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Love When You Least Expect It
They say when you stop looking love seems to find its way towards you. This is a statement I have struggled with for as long as I've been interested in romance. From the early stages of adolescence I romanticized love to the extent where I felt I could love like no one else in the world. Unfortunately I never had the chance to experience anything so glorious until later on in life. I used to be extremely shy and still happen to be. I always felt strange in my own skin and whenever I was able to become romantically linked with someone they just never felt quite right. I felt as if I had to walk on eggshells to stop myself from cracking the relationship. From being abused to feeling strange, it all felt so wrong. After a while the relationships seemed to start proving to me that maybe I wasn't meant for love. Maybe I was meant to die alone. This in itself definitely served a purpose. In convincing myself that I was destined to die suffering and alone I pushed myself into music to an extreme.
By Giovanni Medrano8 years ago in Humans
I Wasn’t Ready
It all started a few months ago; I was at a coffee shop and witnessed a girl spill her drink. When I saw her, my heart skipped a beat. I could feel my boiling, viscous, blood ascending towards my rosy cheeks and forehead, only furthering their bright red color. To say I was nervous is an understatement—my chest felt like sheet iron and my throat tightened like a noose, barely allowing enough room to breathe, let alone speak. After spending more time than I would care to admit convincing myself to relax and act confident, I finally approached her: the girl who quickly invaded my thoughts and instantly had an unyielding vice on my heart. I desperately scoured my brain trying to conjure up something witty and cute to say in hopes of seeing her gorgeous lips trace themselves into a smile. Without even touching me, this girl I hadn’t even met yet put me in a strangle hold and refused to let go, even after I tried to tap out. Unfortunately, my nerves quickly got the best of me, and I walked past her without any attempt at a conversation. However, as I looked over my shoulder and realized nobody even acknowledged the incident, I rushed back to help her clean it up.
By [email protected]8 years ago in Humans
Psychotic
I sat in my car with everything I owned packed up in the back seat. Tears were running down my face and my sobs would not stop. I was at that low point where all I could think about was all the wrong I've done in my life; I started filling my head with these negative thoughts about myself, about my life, and about every person in my life who I swear thinks nothing good of me. I'm sure it was the equivalent of the devil whispering in my ear.
By Madison Loucks8 years ago in Humans
Gratitude
I was on social media the other day and came across a really interesting quote by Anne Frank. The quote reads, “Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones, because the regret is stronger than gratitude." This quote really got me thinking, my family and I lost both of our grandfathers a few years back and my parents always say that they would do anything just to have one more moment with their dads, they would do anything just to see them smile one last time. Many people likely have that same thought, but why? Why do so many people express that feeling? Thinking about how people often say or think that I began to wonder, Is their regret stronger than their gratitude? What can I do to make sure my regret won’t be stronger than my gratitude? What can we all do to make sure our regret won’t be stronger than our gratitude?
By Jordyn Goolsby8 years ago in Humans
Only Charles and I
At first, we thought the black liquid was oil, that we'd struck it rich and that we'd be able to retire and live in leisure. After working for so many months in the same fields, we've finally reached our goal. We actually started writing down all the ways we'd spend the money.
By Mensur Hamzabegović8 years ago in Humans
What to Expect When Moving in with Your Partner
Whether you wait 6 years or 6 days to move in with a partner, you will learn a lot about them and yourselves as a couple. I moved in with my partner pretty much after 3 weeks but “officially” 3 months. AKA I moved EVERYTHING from my mum's house to his.
By Ciarra Graham8 years ago in Humans
What's In A Name?
About six months ago, I started a new journey in my life. I changed my name. I stopped going by the name I have had for 25 years and have started going by a new name. I changed my name on Facebook and I have started the process of changing my name legally.
By Ashling Casey8 years ago in Humans
7 Flirting Rules Every Single & Married Woman Should Know
It doesn't matter if you're single, dating, or married, flirting is something that never gets old. It's an art form, an aphrodisiac, a dance between two people that communicates attraction and desire. Now, for single chicks, flirting is an essential part of your dating life. I mean, come on now, you're not picking a man up by sitting in a bar stool, looking at your phone with a MEH emoji expression on your face the whole night. Sure, there is always the creepy, desperate guy that will probably try boning the bar stool if you turn him down, but who wants that? In order to get noticed, you have to play the game. The looks, the body language, the witty conversation are all part of the line, sink, and hook mission.
By Jus L'amore8 years ago in Humans
Dear 13-Year-Old Me
Dear 13-Year-Old Me, Oh, how you’ve changed. You’re not going to believe the places that you have been to, or the people you have seen. Your life is going to be so different to how you planned it. You want stardom and all of the riches the world can offer, but you will soon realise just what it means to have all of things you could ever dream of, and it will be far different to anything you’re imagining right now.
By Jenna Edwards8 years ago in Humans
