Ryan O'Connell
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What To Do When You Fall In Love With Your Best Friend
Screw the friendship and just go for it. If you're developing strong feelings for a friend, you're probably in constant misery. Think about it. Realistically, can you do this forever? Can you actually deal with this pain and this longing for an indefinite period of time?
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Things I Wish People Told Me When I Entered My 20s
One thing you don't realize in your twenties is that anything is possible. It sounds trite but it's true. This is your moment.
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10 Signs That Someone Doesn’t Want To Sleep With You
They make you constantly feel like you have no genitalia, like you aren't a sexual being. One dismissive glance or thoughtless comment chops your privates off and sends it to Mattel where Barbie and Ken dolls are made.
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The People You Will Fall In Love With In Your 20s
You will fall in love with someone for one night and one only. They'll come to you when you need them and be gone in the morning when you don't.
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How To Be A Teenager
Be young. Be so young. Be born in 1996. Do you even know what that means? Do you even know what people who were born in the '80s think of you? They can't believe you're a fully formed human being.
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10 Things I’ve Learned From Being Dumped
Your internet history will be in a really #dark place. Besides having Google searches such as, "What does it sound like when doves cry?" and "Voodoo love spells for the brokenhearted", you'll also be lurking them from every social networking corner possible.
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5 Telltale Signs That Someone Is Rich
In New York, everyone’s always crying about not having any money but it’s like, just move to Kansas City, Missouri, and live like a king if you hate it here so much. This isn’t Just Kids by Patti Smith anymore.
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5 Things That Just Aren’t Cute Anymore
If you’re a person who still finds themselves 60% drunker than everyone else in the room, I encourage you to look deep within and admit to yourself that getting cray cray at a small gathering of friends at 6 p.m. wasn’t cute.
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25 Things I’ve Learned In My 20s
You're going to give your heart to a few people who don't deserve it. Then, one day you'll come to your senses and ask them to give it back.
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8 Songs That Will Put You To Sleep Faster Than An Ambien
The Sea And Cake is a shockingly dull band. All the band members must've gotten together and been like, "We want to make music that renders people unconscious. How do we do that?"
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Why 20-Somethings Need To Start Dressing Better
After spending most of our lives being able to dress however we pleased, we're now entering a time when we actually have to start considering whether or not an outfit is age-appropriate. When you're in your mid-twenties though, this can be a surprisingly difficult thing to do.
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What Text Messages Really Mean
You can't survive in the modern world without some basic texting comprehension skills. In fact, they should really start offering it as a major at some liberal arts college. At the very least, you could take what you've learned and just make videos like the one I did below.
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8 Songs That Will Get Your Butt Out Of Bed In The Morning
This song is so infectious, it melts even the coldest of hearts. (Read: Bloggers.) Are you in a fight with someone? Sit down in a room together and play this song. I bet that by the end of it, you will be jumping up and down holding hands and singing along.
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5 Pieces Of Dating Advice You Should Never Take
You won't seem desperate! And even if you do, who cares? This person is obviously not the one for you if they can't handle a punctual text. COULD YOU REALLY HAVE A BABY WITH SOMEONE WHO CAN'T DEAL WITH SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS AN ON-TIME TEXT?
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Why It’s Important To Flirt
Think of flirting as a brain exercise. You have to work out the muscle that helps people fall in love with you! And the less serious you take it, the more likely you're able to yield positive results.
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Things Straight Men Do That Confuse Gay People
Hey y'all! Hot Or Not is dead. It died. But in its place will be a new special video every week, starting with this little ditty about straight men and all the things they do that confuse me.
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5 Truths No One Likes To Hear
While a good relationship should cause both parties to make improvements, you can't date a fixer-upper expecting a Persian Palace at the end of it. People only change if they want to.
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How To Meet The Love Of Your Life
You can meet the love of your life. You can meet them in a bookstore, in a coffee shop, at a party, at a bar, through friends of friends, on the Internet, whatever. The trick to finding this person though is to never resign yourself.