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Thoughts On Another Valentine's Day
The hurts from past relationships are real. Science even says that the loss of a love relationship can feel like a withdraw from hard drugs. For a very long while, looking back on these moments was the most hurtful. In each memory, it's the eyes that really stand out to me, looking deep into them. It's like we tapped into something for a brief second. It felt like the moment when the magnet finally gives in.
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Things I Just Really Need To Say Right Now
I'm finding myself in this confusing and repeating cycle of men who need some sort of acknowledgment from me. They want to slide up into my DMs and have no idea what to do if I actually respond. They want to know that I've seen them, but there is no follow through. They want to like all my instagram photos, but they don't want to text back when I ask them to come get sushi. They are single guys who want to see if I'll react to them. They are married guys who want to safely play with the idea of flirting with someone who is not their wife.
A Relationship Is A Spiritual Journey - Choose Your Guide Carefully
What if we chose a partner because they made our spirit dig deeper? What if we chose a partner because they made our soul expand and brought us further into our own journey? What if allowed ourselves to be drawn towards the light glowing along the path?

What I Wish I'd Said To The Man Who Just Flashed Me
Walking out of my nice, safe apartment in my nice, safe garden-filled neighborhood at 9 am on a Sunday morning with my visiting mother, I ran into a man with his dick in his hands.
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Drake's Hotline Bling Translated To Be Less Douche-y
Hotline Bling bothers me though. It's a song about feeling a little judge-y about a girl he used to know that goes out dancing and travels and has a life of her own. All the while admitting that he left her in this city to do his own stuff. But he seems to have expected her to stay in some type of time-safe cocoon while he's out being Drake?

J.J. Watt Can't Get A Girlfriend
J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans can't capture himself a girlfriend, he claims in a recent interview. His schedule is "busy", his life is "crazy." Heard that one before. But, I'm a lot more willing to believe this coming from an NFL star than I am from the ambiguously employed dude I met at Starbucks. JJ: Going to be on TV this Sunday using his muscles to entertain a stadium, Rando Dude: Going to be watching Netflix and tweeting about his hangover. Let's be real.

The Lower Belly, aka The Baby Love Oven
My friend had a conversation with a man she was dating about some thoughts she had on her body. Her lower belly, like most women, has a little extra insulation. The guy was telling her that he kinda liked it. Her response: Of course, you do! It's a safe, warm baby love oven.

The Sexiness Of Women
As women, we make a lot of excuses for our body. I feel like I've spent so much of my life apologizing for how I look. This is too big. This is too small. This is kinda crooked. There's a scar here. If you pay attention, you'll probably notice that looks are the first thing people attack when they have no other ground to stand on.
