love
All you need is Love, and Love is all you need.
The Idea of a Relationship/Love
When you get into a new relationship, it's all butterflies in your stomach, blue skies, sweet melodies, rainbows, and unicorns. Everyone in a relationship goes through this phase, we call it the “honeymoon phase.” After this, everything becomes somewhat normal, and the real ones thug it out, and love still blossoms, some give-up, and move onto the next one. But when you are in a relationship, it's important to know, or figure out, "where your heart is,” no matter the phase you're in, it will help you know where you’re going in the relationship, and if you should put any effort in.
By Chimdi Chime7 years ago in Humans
Self Love Is Not Selfish
People throw the word Selfish around as an insult, and that’s because the word selfish itself means lack of consideration for others, and chiefly thinking about your own interests. The “lack of” is what hits me, so it isn’t really a good thing. But, these days, it’s used so often, like people forget what it means. At the slightest thought about yourself, even when you’re the type to always put others first, someone somewhere will call you selfish. For the longest time, I saw “thinking about me first sometimes” as selfishness. I would quickly brush away the thought of doing something I wanted first, before doing something someone else wanted, because I didn’t want to be seen as selfish. I grew up with the mindset that I had to put others first, that is not a bad thing, but you should think about yourself only sometimes. I was a kid anyways, what could I really be selfish about; I wanted kids' stuff, some new slippers I saw my friend wear, snacks, and the like. So as a kid I will just say, I was obeying my parents, when they said I couldn’t have something, I'd listen.
By Chimdi Chime7 years ago in Humans
Approval Not Needed
I have no idea how I want to start this entry. I've tried several times to find the right intro but perhaps because what I really want to say is so important about self-worth and standing confidently in your skin, I should just come right out with it. Nothing is more effective I find than straight forward talks.
By Cynthia Perez7 years ago in Humans
The Healer and The Vampire
At first I thought it was really cute how cocky she seemed to be for a girl. I thought that the little grumpy moods were easy to overcome, and that through love those would soften. But the truth is, there were plenty of red flags, even previous to those thoughts, after moving in together. When we decided to move in together she went back and forth at the last minute. To the point that I finally said, no I don’t think this is right. Eventually she convinced me she just had cold feet. I was going to be moving to a completely new place four hours from where I was. It was the first one of many red flags.
By Jennifer Herron7 years ago in Humans
A Love More Inclusive. Top Story - April 2019.
I would like to preface this, with the understanding that I am in no way trying to put down romantic love. Romantic love is magical, and wonderful, and when reciprocated in a healthy way, can be very fulfilling. In this piece, all I am meaning to convey is that there are also other types of magical, wonderful, healthy ways to love, that have nothing to do with romance. If you are interested in reading my takes on romantic love feel free to do so Here.
By Paige Graffunder7 years ago in Humans
Problems with Our Instinctive Expectations of Love
Even though I am still young to be thinking about the big "I love you." the movies on TV are subconsciously altering my view on love. Yes, I am guilty of watching 'romantic' comedies with these undeniable cute scenes, while being perfectly conscious that it isn't realistic. But while Disney movies and Netflix movies show two people finally realising they're actually in love with each other, I begin to question whether that is possible for me. I feel like these fictional movies are putting a slight hinderance on my love path. -- Is that weird?--
By andie cann7 years ago in Humans
Do Long Distance Relationships Work?
I remember when I first started talking to him, almost all of my friends said this isn’t going to work out, he lives too far and all that. To be more precise, my boyfriend lives in New York and I live in Canada, on the west coast so basically on the other side of the world.
By Sasia Angelika7 years ago in Humans
The Walk to Anjolie
Part 1 Be alone for a while. He’ll find you. Did you ask God about him? Don’t be tied down. All these thoughts from my audience rang in my ears as I reflected on how I got here. I iced my neck with a cold pack I stole out the freezer and took the long stroll back to the home that I shared with my bipolar boyfriend. He had one of his ‘moods’ today and my neck was the one to blame for it. As I near the home I remembered how this all began.
By Carmen Fletcher7 years ago in Humans
Learning Love
No one was ever taught how to love, and no one really can define the meaning of it; everyone has their own definition of how it should be and signs of it. It was difficult for me to understand, until I had something that happened to me in 2018. I was single my whole life and I truly wanted to learn more about myself, so I packed my bags and told myself I'm going to travel somewhere without a destination or a care in the world—it's a little corny yeah, but thanks to that, I was able to meet a woman who then changed me. And from that, I was able to learn more about the word, "Love," as well as more about myself.
By Nathan ooo7 years ago in Humans
