Denisa

Joined August 2020

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Why I Will Continue Being My Own Boss for as Long as I Can
Many of us know what’s so great about being your own boss — you don’t have to rush to work at 8 AM, you get to work at midnight if that’s what you want and you don’t have to deal with annoying managers.
By Denisa4 years ago in Journal
How to Date Someone Whose First Love Language Is Quality Time
If you’ve never heard of love languages, here’s a quick explanation: There are five ways of showing affection (according to the theory, anyway). The way you show and like to receive affection obviously affects your relationships, so it’s great to know what you’re big on and what you don’t much care for.
By Denisa4 years ago in Humans
How Being a Plant Mom Transformed My Mindset for the Better. Top Story - August 2021.
I used to be the worst plant mom you can imagine. My house plants always died, no matter how much I tried — or didn’t — to keep them alive. Every year, I gave this plant-owning business a try. Every year, I failed.
By Denisa4 years ago in Humans
If You Have to Force Yourself to Write, It Might Be a Sign You Actually Love Writing
Most days, I have to force myself to sit down and write. As someone who’s trying to make it as a freelance writer, I don’t wake up and think, “Oh, I’m so excited to write four thousand words today!”
By Denisa4 years ago in Motivation
Where the Light Leads
She stumbled through the club, through the mass of dancing bodies. Her ears were deaf with music that shook her whole body. Her limbs felt sluggish, so sluggish because of all the drinks she'd downed to help her forget who she was.
By Denisa4 years ago in Fiction
My Boyfriend Smells So Good to Me I’m Worried I Might Actually Eat Him
Sometimes, I worry I might eat my boyfriend because he smells so good. Not kidding. Well, maybe a little. After being long-distance for 6 months, I finally get to be with my boyfriend for a few weeks now – and the longer I’m with him, the better he smells to me.
By Denisa4 years ago in Humans
Your Awful Boyfriend Isn’t the Problem — Your Low Standards Are
“My boyfriend was awful,” she told me. “He came home, sat down in his boxers, opened a can of beer, and watched football all day. He didn’t even want to go exploring places with me. I had to break up with him.”
By Denisa4 years ago in Viva
Using the Boyfriend Card Goes Against My Feminist Principles — Here’s Why I Use It Anyway
I was eighteen. He was closing on forty. And he couldn’t take no for an answer. When he saw me waiting tables in a hotel, he decided I was “the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen”. He proceeded to write that on a slip and accompany the scribbling with an invite for dinner. He came over to me, gave me the slip, and went back to his table.
By Denisa4 years ago in Viva
Don’t Wanna Slave Away for $5 per Article on Upwork? You Don’t Have to
A little over a week ago, I decided to give Upwork a proper try. Yeah, that’s right. I looked this hellish dungeon of writing for scraps directly in the eye and I said, “Not today, a strange man from the other side of the world who thinks I’d love nothing else than write your whole book for 10 dollars. Not today.”
By Denisa4 years ago in Journal
3 Signs Your Partner Respects Your Sexual Independence
The problem with monogamy is that it can easily make you too territorial if you’re not careful. The longer you spend having sex with your partner, the less novel the sex gets; and yet, the more familiar it feels, the more possessive your ego can grow. Sex is the only thing you two agree to share together, with nobody else involved.
By Denisa4 years ago in Filthy
7 Lessons I’ll Teach My Son About Masculinity
In today’s world, men can be both villains and victims of the patriarchy — although we refuse to admit that sometimes. Personally, feminism isn’t only about fighting for women’s rights. It’s about making all areas of life equal for all genders. And men’s issues ultimately count toward that, too.
By Denisa4 years ago in Families
Love Island 2021 Shows Us Some Women Need Serious Lessons in Maturity & Relationships. Top Story - August 2021.
I have a confession to make. After a whole day of working, running errands and being a fully functioning human in general, there’s nothing I love more than sitting down and watching a bunch of young British people kiss and argue on Love Island.
By Denisa4 years ago in Humans