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Just One More Night
It's Tuesday night and I'm sitting on my couch, home alone, watching a rerun of my favorite TV show. There's coffee on my side table and cookies & cream ice cream in my lap. My legs are curbed to the side with a blanket tucked around them, my phone facedown on top. I feel the vibration almost instantly and reach down to see what's caused it. It's a text from him. He who I haven't spoken to in at least a year, if not more. He who broke my heart and moved in with his pretty new girlfriend. He who broke through all my walls, just to be the reason I built them back up, stronger. I decide to ignore it. I'm not going to let whatever is in that message ruin my perfectly good evening alone. A minute later, I feel the vibration again, and yet again, I ignore it. This final time, the buzzing does not stop, and I realize he's calling me. I decide to answer the phone. I take a deep breath and swipe the bar across the screen to answer the call.
By Bryanna Burshnick8 years ago in Humans
Valentine's Day on a Budget
Valentine’s Day can be an exciting and romantic day, but has your budget been a little bit tight lately? With prices on the rise but wages unable to match you might find Valentine’s Day to put some pressure on your budget. Here are some great date ideas for Valentine’s Day that won’t break the bank but will still keep bae happy. Being thrifty doesn’t have to mean cheap and boring.
By Liana Hewitt8 years ago in Humans
When You Lose Someone to Suicide...
The loss of a friend and a family member are two different feelings. But the loss of a best friend that was basically family is something different. Losing someone to suicide is one of the most painful things I have personally have ever had to experience in my life by far. You think about things you could've, would've, and should've said. Then a few days go by and then the denial sets in. Let me tell you about my experience with suicide.
By Chasaty Craig8 years ago in Humans
Going to the Chapel...Or Something Like That: Part One
In August, I’m marrying my best friend. Yeah, yeah...blah, blah. Everyone says that. For me and most people, it’s true. I mean...I really believe most people go into marriage with careful consideration. You’d have to be nuts not too! My fiancé and I are both older, we’re both 37, have never been married nor have any children together or from previous relationships. We were 33 when we started dating, but we’ve been friends since we were 20.
By Regina Kypriandes8 years ago in Humans
Sean Is Gay
"Parker, I'm gay." That was my birthday present from my best friend, Sean, three years ago. I myself am a gay man. That's important to the story. I came out to Sean four years before that in a crowded bar somewhere in Williamsburg—before I had moved to the city, before I had any gay friends, even before I had been on a real date with a man.
By Parker Pugh8 years ago in Humans
