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Broken
Christine was cheating on me. He was a coworker she had only known for three months, but she wanted to try new things. She wanted to see where things went with him. She liked him. She had been talking and flirting with him for the past few weeks. She wanted a break with me.
By Megan Ortega8 years ago in Humans
Dear Ex-Best Friend
Dear ex-best friend, I should've said these words a long time ago, but I never had the courage to speak them to your face. You were always unpredictable and I didn't know how you would react. Would you sit there calmly and process what I said? Or would you lash out and never want to see me again? I didn't know what you would do, so I bottled up everything, and that is never a good idea. You know that when I dwell on something, it never ends well. I was immature and naïve when I met you. You took me under your wing and showed me the world. You became a sister to me...but you changed. You changed a lot. You never smiled anymore. You were always telling me what to do. You never said "please." You always used command sentences or "you should..." sentences. You can't tell me what to do! No one tells me what to do! You were always getting people to pity you in some way just to get the attention that you wanted. You try to make me the enemy. You try to make me look like a bitch. I don't care. I don't regret losing you as a friend. You were manipulative and controlling. I don't know how you got people to stay your friend. I hated how smug you got when you got your way. I wanted to slap that stupid, smug smirk right off your stupid face. I resented many things about you and that resentment isn't healthy. Life is too short to hold anything against anyone.
By Avery Jensen8 years ago in Humans
Adding "K" for "Kink" and Several Other Letters to the Acronym "LGBTQIA": A New Name for the LGBTQIA+ Community?
So recently, I found myself across Katherine Timpf's "Some Activists Want to Turn ‘LGBT’ Into ‘LGBTQQICAPF2K+’ for Inclusion" with the sincere hope that once I clicked the link the whole thing would have been revealed as a joke.
By michael o8 years ago in Humans
Friendship Breakups Are Worse
I can't stand how you swan around thinking you are perfect. But knowing you, you would scoff, roll your eyes and say you are not perfect. You always fail to see your mistakes. I am no saint and I have flaws but I could never treat people the way you do. You are beginning to make a fool out of yourself. Playing the victim. Treating me like a mug, playing games and lying to my face. How did I not see your true colours before. Actually no, I knew what you were like before but I chose to overlook those characteristics because no one is perfect. If you really love someone, you should appreciate them for who they are, right? Well that's what I did, I did what you asked, what you demanded and what you hinted. I was thoughtful and considerate. But you chuck me aside, forget about me and made me question my own sanity.
By Imogen Rose Briggs8 years ago in Humans
Finding Love for an Introvert
I have always been an extremely introverted person. I could not meet anyone new unless it was through someone that I had an already established relationship with. I was sure of myself and willing to meet people, but I could never take that first step towards the relationship, even if just for friendship. I am the type that would prefer to write out everything that is wrong and leave it for someone else to find rather than just talk it out. Why, you might ask? Because I am afraid of hurting their feelings or upsetting them in any way. So how does someone who can't approach someone else in a bar go about finding love? Online dating.
By Lacey Duffy8 years ago in Humans
Meat Boy and High School Girl: My First Everything
At the age of 16/17, I got my very first job working at a department store as a cashier. I was a quiet, happy-go-lucky girl with a loud voice who hadn’t experienced much of the world. I never spoke to those who I didn’t know, out of insecurity and self-consciousness. I didn’t have a lot of friends, but I had a few. So when I met him, it was the shock of a lifetime, which left waves in the future.
By Prav Sahl8 years ago in Humans
The Same Thing
I did not believe in "love at first sight." I did not think it necessary to put so much into a relationship, and to literally give everything to another individual who could potentially take it for granted. I did not want to experience feeling broken after giving and giving. So I went through my younger years guarded.
By Megan Ortega8 years ago in Humans
Gaslighters in Everyday Dating...
It's been a hot minute since I wrote an article for you guys. But here you go! This article is exploring the theme from my first article, the methods of gas-lighters, and the effect it has on those who come into contact with them. Names will be changed for the safety those who gave me this information, and I have consent of the lady who originally let me write about her relationship with a gas-lighter. Part of this article is an update of her life now and how she has moved on.
By justwingit.kim .8 years ago in Humans
Long Distance Love
Six months. I’ve been in a relationship for six months. What’s surprising to people is when I tell them I’m in a long distance relationship. My boyfriend lives in Scotland and I live in the United States. We haven’t seen each other ever in real life except for once, and ever since then, we haven’t seen each other except for FaceTime. And we FaceTime each other every day. There's never a day where we are never snapchatting, FaceTiming, or texting each other till the day we see each other again. And I want to see him again. He’s the literal love of my life and I only met him once and I just knew that he was gonna affect my life and impact it.
By Honey I.8 years ago in Humans
Building Healthy Relationship (Pt. 3)
Life constantly demands changes. There are things we must often change to secure jobs or complete projects. We may have to change our schedules to accommodate life's demands. But should we change the essence of who we are to please someone else? Should we alter our interests and/or personalities to preserve relationships?
By denise knight8 years ago in Humans
Blurry
Staring at the ceiling, in the dark, listening to breathing, I can’t feel my arms or legs. Honestly I can’t feel anything in between except the deep pain in my chest that can only be linked to the anxiety that fuels my depression. Am I good enough? For who? Does he love me? Or even care about me? I’m sure if I could just reach his phone I could skim through to find those answers... No. I don’t want to become the girls I can’t stand nor do I want to rely on invading his privacy to make me feel like this is a relationship. Is it though? We started off on fire, passion that burned so bright! Did the flame burn out? Already?
By Cali Love8 years ago in Humans
True Love?
I recently made a shocking discovery. I had been doing so much soul searching and I've taken so much time for self-discovery that I realized I had been suppressing some deep-rooted feelings. I had been making all kinds of excuses as to why something couldn’t happen instead of giving myself a chance to just LET IT HAPPEN.
By Karina Nistal8 years ago in Humans