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How to Process When the Person You Love Rejects You
When he looks at you, he could stop your heart beating in your chest. There is a connection, an undeniable connection, so much so that it overwhelms you the extent to which a person can hold a power over you. Through the day, you check your phone repeatedly, discontented by anything less than a text from him.
By Elle White 8 years ago in Humans
Acceptance
He completely destroyed me with six simple words. “I think we should break up.” I remember living my first day without you. You left me and took my appetite along with every bit of motivation I had towards my future with you. You learned all of my secrets, flaws, scars, and you left. With no hesitation, you were gone; you decided you didn't want to fight for me anymore, you gave up so easily. I didn’t think I would be able to continue with this never-ending ache I felt in my heart every time I exhaled. My stomach would churn every time I thought of you. My thoughts ran so wild, there was no way I could sleep at night. My eyes could tell you the saddest stories without me having to speak a word. I didn’t feel as if I was living life anymore, I was just surviving day by day. I was broken, damaged and fading.
By Sam Villemaire8 years ago in Humans
What Is Marriage?
So much planning is spent on a wedding — but how much planning goes into having a marriage? How many people that confess their love for one another sit down with a pre-marital counselor or life coach to explore issues and goals for creating a marriage? If individuals that agreed to marry took the time to receive insight into a meaningful healthy marriage before the wedding, then maybe the divorce rate would not be so high. I do not think many times individuals have the same clear understanding of marriage which can and lead to confusion and ultimately unfortunately divorce. I do not believe that anyone get marries to only end their marriage in divorce. I do not believe that divorce is the goal when two people decide to get married. Its beneficial for any partner to explore with an effort to understand if they have found a good mate fit for marriage. The toll that divorce takes on two individuals that agreed to holy matrimony not to mention the children can be brutal. So many people put more emphasis in planning a wedding than the actual planning of the marriage. When two whole, healthy, completed individuals come together many things should be taken into consideration before actual planning the wedding:
By Kamala Odom8 years ago in Humans
I'm a Lesbian
**DISCLAIMER: The edits made to this post were out of necessity after discovering that the post needed some TLC and editing over the years after discovering that I am not only pansexual (not lesbian), but also identify as both female and non-binary. Thank you.
By Eva A. Schellinger8 years ago in Humans
Dear Devin
Dear Devin, I'm looking over the ocean as the waves crash against the rocks below me. My mind drifts to the events of the past year. Everything had gotten so bad after you died. I know you didn’t want to leave but I guess it was your destiny. That day I promised you I would never forget you. So here I am sitting over the ocean writing you this letter.
By Briana Renee8 years ago in Humans
The Joys of Finding Friends—Online
I am a person who finds the company of other people enjoyable, but I have been having trouble finding anyone to really hang out with or talk to. Frankly, a lot of people my age I find repulsive in those manners, but in a general sense, I can tolerate. I turned to the wonders of the internet, to help supplement my needs of more human interaction and to have the feeling of belongingness. I have been doing this for as long as I remember. Finding people to talk through the internet has its ups and downs. This blog is to show you what it is like before you make your decisions.
By Kyros Wolf8 years ago in Humans
Mental Abuse Is Not Gender Specific
Mental Abuse Is Not Gender Specific There have been many articles in the press about the abuse women suffer because men take away their self-confidence and are constantly demeaning them. Abuse without bruises was a typical headline and always with pictures of angry, abusive men. This type of abuse is not only perpetrated by men. In fact I would suggest that as many women do this to men, as do men to women. Women can be more subtle than men but they can still undermine the self-esteem in so many ways. Constant criticism over appearance and income, is common. Men and women generally, but not always, place differing emphasis on the importance of appearance, while men tend to value function, the efficiency with which something works, over what it looks like. It is an old contest between form and function. Women generally tend to value appearance far more than actual function. How many times a day does the following mini-scene (with local variations) get played? Wife to male spouse, “You are not going out in that old hat?”
By Peter Rose8 years ago in Humans
What's the Deal with Relationships Today?
Recently, for whatever reason I started online dating again. I was on a few for a brief amount of time back when I was studying in New York a couple months ago. So I figured now that I'm in a completely different state (California) that should mean a whole new set of eligible males. Unfortunately though, to no surprise once again, I feel like I'm wasting my time. It seems like you either deal with the sex-driven jerks, ugly creepers, or guys that are simply just not for you on free sites. Or, you have to pay for quality service for quality guys on others, and being a college student option two really isn't an option. My thing is I'm someone who is twenty years old hoping to find a nice, good-looking guy, who isn't just after sex. Am I the only one who feels like that shouldn't be too much to ask?
By Eliza Vargas8 years ago in Humans
