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Happy New Year everyone! It's the beginning of the year, the time to commit to our New Year's Resolutions (or to try once and never try again)! Weight loss is one of the most common resolutions, so I thought I would share...

#1 Rock Hudson Rock Hudson was the epitome of the straight, masculine movie star of the '50s and '60s. Urban legend holds that in his prime, Rock was so handsome that one out of every 10 American men turned gay just by...

So last night my best friend rang me up totally freaking out about her boyfriend, he was apparently acting distant, not messaging her much and she felt like she was loosing him. I can bet any money on it now that most...

Have you ever noticed that b*tches always win? Though nice girls may be rewarded in the long run, a b*tch always seems to be a step ahead and gets the guy you’re crushing. It seems like a phase that will pass after high...

I love to write for the way it makes me feel. I love to write down stories and ideas that will never be read by anyone but me. I love to write down tales of love and heartbreak and sadness that will make the reader cry,...

You know they say, relationships are about compromise. I agree, they are. Every relationship has a midpoint road where you have to meet your significant other. There are many things you will agree on, and plenty of...

People tend to believe that teenagers can't fall in love simply because we are young (and most of the time very naive). People tend to forget the time they were 16 or 17 and fell in love with that strong bad boy or the...

When people think of or hear about relationship phobia, more times than not, they automatically think that it's solely a commitment issue. Even talking with friends about it, they seem to think that I'm simply afraid to...

Trigger warning, I talk about depression, suicide and my father beating me. I have had a pretty messed up family and childhood. As a young girl, her father is her most important role model. For young boys, their father is...

Welcome to another controversial myTake where a woman writes to men! 🙋🏽😂 LOL oh man, the shit you guys label each other with, I love it. I’ve seen this around a lot lately, and every time I do, I’m thinking "what the...

I admit it when I was a teenager, I was horrible. I was a materialistic and snobby prep. I saw how the popular girls in my class were acting and I wanted to be just like them. So, I made myself into a popular and preppy,...

Thermals are the greatest invention of all time. Who doesn't want to feel warm, but not look like a marshmellow? I sometimes feel like I'm a superhero since nobody knows what I'm wearing under my clothes. I wear them...

It seems some of you guys out there have no idea what it really means to be a "feminist" or "feminist ally" so I would like to clear up some common misconceptions I keep seeing. 1. First and foremost, being a feminist...

For any of you that have been in a gas station or a shopping center within the last 24 hours you may have noticed the Powerball is now at an estimated 800 million dollars . With that much cash in your bank you could do a...

This was a while ago. My crush (let's call him John) and I are friends. Our sisters are best friends, therefore, we have been thrust into multiple slightly awkward situations. Though those awkward situations have become,...

Squats don't really make your buttocks look bigger. The thing is people don't understand that genetics plays a huge role. I'm not saying squats won't work out completely but people don't know that they also have the...

Attachment Styles Part 1: Secure Attachment and Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Anxious/Avoidant Attachment How is Anxious/Avoidant Attachment attained? The parents of children with an anxious/avoidant attachment are...

For some people acne ended after their teenage years or its never really a problem more than the occasional few pimples here or there that they either let fade with time, get rid of with a topical acne treatment, or cover...

Mihaela Noroc is a 30 year-old photographer from Bucharest, Romania. She has started her own project called The Atlas of Beauty for which she has visited over 60 countries taking pictures of women. And what did she...

DISCLAIMER: As always, this take is long so if you aren't much of a reader you can skip right down to the pointers if you just need advice, they are clearly labeled so you should have no issue finding them. Some...