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When He Left Me
My apartment had never seemed more cold. It had never felt less like the place I actually lived, or more like a vague insult to my current state of aloneness.
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10 Books You WILL Read This Summer
From Julio Cortázar to Virginia Woolf to Luna Miguel and Andy Warhol, these are authors and books I love.
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Good Sex And Erotic Power: Why We Need To Lose Virginity And De-Center Marriage
Too many religious communities, the one in which I grew up included, prize–more than service to and advocacy for the oppressed–pre-marital virginity. To “lose your virginity” before your wedding day…
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7 Ways To Stop Being In Your Imaginary Relationship
Any time you catch yourself day-dreaming about what it would be like to be with them, give yourself a slap in the face. I’m not kidding. Nothing is realer than…
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18 Ways To Be A Better Best Friend
3. Be there. Friends can get really good at disappearing on each other, as we learn to take peoples’ presence for granted.
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How To Tell When Someone Is Bad For You
I think that people start caring about us when we stop caring about them, as sick as it is. We move up and down in these odd games of power,…
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How To Write A Great Essay About Anything
An essay is a lot like a military operation. It takes discipline, foresight, research, strategy, and, if done right, ends in total victory.
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21 Dating Truths We Need To Realize
5. If they’re talking about their ex all the time, they are not over their ex.
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25 Things I Am Still Learning At 25
There’s no perfect path for your life that you have yet to uncover. You simply must “do you.” This takes endless sacrifice and a hell of a lot of heart.
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What Does A Strong Female Role Model Look Like?
Wonder Woman embodies the contradictions of any female hero in popular culture.
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30 Things You Will Definitely Miss About College
29) Skipping class. Giving some lame-ass excuse about why you missed. Expecting to just roll into the final exam and pass everything. In real life, you can’t skip that much…
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16 Things From The 90s That (Definitely) Screwed Us Up
How could a CatDog even happen? Why didn’t they ever separate? What is the meaning of life?
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35 Lies Men Tell Themselves
8. Overweight men deserve a chance to be loved for every facet of their personality and life, but no fatties for me.
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Giving Dating A Chance After You’ve Been Cheated On
Being cheated on makes you look at more questions than you would ever have willingly asked yourself.
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Tips For Being A Healthy Couple
Men, as a general precept, are exponentially less likely to ask for affirmation or demand it, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need to hear it.
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What Every Woman Learns From Every Man
While they appreciate a little effort, they don’t want the morning after to become a twisted game of Chatroulette. Let them know what they’re getting: the real you.
