single
Whether you're solitary by choice or simply unlucky in love, being single is complicated.
Your Relationship Is Only as Good as Your Singleness
The word single according to Webster means to stand alone, to be “apart.” The word is also related synonymously to outcasted or isolated. All of these terms are negative, and even though Webster claims that single means alone I’m here to tell you that’s rarely what comes to pass.
By Hannah Taylor7 years ago in Humans
Dangerously Desperate
Every person desires to find the keys that unlock the doors of love. What if I told you the problem is not in the desire itself, but in the means you use to gain it? For instance.. a girl might change her outfit to look prettier for a guy she likes, or a guy might wear a certain cologne to impress a girl he likes. All these methods we take to find true love are games we play; gambling if you will. We gamble to see if they will be intrigued or repelled. We lay it all on the line. Sometimes we lay too much on the line and sometimes too little.
By Abby Caroline7 years ago in Humans
Memoirs of a Chronic Third Wheel - Part 1
*Semi-autobiographical, thus, names have been changed for privacy.* Not to sound cliché, but it seems like my whole life has been leading up to this point where I have become the third wheel in every possible relationship. I’m also only 21 and while that may seem young for this type of story, I think that it’s normal to have had at least one relationship by the time you’re of drinking age. I’m almost 22 in fact, and I have never had a significant other.
By Aurelia Gold7 years ago in Humans
36 Years of Playing Hide and Seek With Love
I read somewhere the average woman had an average of four sexual partners—and you won’t believe it—that statistic isn’t per year... it's per lifetime. Wonder what that says about me—I had three just last month alone. Guess my sexual appetite is as large as my appetite for food. Luckily, sex has no calories. Sometimes I really think I could use a chastity belt, clearly self control is not my strong suite. My vagina seems to decide my evenings’ fate for the both of us. My brain’s really a pushover, always being punked by my heart and now my vagina, too.
By Erika Potap7 years ago in Humans
Pretty But Lonely
This particular entry is about the world I have personally lived in. While I do not hide my personal life, I do not often share it either. Why? Because there are things that aren't meant to be spoken, but I feel now, in this day in age that I have to stay something.
By Erika Farrah7 years ago in Humans
First Dates
First dates are the pinnacle of the start of a relationship. They are either a painful shortcut to the end, or the opening to a great beginning. This also means that during the first date there is a lot of stress, anxiety, and awkwardness hanging in the air. A great way of reducing this tension as much as possible is by picking the right place or activity to do for the first date.
By Aris Robinson8 years ago in Humans
Homecoming Proposal Gone Wrong
I had been texting this boy that I knew since middle school and we were pretty close friends. I had been crushing on him since my eighth grade year of junior high and I was aware of the fact that he had liked me at some point as well. We had several things in common and a lot of the same interests. We just had discussions about things such as the Harry Potter books or the Star Wars movies. We would occasionally ask each other for help with homework.
By hpth.nxrwhal :)8 years ago in Humans
My Crush's Sister Didn't like Me?
During my freshman year of high school, I met this guy who we'll call Joseph. He was a really nice person who I was able to befriend because we had mutual friends. Before I knew it, I began to have a crush on him. We hung out during lunch and played the PC version of Smash Bros together.
By hpth.nxrwhal :)8 years ago in Humans
3 Benefits of Being Single
There's a stigma in our society around being single, as if one is incomplete without a partner. It's often met with a kind of sympathy that suggests there's something terribly wrong with it, and subconsciously we buy into that belief. We find it difficult to appreciate our aloneness, and spend a great deal of time and energy searching for companionship, while at the same time feeling as if we're inadequate without someone to balance us, to fulfill us, to compensate for all the things we feel we're lacking in ourselves. Sometimes we're willing to be with anyone rather than be alone. And so there's such a desperation about it that we don't always choose with discernment. It's like we're in a rush and there's no time to waste.
By Nandan Das8 years ago in Humans
Single Lyf
Being a 21-year-old basic white girl who is more single than a Pringle, naturally, I am on Tinder. Here is my ultimate guide to Tinder boys from a straight and female perspective, who to stay away from, and who is actually worth replying to (which is pretty much no one).
By Lily Prothero8 years ago in Humans
