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7 Harsh Truths That Will Make You A More Powerful Person
Your actions define you, not your thoughts.
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Why Women Shouldn’t Send Men Naked Pictures
When a girl sends a man her naked picture, he gets excited (pun intended).
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21 Bisexuals Describe The Difference Between Dating Women and Men
“One thing is obvious: it’s much easier to reach orgasm with someone who has the same type of genitals as you.”
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11 Famous Actors And The Weird Stuff They Did To Survive In Their 20s
Kristen Wiig sold hot dogs at the mall.
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17 Things Only People Who Were Raised By Super Lenient Parents Understand
As a teenager your parents asked you what time you would be coming home that night. This wasn’t because you had a curfew. It was because they were planning to…
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14 Beautiful Passages From Marina Keegan’s “The Opposite Of Loneliness” That Will Inspire You To Live A Happy, Positive, More Fulfilling Life
“It’s not quite love and it’s not quite community; it’s just this feeling that there are people, an abundance of people, who are in this together. Who are on your…
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14 Things Only Introverts Who Seriously Love Being Outdoors Understand
You’ve had days when your entire agenda was: Go to park. Read.
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Sex, Love, And Tinder Culture: Are Millennials Setting Themselves Up For Failure?
“Tinder culture: short-term fun but perhaps not satisfying for the long-term.”
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What Each Myers-Briggs Type Does When They’re Angry (And What They Should Do Instead)
ESFJ: Forgives the indiscretion in the moment but then never, ever forgets about it.
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15 Reasons INFJs Find It So Hard To Move On From Heartbreak
INFJs are perfectionists who struggle with failure.
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19 Signs You’re Finally Dating That Someone You Can Do Forever With
It’s official: you’ve become one of those infectiously happy people.
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25 Ways Cancers Love Differently
We want a deep, lasting, passionate, devastating love. We want a Carrie and Mr. Big love.
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23 Of The Most Beautiful Lines From Literature
“You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.” – Margaret Mitchell, Gone With The Wind
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Read This If Your Relationship Has An Expiration Date
Love doesn’t have to last forever to be meaningful.
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23 People Describe The Most Humiliating Way They Ever Got Dumped
Found on AskReddit. 1. “I was in the middle of sex when one of my exes decided to announce she wanted to break up. “That was the most awkward ever.
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16 Things You Can Do Right Now Instead Of Texting Your Crush
Get dressed up and take yourself out on a date. Go to the movies, a used bookstore, your favorite place to eat – whatever it is you love to do,…
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Diapers Of Doom: 9 Ex-Babysitters Share Their Most Horrifying Experiences
Found on AskReddit. 1. I babysat a boy who threatened to tell his mother I touched his privates if I made him go to bed.
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There’s A Place In St. Louis Called ‘Zombie Road’ And You Should Never, Ever Go There
It was supposed to take people to the train tracks by the river. That’s one of the only things I know for sure.
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Uncensored: 17 Guys Give Their First Impressions Of The Girls Who Won Their Hearts
“This is going to sound crude but when I first met my current girlfriend of two years I thought to myself ‘this girl is DTF.’ Turns out she was.”
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10 Ways To Push Forward When You Feel Like Giving Up
There are bound to be setbacks on the path to reaching our goals. Sometimes our circumstances seem so daunting that we feel like calling it quits. In actuality, you may…
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20 Awesome Facts About Wet Hot American Summer That Will Make You Love It Even More Than You Already Do
Bradley Cooper had so many commitments during the filming of the Netflix reboot that they shot all of his scenes in a single day.
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12 Struggles Only Anti-Cool Girls Can Relate To
You’re seen as “weird” and “neurotic” because you DO give a fuck.
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5 Confusing Reasons That Explain Why Girls Are So…Confusing
I’m sure you’ve all had instances in your life where you’re just like ‘Oh my gosh, why are girls SO confusing?!?!’
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10 Reasons Why People Who Take A Long Time To Get Over Relationships Are The Only Kind Of People To Date
They’re willing to try, even if that means making themselves vulnerable.
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Your Subconscious Is Controlling Your Life
You have your thinking mind and your subconscious mind. The best way I’ve heard the latter described is that it’s like a tape player, a computer, a processor, replaying whatever…
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12 Things Women Who Are Truly Comfortable In Their Own Skin Do Differently
While they’re always striving for self-improvement, confident women know not to belittle other women for accomplishing something that perhaps they haven’t yet done themselves. They don’t feel the need to…
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Let’s Talk About Players And Sluts: 5 Differences Between Men And Women Who Sleep Around
There’s no congratulations waiting for the woman who sleeps around, there’s most likely just slut shaming and gossip. “Did you hear she went home with him Friday night? Slut.”
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Each Myers-Briggs Personality Type Answers The Question ‘Which Type Would You Rather Be?’
“Being an ENTJ is the best! I am en[t]joying myself!”
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9 Signs Your Connection Is More Than Just Physical
They love seeing you do something you’re passionate about. Even if you’re just talking about it.
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19 Things You Can Do This Weekend That Aren’t Netflix And Chill, Or Drinking
Clean out your damn closet. Like, hardcore purge. Resist the urge to come up with bizarre situations in which you will need that one top you haven’t touched in three…
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I Played Hide-And-Go-Seek With My Brother And It Went Completely Wrong
“Hey, Charlie, how about we play hide ‘n’ seek? I’ll even count first.”
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When You Grow Up Being Told You’re Ugly
“You’re beautiful,” he says. I stay silent.
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Here’s Why You Missed The Scariest Part Of ‘It Follows’
Inspired by a nightmare director David Robert Mitchell had — wherein he was being chased by a slow but unstoppable force — “It Follows” captures the terror of inescapable doom.…
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23 Things Only People Who Were Raised By Really Strict Parents Understand
Asking permission for a sleepover at your friend’s house took 37 hours of mental preparation, a detailed powerpoint presentation of your friend’s family tree, and a signed contract in your…
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When You Realize You Aren’t ‘Conventionally Attractive’
When you’re never handsome, or hot, or a stud; but instead, pretty, beautiful, or gorgeous.
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40 Important Milestones You Can Have In Your Life Besides Getting Married
Getting to a point in your life where you look at teenagers and college kids and think, “I’m so glad I’m not in that stage anymore,” as opposed to, “I’d…
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10 Signs You March To The Beat Of Your Own Drum
Are you someone who marches to the beat of his or her own drum? Here are some signs that you are among the few that are able to think for…
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25 Struggles Only INFJs Will Understand
When you finally find the nerve to open up to a loved one about what you’re thinking or feeling deep down – and they still don’t get it.
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My Parents Have Been Married For Almost 35 Years, Here’s Everything They’ve Taught Me About Making It Work
Marriage needs more than love in order to be “successful,” I think.
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9 Books Perfect For When You Just Need To Hermit Away And Cry
As an introvert, I love to hole away in my apartment, read a good book for hours, and count that as my socialization for the day.
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17 People On What Their Greatest Heartbreak Taught Them About Love
“If you’re trying too hard at the beginning it’s not going to get easier as you go on. Great loves, like many of the best things, are simple.”
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30 Days Of Writing Prompts
Write the autobiography of the life you weren’t brave enough to lead.
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If Your Almost-Relationship Didn’t Work Out, I Bet You’re Doing This To Yourself
Disoriented, confused, we build our own narrative to fill in the missing pieces, to create our own ending, to get the closure we need.
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19 Relationship Truths Every Couple That Makes It Has To Accept Without (Too Much) Complaint
You can’t be in synch with another human being on every single day of your lives together.
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What Each Myers-Briggs Personality Type Was Like As A Child
ENTP: The troublemaker child who was constantly pushing the teacher’s boundaries to see which rules could be bent.



































































