Way Around)
You say “couch,” they say “gigantic, all-purpose scratching post slash bed.”
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14 Things I’ve Learned From Being A Waitress
I think everyone should have to wait tables at least once in their life, because it really puts a lot into perspective.
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10 Signs You’ve Hit Your First Life Crisis At The Age Of 27
2. You begin to compare yourself to other successful people that are your age. At or around the age of 27, you’ll begin to feel like you’re behind in life’s…
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25 Vintage 1980s Snapshots Of Times Square That Will Never Be Seen In Real Life Again
Mitch O’Connell is a Chicago-based photographer. As a 17-year-old, he traveled to NYC to document the now long-lost treasures that Times Square once held in the 80s.
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How We Define A Broken Heart
After surviving the mandatory Alcohol-Adele-Sleep-Repeat cycle, I found myself in a strange state of consistency – both in the regularity of my thoughts and the solidity of my physical being.
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10 Animal Mating Rituals Human Dating Should Have
The females basically handle the workload, taking the initiative once they’ve decided whom they want to mate with.
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6 Reasons I’m A Bad Mom
A profound list of all the reasons I’m convinced on a daily (often hourly) basis that I do, in fact, suck at raising another human being.
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A Creepy, Costumed Man On The Street Knew My Son’s Name, Here’s What Happened Next
“You’re going to regret talking to me like that. I want to have fun, and we’re going to whether you like it or not. Tommy too.”
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7 Times I Have Wanted A Boyfriend (And How I Managed To Survive Without One)
When it’s too cold to get up to make coffee or turn the shower on or generally be a human.
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I Look Down On Young Women With Husbands And Kids And I’m Not Sorry
We have baby showers and wedding parties as if it’s a huge accomplishment and cause for celebration to be able to get knocked up or find someone to walk down…
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5 Reasons To Date A Man With Erectile Dysfunction
They’re sort of like dogs, in that “running to the door to greet you when you come home from work” and, honestly, it’s a pretty nice feeling.
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9 Simple Ways To Hack Your Roommate
If your roommate brings her boyfriend around too much, just walk around with your shirt off.
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37 Things Only Runners Know
In the world of American Apparel-curated Halloween costumes, you’ve deeply considered grabbing a gray hoodie and just calling yourself Rocky.
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The 7 Worst Assumptions Men Make About Women
I honestly feel badly for people who think this, because they are clearly missing out.
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Explaining White Privilege To A Broke White Person…
Years ago, some feminist on the internet told me I was “Privileged.”
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22 People Who Are Friends With Or Related To Celebrities Share What They’re Really Like
Found on AskReddit. 1. P.Diddy. I briefly worked as a cleaner/server/skivvy in P. Diddy/Sean Comb’s house in East Hampton when I was a teenager. He was a huge douche, sadly.
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The 9 Things Girls Want Out Of A Relationship (From A Girl’s Perspective)
Someone with whom we just “click.” Someone who we’d still be friends with even if the romantic element were gone.
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No, I Actually Don’t Have As Many Hours In The Day As Beyonce
The problem with the new motivational mantra is that the notion of comparing ourselves to Beyoncé is – what’s the word? – total horse s*%t.
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17 Unexpected Reasons Why Having A Roommate Is Awesome
Sometimes it’s just good to talk AT someone even if they are, by all intents and purposes, a completely objective third party observer with absolutely no personal interest in the…
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5 Reasons I Want To Live In New York City
It is the city that is always one step ahead of the game, going non-stop 24/7 in its quest to dominate the world stage.
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53 Travel Quotes To Inspire You To See the World
Here’s an inspirational travel quote for each week of the year (plus one for good measure) to keep you dreaming of exotic lands.
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I Found Jennifer Lawrence’s Cell Phone In A Cab
The first picture is of the dog. The second is a selfie of a pretty girl with full cheeks and choppy hair. “Looks like Jennifer Lawrence,” I think.