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A Letter to the Other Woman
Dear -----, Today is the day I take back my life back. From this day forward, you will not haunt me. The greatest revenge is living a happy life. That is what I intend to do. I have always been a happy, positive person and this has not changed that. If anything, my jovial nature has helped me through and it is something my husband admires about me. I know you think that our life is forever altered and you would be right. Just not in the way you think. It has been altered for the better. We both realized something through all of this and that was just how much we really do actually love each other. The day it all came out and I had a choice to leave. It was in that moment when everything was on the line, that we realized that a life without each other was just not possible.
By Kimberly Adams8 years ago in Humans
Review: 'Stillwater Dusk' by L.G. Castillo
I have read several books by L.G. Castillo, so when she sent me Stillwater Dusk, I was really excited to dig in. Because of school, I hadn’t had a chance to do a lot of reading the last year, but knowing how good the previous Castillo books were, I had to take some time off from my studies to sink into the newest creation of one of my must-read authors.
By Vanessa Cherron Riser8 years ago in Humans
Enough
Here’s something that I need people to understand because it’s been bothering me ever since I saw a post somewhere a few days ago. The post basically was someone saying ‘When I’m on T, promote me to this!’ and joined with said caption was a t-shirt that bore the word DADDY on it.
By Jeremy Jett8 years ago in Humans
Harboring Heartbreak
I don't know why I find him attractive. There isn't anything striking about his appearance. He's actually quite ordinary. He has a round face, light brown hair, brown eyes, and a really goofy grin. We aren't exactly friends. He has always been apart of the cool group and I'm the weird girl no one dares approach. But there was just one day where he made a joke in class, and I turned and he smiled at me. He acknowledged me. Now I had never found him very attractive before. I hadn't really noticed him before, to be honest, but there was something about the way that he looked at me that made me think I wanted to be his friend.
By Julia Hammon8 years ago in Humans
The Death of a Friendship
Our meeting was entirely ordinary. It was nothing no one hasn't heard a thousand and one times over. We met at work. I'd seen you around school. You were a grade above me, but we had some of the same friends, I'd never given your existence much thought until I saw you there. Even after a few weeks, I still didn't do much more than nod and say hello when I saw you. But I was interested. We were the same age, went to the same school, worked together, who wouldn't be interested in someone they were seeing every day? I don't remember how we started talking, but somehow those quiet hellos and soft nods became full fledged conversations.
By Luci Black8 years ago in Humans
Am I That Hideous and Repulsive?
It seems that whenever I need to think or clear my head, the best thing for me to do is hop in my car and just drive aimlessly. By that, I meant that I don't have any particular destination, but I would like to get anywhere very safely. It is just the fact that my 1992 Jeep Cherokee has become my rolling think tank.
By Maurice Bernier8 years ago in Humans
When You're Difficult To Love
The most mesmerizing people are those who provoke the mind in a number of ways. Like a riddle that can’t be solved or a Rubik’s cube, these souls baffle those who get too involved, for better or for worse. Most of the time, though, these jigsaw souls are Pandora’s Box for partners, and relationships are impossible challenges. Some will say you’re unworthy. Too complex. Annoying. Others will give up at the slightest sign of resistance. Don’t listen to them.
By Valerie Taylor8 years ago in Humans
Interracial Dating (From a Black Woman's Perspective)
Ever since I was a little girl, I always had this enthrallment with white men. Of course, when I was younger, it was little caucasian boys. Don’t ask me why, but that fascination grew as I got older. Being thoroughly attracted to white men could be rough at times. Where I live, there are white men on every corner. However, I grew up in a school where there were probably only nine black kids. Lots of the guys at school were super interested in fucking black girls on the low. In public, though, that was a big no no. I dated one guy from my school publicly and was given a tough time about it. His friends that were girls would make up outrageous lies: “your girlfriend called me a cracker,” “she flirts with other people,” etc. They would do their normal bullying and it was honestly super pathetic. I dated another guy on the low; however, he was a little older than me. I was still in middle school and he was in high school. He was one of the "popular" boys. His excuse as to why we couldn’t go public was he didn’t want to be viewed as a “sex offender.” He was just three years older than me. Our age differences were not uncommon in a lot of the couples that went to our school. Loads of times it has always been every excuse in the book. In fact, in my adult life, I have only dated one man whose family was super okay with me being black. His whole family embraced me. It was probably the best relationship I had been in. We ended up splitting because he wasn’t ready for his friends to know he was knocking boots with a black girl. It crushed me because we had been through so much. He met my friends, family, and I had been there for him when his mother passed away. While my love for white guys still stands, it hasn’t exactly been a smooth ride. Here I am still single as shit and probably staying that way for a while. Today I wanted to share a few things with you about what I have experienced during my time exploring interracial dating. Fasten your seat belts, kids. It's about to get crazy around here!
By The Darkest Sunrise8 years ago in Humans
What Love Looks Like
It was a windy yet beautiful spring day. The barn was decorated with lanterns and lavender, the dessert table consisted of Captain America decorated cupcakes. And the venue was packed with people that I had never met and ones that I didn’t remember. My cousin’s wedding was beautiful and though I had never met her fiancé before the big day I knew from the minute I heard their vows that they would be perfect together.
By Alexandrea Callaghan8 years ago in Humans
Toxic Relationships in Literature
Nearly everybody is aware of the concept of toxic relationships. Whether one experiences the relationship firsthand, or someone they love is a part of it, toxic relationships are often devastating. The worst thing about these types of relationships might be that they can happen to anyone, regardless of education level, race, or age. Indeed, this is a common theme in literature. Three examples are the song Poison and Wine by The Civil Wars and the poems I’m a Fool to Love You by Cornelius Eady and The Ache of Marriage by Denise Levertov. While all three works are by authors from vastly different walks of life, and are written during different eras, the main idea is the same; they know what an unhealthy relationship is, as well as the complications that come with one.
By Emma Williams8 years ago in Humans
