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10 Life Lessons I Learned From Brutal Breakups
Breakups suck, and to a point, they seem almost inevitable in the modern dating scene. Our society has been seeing spikes in divorce rates, and in many cases, it seems like people tend to compete for the award of having the most brutal breakups in history.
By Lacey Sharman8 years ago in Humans
You’ve Been Used
You just found out that someone you trust has been using you. This can be your family, a friend, significant other, or even a classmate, and you NEVER saw it coming. When you find out you’ve been used, your emotions will start pouring in. You’ll feel surprised, hurt, betrayed, and even angry. You’ll wonder why you didn’t see the signs earlier and why the person did it to you. Let’s talk about ways people can use you and how to avoid it.
By Virginia Shefcyk8 years ago in Humans
A History of Transgender People, Volume III
The intense West African sun beats down on the Bandiagara Escarpment in central Mali. Against the escarpment’s face, tucked in the shadow of a large outcropping, is a village that; if one saw only a photograph, one could be forgiven for assuming it was an old Hopi or Anasazi village in the American Sonora. However, this village is inhabited by a people called the Dogon. The Hogon, the spiritual elder of the village, tells a story:
By Sophia-Helene Mees de Tricht8 years ago in Humans
Exes and Oh's: The Finale
SERENA New Years Day. A day where people made resolutions for the new year. Some tried to lose weight. Some set financial goals. Some were determined to find love and make it last. For the five of us, today's goal was to make it through this meeting with Rita and Gabe's lawyer. We hadn't succeeded in finding Gabe's murderer, and we decided it was only fair if we handed the investigation over to the professionals. A million dollars held no value next to justice. And Gabe deserved as much. Rita as well. Which was why Daniel had reached out to her and asked her to meet us at the lawyer's office before we all went our separate ways again.
By Sharlene Alba8 years ago in Humans
The Swerve
I wake up that morning to Cee-Lo singing about being a "Fool for You" and take it as a sign that today is the day. The first thing my eyes see, through my lashes, is him, like they have done every morning for the last few years. I scan his relaxed, sleeping boyish profile, his short sandy blond hair rough from a good night's sleep; and then his face from his thick eyelashes to his perfectly parted mouth. My stomach still flutters at the sight of him. Just like I do every morning when I lay eyes on him, I feel a rush of love.
By Brynn Imani8 years ago in Humans
A Summer Excerpt
Times were changing. I knew this much. Home had turned into an empty word. It was blurry, up in the air, floating, taunting me as its palpability slipped through my fingers. Although, now that I thought about it, home wasn’t a thing that had ever stuck. It was a term I had given my primary residence, as I felt it was the normal thing to do, and everyone around me seemed to be content with the idea, so it seemed fitting to follow suit, but the truth was I hated it. I was fried, and some of it was my own doing, as I so willingly sprinted through what my “guidance” councelors referred to as “the gateway”, but mostly I blamed the pseudo intellectuals for sucking me dry all those years. I wasn’t sure who I was anymore. I used to have hobbies, ambitions even. I used to be so passionate that it would consume me and I used to daydream about the day I’d move to New York City and live a life of my own. I used to be what they’d call “driven” and with a “bright future”, but with each passing year everyone seemed to care less and less about what it was that I wanted or what I thought or what I needed.
By Blue Dream8 years ago in Humans
Conversations I Wish I Had #3
I have a lot of things to say to you. But when I try to put my thoughts into words, very little comes out. Much like what happened when we were together. It made for a very smooth relationship. At the beginning it was all so…surreal. We were picture perfect. Every cologne-scented note and late night voicemail was like it was picked out of a movie. I don’t even think we ever fought, not even towards the end of our relationship. Looking back, maybe that’s what was needed? Or was there was nothing left to fight for? I think that a lot of what happened between you and I was because I didn’t speak up and say, “I’m not okay with this”. I was complacent, for fear of losing someone I loved so dearly. I would speak my mind but then take it back. Set boundaries but then let you walk all over them. Only speaking out over text messages when you couldn’t look at me with those eyes I had grown to adore. Most of the time I never got a response back. Maybe I should have tried harder? But if three years with someone teaches you anything, it’s that sometimes no response is a response in and of itself.
By Rowan Flores8 years ago in Humans
Dreams
My body feels weightless, as if I’m floating through the air. I try opening my eyes, but they’re so heavy I only manage a small peak. Everything is foggy. I catch a glimpse of light above me, as I’m falling down. I continue downward, falling in this grey and blue-sh atmosphere. Just me, with the light above, shining over me. As I steady downward, I start spiraling. All of sudden, bright bubbles come out of me. I continue heading downward, more quickly now, the light becoming dimmer behind me.
By Alexandra Roybal8 years ago in Humans
