Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Humans.
Was I Ever In Love?
Have you ever thought you were in love? Like real, infatuating, head-over-heels-I-want-to-spend-every-minute-with-you love? You have a couple months of where you are fascinated by this person and would do anything for them... then it gets a bit... boring? I'm 21 and I'm currently bored.
By Karla Jones8 years ago in Humans
Dealing With Feuding Friends
So you’re Switzerland — you are caught in the middle of a fight between two good friends, or even worse, your roommates. This puts you in an incredibly awkward and stressful position. You don’t want to pick sides, but their fight is starting to sap all of your energy. Not to worry, these five tips will help you cling to your sanity through every passive aggressive group text, cold shoulder, and screaming match.
By Alina Gallupe8 years ago in Humans
The Man Who Can't Be Moved
It all starts with a smile, a handshake, a hello. We make eye contact and we are off to the races. Two people that came in alone leave together holding hands. The two forces are stronger than ever. Every smile means the world and every kiss could blow her off her feet. We are shy and we don't want to say much, we don't act ourselves because we worry about saying the wrong thing or looking stupid. We pray that everything will work out fine and will end in a fairy tale.
By Emily Buehner8 years ago in Humans
Hitman With a Heart
When I was 17, I was involved in some pretty dicey things and thought I was invincible, even though I was scared of my own shadow. I was out drinking and smoking marijuana with friends one night and felt ready to go home but my partner wanted to stay. As we lived in a caravan around the corner and it was a small country town, I decided to go it alone. It was probably only a 200m walk but it felt long and I was trying to concentrate on staying upright. There were plenty of street lights overhead and at some point I noticed I was being followed. I saw a large, bulky man not far behind me and, in my fear, I imagined myself being in danger. I knew who the man was, because he had been at the house I’d just left. Although I loved my friends, I did not trust them. I was unable to trust anyone much at that time and my friends were involved in activities I did not approve of and did not want to be involved in. This man was someone that my friends did not trust either, which made him seem dangerous to me. One of my older relatives had known him many years before, but I had not had anything to do with him and did not want to now, either. This man had a big reputation for drugs and nastiness and his behaviour certainly came across as hard. I had seen him at my friend's house a few times lately and while I kept a watchful eye on him, I’d also noticed that something about him was like my grandfather, too. He appeared really tough and as if he meant business but there was a twinkle in his eye, also—a softness that was not always easily apparent. I’d known this man’s family a little in childhood and I found them all a bit too much for me, yet I didn’t know them at all really. Everything I knew about any of these people was formed from judgments I’d made on hearsay and gossip. I was about to learn a very valuable lesson that I have never forgotten and that I thank them for often.
By Gabriella Grace8 years ago in Humans
Taking Your Power Back After Twin Flame Separation
I'm part of something, it is bigger than me, it's bigger than romance, it has shown me that we are more than this flesh and blood existence and although I previously thought I was spiritual and open-minded, this, this twin flame experience has blown my heart and my soul so wide open I feel like a totally different being altogether.
By Alvina Von W8 years ago in Humans
I Met My Husband in First Grade
I mean, obviously, we didn't get married at six years old. I did have a crush on him, though. I distinctly remember writing down a "List of Cute Boys" when I was in first grade. Joe's name was number two. Number one? Aaron Carter.
By Tarin Campanella8 years ago in Humans
Starry-Eyed Infatuations
Crushes, we've all had one. If you're saying you have never had a crush, chances are, you are probably lying. As cuffing season approaches, it is no secret that people are filled with an even greater desire for a relationship. Crushes can be absolutely mortifying, nerve-wracking, but also pure wonder. They either make you feel like your heart is gonna burst out of your whole damn body or as if you're in pure ecstasy! Now you're probably wondering, why is Kylee writing this? Truth is, I have gotten a few requests before to do a piece on crushes, so here I am. Look, crushes suck. They fill up your head with false expectations of a teenage dream, or in my case, scenes with Audrey Hepburn, like that one scene in Roman Holiday where she's riding on a Vespa with Joe Bradley, played by Gregory Peck, or especially the final scene in Breakfast at Tiffany's where she finally finds her missing cat, Cat, and makes up with her lover, Paul Varjak, played by George Peppard.
By Kylee Baker8 years ago in Humans
The Story of the Boy Who Changed Me
I never have the best of luck with relationships so I just have given up on trying to find someone in my life to keep me happy, until one night when everything changed. Last January I got a notification on my phone about a message someone sent me on Instagram, and of course I didn’t think anything of it besides the fact that it’s probably one of my friends sending me a funny video that they saw but I was wrong. It was in my requested section, and I saw his name on the screen. That name that I won’t ever forget and to this day brings me happiness and sadness all at once. We started just having a random conversation, and of course with the typical “hey, can I have your snap?” So, then he started commenting on all my snaps and just texting me off there for a while. I never thought anything of it; I just thought of him as another boy. As we began texting more and more and finally one night decided to FaceTime each other, it hit me that I actually have feelings for him and he felt the same way. We instantly connected and our first “meeting” over FaceTime wasn’t awkward at all. He is just as social as me if not even more than I am, same sense of humor as me, and basically just the same personality almost.
By Nadia Cover8 years ago in Humans
