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My Apology for Blaming It All on You
I struggle almost every time I message you with trying not say anything that crosses any lines and ending up making you feel uncomfortable or anxious. I also worry about sharing my feelings because I fear it leaves me vulnerable again. So most of the time I just keep my feelings and thoughts to myself. But tonight, I just felt like I needed you to know some things.
By Ginny Taylor8 years ago in Humans
A History of Transgender People, Volume II
In a time approximately 500-1500 years after the Mesopotamian cultures shared stories about Asu-Shu-Namir rescuing the goddess of love from the underworld, the Ancient Greeks had arisen, formed complex sea-spanning empires, developed a very silly beef with Troy, destroyed Troy, forgotten how to write, relearned how to write, but with a better alphabet this time, and wrote quite extensively about the stories they had told themselves when they forgot how to write.
By Sophia-Helene Mees de Tricht8 years ago in Humans
The Mirror (Part 5)
Where am I? What’s going on? Why is that light so bright? What happened? I don’t remember anything… What else is new. I must have blacked out again, didn’t I? What’s his name must have gotten worried. I think I’m at the hospital again, aren’t I? Or did I…
By Kayleigh Lynne8 years ago in Humans
I Found Love on Tinder
The day I moved to school last year, I went to Tinder to meet new people. I didn't know anyone except for the handful of people who went to my high school. So I started using the app in the hopes that I would get invited to parties and what not. It worked the way I intended and I actually got more than I was hoping for, but in a good way.
By Kaitlynn Pownall8 years ago in Humans
Exes and Oh's: Part 19
MARLEY "Thanks for helping me out this weekend, Danny," I mentioned as we pulled up to the Casa Del Mar Beachfront Condo Hotel. The dark gray clouds were a sign of heavy rains fixing to come, which meant my plan for this weekend was definitely going to work.
By Sharlene Alba8 years ago in Humans
Why We Introvert Shame and Why We Should Stop
The narrative on introverts has been pretty much the same since the dawn of the phrase. They’re quiet. Lonely. Not outgoing. Often “too nice,” they don’t speak up for themselves. They don’t like people, and a host of other fallacies.
By Sebastien Lacasse8 years ago in Humans
Seven Signs He's Just Not That into You...
When I first moved to Los Angeles, it was essentially an exercise in diving into the biggest dating pool I’d seen or been a part of in my entire life. After growing up in rural New England, the City of Angels provided this single girl with an overload of dating options almost immediately—and, though I’d held off for years, encouraged me to finally download all of our notoriously favorite dating apps: Tinder, Bumble, Hinge… the list goes on, and on, and on, and on.
By Julia Dumas8 years ago in Humans
