Latest Stories
Most recently published stories 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
Lingering Effects for Houston's Flooded — Trauma, Grief, and Loss. Top Story - October 2017.
As you have no doubt heard, thanks to 24-hour-a-day news coverage at the time, the city of Houston suffered the most catastrophic rainfall recorded in United States' history this past August—the result of Hurricane Harvey. The Hurricane did not "directly hit" our city, but spread its outer bands of rain directly over us.
By Arlene Nisson Lassin8 years ago in Humans
How to Keep a Long Distance Relationship
Ok, you have just accepted that dream job in another city, and now you want to know if a long distance relationship can work, because the most important thing you are leaving behind is your partner. Yet, dating long distance can heat up your relationship as a couple or even with your life partner. Why? Because absence absolutely does make the heart grow fonder. I am living proof that it can work. Just follow the simple steps below to learn how to keep a long distance relationship red hot.
By Arlene Nisson Lassin8 years ago in Humans
Can You Really Love Someone You've Never Met?
Growing up, my life had never really been considered pleasant. I had a mother in and out of drugs and a father who didn't care. It has always been my brother and me against the world. Then 6th grade came and that school year is when my whole way of life changed just from one snapchat. That 10-second image of a brown-eyed boy with dark fringed hair and a smile which lit the room up had me falling head over heels. As we started talking and learning about each other was when I later found out he lived 583 miles away at that moment I felt all hope was lost. Turns out that wasn’t the only inconvenience; he also had a companion. Later that week he Snapchatted me again asking for my number and at the time nothing else was going through my head other than I was in shocked that a guy like him wanted to talk to someone like me. We talked every day, and I fell more for him every day.
By Makayla Taylor8 years ago in Humans
Being a Lesbian in South Alabama
Being a lesbian in any state can be quite frustrating when it comes to unwanted attention. However, I don’t live in every state. I happily reside in Alabama, a state basically torn down the middle with its take on same sex marriage. I, being a married lesbian, have witnessed first hand how uncomfortable it is to live in such a divided state.
By T.C. Bosarge8 years ago in Humans
How I Loved Someone, Without Loving Myself First
"You can't love someone until you love yourself" is a phrase that has always haunted me. It left me growing up, believing I could never find actual love. As a depressed teen living with a father they always had a rocky relationship with, I told myself I was doomed. I lived under the strict rule that I couldn't date until I was eighteen. Once I knew that, I knew that my childhood would be bland in comparison to those dating freely. After some time, I did not want to date. I saw all of the trouble and drama it caused my friends, and I was happy to opt out. I had a few long distance relationships with online friends, all of which I'm still friends with today. I had tried twice in person. One I'm still friends with, one I haven't spoken with since, and I'm content with that. After those failures, I thought the old saying might be true, but then I met this huge nerd.
By Gren McClintic8 years ago in Humans
Let's Go on a Date!
Buttons sat on their only spinning chair in the office. It was wooden and the wheels were squeaky but it worked rather well and it hadn’t broke, so it sat in their workspace. Knobs, Sniper, and Buttons had started a repair business together, and there wasn’t much they couldn’t fix without each other. They were were more than happy that this was how they lived, working in their mini warehouse with their boyfriends.
By Caden Edwards8 years ago in Humans
Heartbreak
Chapter One: You start to question yourself on whether or not you’re good enough, wondering where you could have possibly gone wrong, sitting there trying to analyze the situation and trying to figure out a way to fix it, but here’s the thing, you can’t. Welcome to the story on my first love. It all started with the usual Facebook posts — yup that’s where I met him, and little did I know we went to the same school together. One night I’m scrolling on my Facebook and as usual I got bored and started liking people’s statuses and posts and I came across his, the guy who broke me into pieces. So there he is messaging me on his truth towards me and he started off with, “you’re beautiful, but that’s stating the obvious, truth is, you should say hi sometime at school.” Long story short, we got to know each other better on social media. Then it came to that day when I finally met him in person. I’m walking to class on a Monday afternoon, and he approached me, etc. You guys should probably know by now that we talked, we met, and day by day we started to hangout and talk more and he told me these things like, “you’re beautiful, you’re funny, I love your smile,” etc. A year and a half later, there we were. Everyone at school knew about us, we were inseparable, he was my best friend, my go to, my first love, we did about everything together and everyone swore that him and I were gonna make it out of high school together and be those high school sweethearts and I had no doubt about it. I was head-over-heels for this guy until that day came. The arguments rose, the hate you’s more than the I love you's, the I’m sorry's, the crying, the frustration — everything. It seemed like everything I did or said would ruin something, but God did have a way of making things seem like it was okay. We’d argue then minutes later we’d be laughing until our stomachs hurt. He was everything I ever wanted in someone. I could have sworn on my life I was going to marry this guy and grow as a family with him and have this amazing life together. I was in love with him and nothing he ever did or said would change that. Then June 10, 2015 was when it all came rolling down, as if someone came and hit me in my stomach with a bat about a thousand times. One year and eight months in I had found it all out...
By Gabby Dominguez 🌻8 years ago in Humans
