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The Dreaded Distance Debate
Long late night phone calls — or early morning ones — love letters, the belief that distance making our hearts grow fonder. The idyllic dream of the long distance relationship being a book worthy tale which more often than not can end up being a bunch of unanswered texts or phones calls, and wondering whether staying up in the middle of the night because your partner is in a different time zone just to have a 5 minute conversation is worth it.
By Tenielle Dunkley8 years ago in Humans
Operation: Get Dicked Down by Former High School Hottie
So, I’m four years post-high-school-graduation; I’m in my senior year of college sitting in some humanitarian-type-communication-studies-like class. I can’t remember the title of the class for shit, but I CAN REMEMBER that it was when I received a Snapchat from MY OLD HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH THAT I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO BONE. We didn’t get a chance to get down n’ dirty during high school for various reasons. First, I was dating a different guy all of high school. Second, not sure if he knew who I was in high school? THEN, my high school sweetheart WENT OFF TO COLLEGE WITH said high-school-hottie that I never got the chance to bone but I DID GET the chance to admire him from afar when I went to go visit my boo thang during his freshman year of college.
By Alexis Norman8 years ago in Humans
Good Roommate Gone Bad
I'm sure we've all had bad or crazy roommate experiences, so I thought I'd share mine. Hearing all these stories are somewhat entertaining, right?So, this goes back to April 2016; I was twenty-two years old, and I had a friend who lived in Sheffield, and when I first went to visit him, I fell in love with the city. The architecture was beautiful, the weather was scorching all the time. But most of all, what I loved was that when you come out of the train station, there is a gigantic fountain wall!I went down early April with my best friend to see a concert for my birthday, and whilst we were there, I used Tinder to try and find someone that could potentially be looking for someone to live with, or know someone who is looking for someone to live with. I met this specific girl, and I told her my situation, and she said that she had a spare room, and she invited me down to check out the house that she was staying in. My first instinct was there was something off about her because you don't just ask someone you have just started talking to, on Tinder may I add, to come down and stay with you for a few days. I could have been a serial killer for all she knew. But it is a bit hypocritical of me to say, because I still went down, and she could have been a serial killer.I went back down at the end of April to meet this girl, and to check out the house. When I first meet her, she is very friendly, and we walked home together, and when we got to the house, she offered to cook for me, and nobody can say no to free food, right? She then spoke about her old roommate who moved out before I came down, and she said things with her didn't go well. At first, she told me that her roommate was a bit depressed, she kept having a go at my roommate, and eventually, they had a massive argument, and then the next day, she packed her bags and she didn't leave a note or say goodbye, and she was gone. Now, a word of advice to people who have never moved out of the home before, if you have just met someone off of "a dating app" and they say it's okay for you to move in with them, and they don't have a good story of how it went with their last roommate, that is a red flag. Because I didn't know her that well, and because I like to believe in people, I decided I would move in no matter what. But, throughout that weekend, where I had my trial one, she kept bringing this guy home that she met prior a week before I came down. It kind of made me feel uncomfortable, and in a way, I found it kind of rude. The impression I got of this guy was that he was no good; I was right!We went to this "rave club" every night whilst I was there. It was nice to meet all of her friends because they were lovely, and most of them were extremely funny. He was also there, and there was this specific girl, who had it in for my roommate, because she started seeing this guy, and this girl was his ex-girlfriend. I spent one of the nights, trying to make her feel better, because she was a bad bummed out by that girl, and the drama going on whilst we're trying to have fun. Then the next day, I find out, he came over at 6 am, after he finished working there. I was starting to get annoyed at how that weekend was supposed to be about her and I getting to know each other, but he was taking away most of her time. But I didn't have a say in any of it because it wasn't my house yet. He would often leave in the middle of the day, and then she and I would spend some time with her and her friends. On my last morning, I remember hearing them both moan slightly, and the bed downstairs squeaking. The problem being in the room above her room is I would have had to listen to them have sex; that was no fun at all. About ten minutes go by, and she comes up to my room and sits on my bed, and then says that he and she had sex, and I nod and reply: "yeah, I know- I heard." Her face went as red as a beetroot, and she face palmed herself and apologized, and told me if she's ever loud again, just stomp on the ground. We'll see how well that went down later. Just a disclaimer, I'm not against people having sex, it's the most natural thing ever, and if I hear someone have sex, I usually catch interest and I'm like, "Ooh la la!" But when it's somebody I don't know very well, who is in the room below me, and isn't even trying to be quiet or sly about it, it does make me feel slightly uncomfortable. However, a part of it may have been a hint of jealousy, because I wasn't getting laid at that time.After that, I went back to Scotland, and I thanked her for letting me stay there for a weekend, and I asked her if she wanted any money for me staying there, and she replied, "No, that's fine." I decided to move in with her at the start of June. I spent most of those two months hoping he would not be in her life. But sadly, we don't always get what we want.So I move all my stuff down to Sheffield, I pay her the rent (in cash) straight away, we have a takeaway, and her boyfriend is there too. She tells me how they are getting on, and that they started seeing each other. At first, it was fantastic, I got a job within two weeks of living down there, and the pay was great. However, you had to deal with a lot of shit from people. She involved me with her friends as much as possible, and then about a month into me staying down there, I was settling in, and a fact about me is that I'm a hardcore introvert; I was into playing games with people on the internet at the time, so I spent most of my free time doing that. I felt free for a long time, I didn't have my parents forcing me to go to bed, if I wanted to stay up until 5 am playing video games, I would! But work began to weigh on me; when I went for the interview, they did say I would have to work at least one Saturday a month there, and that wasn't a problem. But, I ended up working at least five Saturdays, and I was only there for two and a half months. I was working Monday to Friday 10 am until 8 pm, and then when I was working Saturdays, I'd be working 10 am until 4 pm. It was tiring. My roommate was somebody who worked from home, and when she did have to go to work, she was there for five hours tops. She hardly ever went to work, and when I came home, she was about to go out to the pub with her friends. But my point was, she stayed at home all day—she could have taken breaks whenever she wanted to. She also invited her friends around for dinner most nights, and she would never clean the dishes up after them. Whenever I cooked dinner for myself, I would clean my plate straight away, because that is how I was brought up. One night, she even got one of her friends to clean the dishes... what?
By kodf Fjjd8 years ago in Humans
Knowing Your Worth
Dealing with relationships can be difficult but as humans, we all share the same desire for happiness. A confirmation of this desire for happiness should be an immediate indicator when it comes to knowing when a relationship is good or bad for you. Meaning, if you are dating someone who makes you unhappy, then you should likely not date them. Alternatively, if someone does make you happy, then that is a good omen for your relationship. However, humans are complicated creatures, and it's never that simple.The most important thing to keep in mind when evaluating your relationship is that you come first. You cannot realistically have a healthy relationship with someone if you are not putting your own self first. So what does that even mean? It means you need to regularly stop and think about how you feel and why you feel that way. Translate your feelings into thoughts and then deal with them accordingly. If you do not give yourself the time to process these emotions in a thorough manner you are simply bottling them, and when you bottle your emotions you are trapping yourself.
By Eric B8 years ago in Humans
First Kiss. First Love. First Everything. (Chapter One)
It's funny. The moment I clicked to start typing... my fingers froze and my heart started beating fast. This is my first time telling anyone (besides my mum) about this. Yes, it's a true story. I can say it's terrifying. Terrifying to write it all down... but I want to come out with it and help anyone who is going through something like this to identify their situation and GET OUT!
By Hope Wealand8 years ago in Humans
How To Find Your Perfect Shade of Grey. Top Story - February 2018.
When the franchise first appeared, Fifty Shades of Grey turned into one of the biggest sensations the romance genre had ever seen. The turbulent relationship between Christian and Anastasia and often very, very steamy scenes helped bring BDSM to the mainstream and inspired couples all over the world to dive into new depths of previously unexplored pleasure. With Fifty Shades Darker coming out in theaters just a few days ago, now is the perfect time to recap all the lessons we learned from everyone’s favorite dysfunctionally functional couple.
By Emily McCay8 years ago in Humans
The Fantasy of Tinder Love
Tinder has always, and will always be known as the dating app that really isn't a dating app. As a woman in her mid-twenties I am aware of this, but still hope that I meet one of the men of the 5 percent that want something more meaningful than a hook-up. Don't get me wrong, I have indeed met men on there just for the sake of being friends with benefits, but even that doesn't always go anywhere. When will a girl learn? About a month ago is that answer, I finally learned about a month ago.
By Saber A’ly8 years ago in Humans
Not on the Same Page
"I have a couple hours if you wanna meet tomorrow?" "I have meetings, so I'll have to let you know tomorrow afternoon. Is that ok?"
By Mia Lynn8 years ago in Humans
"I've Never Felt As Scared as I Did When People Were Killed for Being In Love"
I felt prepared to meet her, but I hadn't even thought of how Mrs. Adley would approach me. If she was anything like the elderly people I'd met and come to adore, would she invite me past the threshold and ask if I'd enjoy a tea and biscuit? Pop the kettle on perhaps?
By Jack Samuels8 years ago in Humans
The Wilting Rose
What happened to my best friend? Where did she go? Ever since I had to cut you off, I've felt so alone. Last year we were vibing then a dull boy took your soul. He's been around for a few years but I've been by your side through the most. How could you choose him over me? We've been through so much together, we're supposed to stay by each other's side through the highs and the lows. Our friendship has been on the line of falling apart for quite some time now, but I haven't cared much until the other night. I reached out to you when I was in need of a friend, hoping that maybe I could give you another chance. You gave me a short reply and I'm used to that, but I got a little angry this time.
By Raquel Avery8 years ago in Humans
Why Letting Go Is the Better Option
"Letting go." Two words, a thousand meanings, an unlimited amount of strength and courage. The thing is, people nowadays confuse letting go with losing something. If you've got the option of letting something go, I'm sorry to tell you, you've already lost it. Or, more often than not, it was never yours to lose in the first place.
By Phoenix Tales8 years ago in Humans
Looking for Mr. Right on a Dating Site
It was summer 2007. I’d recently graduated high-school and was freshly single. My long-distance boyfriend of two years dumped me shortly after prom; He said it was because he’d had a change of heart about moving to Georgia from New Jersey, but to this day, I believe we broke up because I didn’t give it up prom night.
By Candis McDow8 years ago in Humans