Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Humans.

Do You Believe in Magic?
“Do you believe in magic?” Alice asks me one day. We’re thirteen years old, technically teenagers now. So, while I do believe in magic—even though I know that it’s a true fact because my family are witches and we do magic every day—believing in magic is a childish thing, something girls my age don’t believe in anymore.
By Shera Prague8 years ago in Humans
One Year After I Started Dating My Boyfriend, Who Was My Friend, I Truly Found Myself
We all have bad relationships, and I was not in the best place before I started dating my current boyfriend, Freddy. I was dating a guy I'll call Stefan. It was a regrettable experience for a first relationship, for a lack of a better description. I was ashamed to be seen in public with him because of his inappropriate behavior; when he'd act out, nothing was off-limits. On top of that, NONE of my friends liked Stefan because "he acts like a clown." Also, I was surrounded by crazy people who loved to make others miserable nonstop; what was once a relationship I was apart of had become equivalent to a nuclear war zone, and it was sad. Long story short, I put up with too much from people who were far from normal, and it just felt like I was involved in a war that wasn't worth fighting. (98.7, thank you for constantly playing "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac constantly. Dy the way, "Dreams" (1977) is the ORIGINAL breakup diss track.) It drove me insane and I just straight-up shattered one day. Yeah, Stefan stopped talking to me at the request of someone who makes Cersei Lannister look as innocent as Alice in Wonderland, but I was in for the best part of the biggest slap in the face three months later.
By Devin Louise8 years ago in Humans
A Letter to the Most Influential Man In My Life; I'm Here Too
Everyone you know holds a certain spot in your heart, some can be large and others very small, but either way they are a piece of your life. I have this one insanely important man in my life, who will forever be the most influential in my heart. He is everything I strive to be, and yet, nothing of whom I want to be.
By Ashlyn Thomson8 years ago in Humans
The Age Gap
What does an age gap mean within a relationship? To me it means nothing. I’ve grown up with individuals in my life having relationships with people older than them and also with people younger than them. For example, my parents have just under a 20 year age gap between them but they have been together for more than 22 years so why does the age gap matter? It doesn’t; some people don’t like a big age gap in relationships, but what gives people the right to comment on other’s relationships when not asked? Not everyone has to explain what they do in their life to other people.
By Tanisha Dagger8 years ago in Humans
What Is Love?
When she walks into your life, it isn't with an electric shock, a dramatic weather change, or thematic music. Rather, unlike the movies, it'll be with a whisper of the wind and a shrug of a shoulder under light brown hair in the late summer heat. It'll be silent. She'll take a seat across from you by complete accident. You'll glance her way, perhaps appreciate her natural beauty, and go about the rest of your day without any real reason to remember it thirty years later.
By Angelica Reece8 years ago in Humans
My First Love...
I was 25 years old when I met the most beautiful woman in the world. Her name was Amy and she was 22. She was my first proper girlfriend and she's the love of my life.
By Nathan Nicholson8 years ago in Humans
How to Make It Last
There is that saying, you'll know when you find the one. If you doubt this saying it's because you have not found the one for sure. Everyone else who knows this is true is because you feel it. You have found the one. This person is not only the love of your life, but also your best friend.
By Liliana Lanaj8 years ago in Humans
Everything I Learnt Experiencing a Relationship for the First Time Aged Twenty
I am a hopeless romantic, but I have also had the misfortune of being a pudgy, socially-awkward teenager. As a result, I wanted love, lusting over dream romances in the same way a people on diets lust over pasties: I wanted it, but never believed it could possibly happen to me. Every date I’d been on had resulted in being ghosted; or in one case, he was an exchange student who promptly flew back to Boston. It seemed an actual romance was something I’d never have, I wanted nothing more than the permanent arms around me, the status updates (or just the sheer thrill of getting to set my relationship status, something I’d never done as I’d always assumed it was obvious I was single), and waking in up to a sleepy voice murmuring “Good Morning” in my ear. Now I’ve got it, and being in a relationship is strange state I’m still getting used to, but I've decided to share a few things waiting so long before entering a relationship taught me.
By Laura 8 years ago in Humans
Society
Society these days is so messed up. You get people judging you no matter what. If you're too 'fat' you get judged and if you're too 'skinny' you get judged. If you're not a virgin at a young age then you get classed as a slag or a whore. If you are a virgin, you get called frigid. You get judged no matter what you do. But honestly, everyone is perfect in their own way. You can be pretty no matter how much you weigh. It's your choice if you're a virgin or not. Girls. This is for you. You don't need a boy to be happy. You don't need a boy to feel loved. Sometimes it feels nice to have someone hug you when you're cold. But sometimes you may not always be happy. It's not all about having a boy in your life that you can show off. When you have a boy, it may make you feel more important, more desired but you can get friends that make you ten times happier. You will find the right boy sooner or later though.Boys. Now your turn. Not every girl you meet is gonna be perfect. And not every girl is going to have giant breast or a big bum. You can't always be wanting to get a girl just from their looks, their personality matters as well! And you may want a 'hot' girlfriend just to show off to your mates but who cares, if she hasn't got a big bum, so what? If she makes you happy then fuck what everyone else thinks!
By Kacey Manley8 years ago in Humans
Unhealthy Expectations of Fictional Romances
Whilst reading and watching TV shows and movies are great ways to wind down after a stressful day of work, or a way of distracting yourself when going through tough times, placing too much emotional investment in fictional characters and their relationships can have a dramatic effect on the way we perceive real-life connections with others.
By Anna Pembrey8 years ago in Humans
Genuine Souls
Growing up, no one explains the sickening knots you feel when you have your first "fake friend" moment. You don't get sat down at a kitchen table chair and listen to another growing experience lecture from your parents. When it comes down to the "who is fake, who is real" conversation, you are all on your lonesome with that one. I remember being very confused, rather than upset that someone had said something awful about me behind my back. What stumped me on the situation, if you must know, is the fact that this wasn't just some random person talking out there ass, no. It was my best friend. The moment those foul words spoken of me came back around and hit me like a boomerang, I felt unsecured. Generally a person asks why, so here it is... I have no freaking clue other than the fact that I shared all my secrets with this person and I couldn't even trust them when my back was turned. My reaction was so different than you would expect. Most ignorant young children want to yell and fight but for what? I was clueless on how to react. What I didn't want was to believe that the only person I trusted was actually my worst enemy. Not really one for confrontation either. It made me nervous and sick to my stomach to keep thinking about it, so I brushed it off my shoulders and moved on. Later on in life you realize that is 100 percent the wrong move and the right one (I know its confusing, getting there). I was a smart kid, knew I needed to pick and choose which battles were worth fighting and let me tell you if it has anything to do with people talking behind your back, then you should never put a single ounce of effort into fighting that. People will always gab of you, whether its good or bad. It is not, I repeat, NOT your job to stop people from saying whatever the hell they want. The only thing you do is stay genuine to yourself and keep spreading the real love around. That is the right side, now for the wrong... brushing off the fact that my best friend just talked major BS about me to everyone was actually clearing this major pathway for her to just do it again and after enough time it became a viscous cycle. I have always tried to ignore the nasty, untruthful things people say because usually what's pouring out of their wretched mouths is the most ignorant crap I have ever heard in my life. You have to swallow your pride and realize light will shine on the truth one way or another. Nevertheless, I set myself up to be taken advantage of and it's pretty scary that over the years I've developed selective hearing for when people are talking BS about myself or others. Granted, it does help me feel less concerned and I don't get phased by it, but it's still happening and by people that you thought you could trust for ten plus years. You can either surround yourself with real or fake and I chose real. I got wise enough to catch on to what I was doing to myself by allowing this person be in my life. Snip, Snip. I cut out rotten, manipulative, lying and disrespectful individuals from my life. It's as easy as pie now that I am an adult. You realize you have no time to worry about all those unnecessary things, and they won't be a distraction if you just get rid of it all. Stay true to yourself, be a genuinely good person always because those are the best types of people with the purest souls and this world would die without the small percentage of you left. Not going to lie, I'm the most genuine person I have ever met and to me that is extremely sad. You can be the most genuine human on the planet and it will not come back around in your favor. Your bright shining genuine heart will make a difference, I promise you that. Don't let anyone take that away from you. There are genuine souls left in this world and they are rare, offering a secure hand and warm comfort no one is willing to trust anymore. Let's pray they stay pure.
By Truly M8 years ago in Humans
Regrets
I can sit here and think about my life. About the good things and the bad ones. About the moments I was hurting and I had no one to help me out. Or the moments I pushed away the people I feared to hurt. I can think about my regrets until I notice that I shouldn't even have regrets. Until you make me realize how negative I'm becoming. Until you talk me out of my misery.
By Aylin de la cruz8 years ago in Humans