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Blessed with a Breakup
We used to be friends. Best friends, actually. I met Jamie when I moved to his school for my further education. He was one of the first few people I had met and we instantly clicked. Something about him was very comforting and we became good friends. At the time I met him, I did not feel anything for him and he did not feel anything for me. He had a girlfriend and I had a lot of family problems that I took up my most of my thoughts.
By Linu George9 years ago in Humans
"Make Way" Part Seven: Stand to Deliver
His friends were doing better than him, he thought. So there's this one friend, alright — he's basically freelancing every day on a set. Another friend was working for a production company, and then there was this other guy (not really a friend, but he knew him and called him a friend), who was working on a shoot involving...Martin Scorsese?
By Daniel Luis Ennab9 years ago in Humans
Back and Forth
When you first come into this world, even before then, genetics tells you what your sex is. The equipment that you're going to supposedly have for the rest of your life. These genetics don't always match what your brain has in store. Who really knows why; because I know that I don't. Maybe it's a chromosomal thing gone array that has yet to be discovered. All I know is, is that sometimes it sucks.Let me clear something up though. Sex is your physical organs. Gender is how you perceive yourself in response with your physical self. Sometimes they match, sometimes they don't. The world still goes on. For me, it's like a two-way street. Sometimes I want to go down Male Street, other days I go down Female Street.
By May Fox9 years ago in Humans
Dating Cross-Culturally: Some Advice
Some days, especially days like today, my boyfriend likes to jokingly ask me why I don’t know how to cook and thus takes it upon himself to cook instead.
By Ti Ana9 years ago in Humans
Loving Thoughts
Being a teenager is so much fun. Being in high school is supposed to be the best four years of your life. Being 16 is so exciting. You get your license, and a job, and everything is so new. About a month after my 16th birthday, I got my first job working as a hostess at a local restaurant. Little did I know, a week after I started, I would meet the love of my life.
By Nicole Lane9 years ago in Humans
Coming Out
I was 14, I knew I wasn't straight and I took the big step of coming out to my school friends as bisexual. This was slowly followed by coming out to my parents. I thought that would be the end of it. How wrong I was.
By Charlie King9 years ago in Humans
Laundry and Loss
Late last night I was posting some hand-written index cards and flyers and I met a lady in our local laundromat. I was just going to pin my papers and leave, but this lady was kind, she was friendly. No one has to be nice, and it's so refreshing when a person is pleasant simply for the sake of doing it.
By LP Steinbeck9 years ago in Humans
You and I
The Patient Looking back, it seems as though life was always trying to tell me that I cannot actually have anything I want. My parents were separated. I saw my brother once year and sometimes not even that often. It may have been my age and lack of emotional intelligence that kept me from having the clarity that I do now. You cannot have anything you want in life. I mean you could but only if you chose to want something attainable like a car or a cheeseburger. I have always wanted an extremely intense way of living. I want the routine but with controlled chaos. I want to love hard and feel pain, but really only the lesser kind of pain that can always be outweighed by love. I want a simply complicated life. One that did not make me feel like I was drowning. Unfortunately, wishes aren’t made to be that specific. Keep it simple. Okay. Sure. Is running away from my family and friends simply enough for you, Universe? Rhetorical question. Please do not feel the need to answer that.
By Grandpa Wallace9 years ago in Humans
Attention, Please!
Most of us are guilty of "living to work" instead of "working to live". We fail to see the thin line between the two and usually suffer the consequences especially when it comes to relationships. There are many types of people who get themselves stuck in this situation. Certain people (workaholics) put their heart and soul into their jobs, naturally because they are in love with their job. It keeps them going, puts a smile on their faces every morning, and it's simply a part of who they are or who they’ve become. Therefore, they feel they don’t have any space in their lives to accommodate relationships.
By Pam Yiadom9 years ago in Humans
"Make Way" Part Six: Love You
Nalani was working on a personal film about her mother, she spent a lot of time planning how she'd go about it, she was serious about this.
By Daniel Luis Ennab9 years ago in Humans
Breakup Lessons: Part One
I am a 41-year-old, never before married woman. I have come close a few times, but never as close as my most recent engagement to a man I will refer to as Aaron.
By Kimberly Denesse9 years ago in Humans
5 Attributes That Men Really Want in a Partner
I have received many questions from male viewers on my advice column over the years but this topic; "5 Attributes That Men Want in Their Partner" is one of the biggest conversations of all.
By Susan McCord9 years ago in Humans