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17 People Share Their Tips For Making Friends As An Adult

If you’re in your twenties and you’re reading this article, you might think we’re all crazy. It’s so easy, really, to make friends when you’re a kid, a teenager, or even a college student/postgrad – you have things in common with others. Then there’s this period in your life when you’re just married or your...

15 Adults Who Were Bullied As Kids Talk About The Lasting Effects On Their Lives

If you were bullied in school, it’s not much comfort to know that you’re not alone. There are arguably more people who were the victims than the bullies (which I guess is good, in its way), and we’re all just out here now, trying to live our best lives as adults. How much do those...

18 Women Share The Things They Put In Their Purse If They Might Not Be Sleeping At Home

If you’re a woman, you know there are a few things you just can’t leave home without – and if you think there’s even the slightest chance you might not be home later, a couple of more items need to go into that bag, too. If you’re new to this, or just hoping to make...

15 People Muse On What They Would Do If They Could Biologically Be The Opposite Gender For The Day

They say to truly understand someone else’s experience you need to walk in their shoes, but we all know that’s literally impossible to do when that experience is so different from yours it’s hard to fathom. If you’re a man, you can’t imagine what it’s like to walk in a woman’s shoes, and vice versa...

15 Tales of Proposal That Will Make You Feel Warm and Fuzzy Inside

The science is in and the conclusion is undeniable – the internet loves a good proposal story. People in general, online or off, love a good proposal story. Which almost makes the whole enterprise of planning a proposal more intimidating. After all, what if trying to tell the story for years afterward is disappointing? What...

10 True Tales of Dumb Stuff We Did As Kids

I have this memory from when I was a little kid. I was in the bathroom, holding a fork, and I stuck it in the electrical socket that was low on the wall, facing the living room. Not only did I feel electricity surging through me, but I somehow actually saw THROUGH the wall into...

10 Stories of the Sad Reality of Saying Goodbye to Your Spouse

When you say “I do” to the “death do you part,” bit it’s hard to think about what that actually means. That means that, most likely, at some point, one of you is going to watch the other die. It’s a terrible thing to think about, though there is comfort in knowing you can face...

10 Stories of Dealing with the Office Meanie

Growing up, dealing with my school bully was the absolute worst. He was relentless. Granted, I was homeschooled, so the bully was me, but still, I can be quite a handful. Truthfully, it wasn’t until I made it into the adult world that I really started experiencing what the whole bullying thing was about, because...

10 Stories About the Reality of Dealing with a Cheater

There’s an old country song by Hank Williams that I grew up knowing and I have no idea why. It’s half cheater’s lament and half telltale heart. “Your cheatin’ heart will make you weep You’ll cry and cry and try to sleep But sleep won’t come The whole night through Your cheatin’ heart will tell...

13 Images That Prove Australia Isn’t For The Faint Of Heart

Listen, y’all. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to Australia in my life, but as I stuck largely to the cities and areas nearby, I’m not sure I got the full experience. You know, the one where everything wants to eat you and the locals yell c**t at passersby just for fun. At least, that’s...

18 Service Industry Horror Stories

Many of us, at one point or another in our lives, find ourselves working in the service industry. Whether we’re working a retail gig or waiting tables, public-facing jobs are common. That doesn’t mean they’re easy, though, and if you’ve done it, chances are you have a horror story or two. Are they as scary...

She Stepped Down as a Bridesmaid One Day Before the Wedding. Was She Wrong?

Talk about bad timing… Anyone who has ever been involved in a wedding on any level knows how much planning goes into the big day. And this woman wants to know if she acted like an a**hole for bowing out of her bridesmaid role THE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING. Uh oh… Let’s take a look...

This Grieving Mother Proves There Are Some Apologies You Do Not Have to Accept

Most of us are taught from a young age that when we screw up, we need to apologize (and we need to mean it). What not enough of us are taught is that we also need to do our best to make it right – but that sometimes feelings can’t be repaired, and we need...

19 People Share The #1 Rule In Their Personal Moral Code

Most people have a moral code that they follow for themselves, and that we expect the people we associate with to mostly follow as well. Some of us leave a lot more wiggle room in those codes than others, but excepting sociopaths and serial killers, we all have one. If you’re curious where your morals...