How To Stop Hooking Up When You Re Drunk Mitzi Bockmann

Hey, no shame! Fun is not forbidden. But maybe, just maybe, there might come a time when you decide that it’s time to stop hooking up when you’re drunk. Here are a few signs to help you figure out if it’s time to change your choices. RELATED: Sex (And Life) Is Better Without Alcohol 5 signs it’s time to stop hooking up when you’re drunk. 1. You’re starting to hate yourself....

January 1, 2023 · 7 min · 1369 words · Danielle Mchugh

How To Tell If Someone Is Spying On Your Phone How To Protect Yourself Danny Boice

People are using apps like mSpy, FlexiSPY, and Retina-X to track every online move of their children, significant others and employees, and while the only legal purpose for spy apps is for parents to monitor a minor or employers to monitor company-provided phones, even those uses come with their own set of ethical questions. Most alarmingly, these apps can be used by abusive exes stalking their partners. In 2014, NPR conducted a survey of more than 70 domestic violence shelters across the United States and found that 75 percent of them worked with victims whose abusive exes used spy apps, nicknamed “spouseware” to cyberstalk them....

January 1, 2023 · 7 min · 1434 words · Ardath Mabry

How To Tell What A Man Is Like In A Relationship Just By Analyzing His Face

Haner claims that your face is a “blueprint for who you really are inside”, and somehow, makes the case for outer genetics innately traveling inward. She’s pinpointed certain features that should be coveted and certain ones that should be absolutely avoided. So much for inner beauty, eh? God help any of us who might have lost the bad relationship facial lottery, but here we go. RELATED: What The World’s Most Desirable Face Looks Like...

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 499 words · David Peterson

How To Turn Off Your Emotions When Someone Hurts You Rachelle Stone

It’s been nearly four months since this happened, and while I’ll always love him, as a coach, I know how important it is to shut off my feelings for him so I can move on. And I’m feeling really good about my future again — without him. I won’t lie, I thought he was my “one.” My eyes still well up whenever anyone asks me how we are doing and I have to explain to them what happened....

January 1, 2023 · 12 min · 2431 words · Kaila Mackley

How Venus In Taurus In Your Birth Chart Affects Your Life Relationships

With a Venus in Taurus in your natal chart, these traits are highly influenced by Taurus qualities and traits. What does it mean to have a Venus in Taurus? A Venus sign in Taurus is all about love and money. Whenever Venus passes through a planet they are going to bring about changes in these two aspects of your life. RELATED: How To Find Your Soulmate In Your Zodiac Sign’s Natal Chart, Per Astrology Some people consider Venus to be one of the most motivating planets because love is what drives us more than the want of money....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 589 words · Andrea Benson

I Am Not For Sale Why The Sperm Donation Industry Needs Change

I first learned I was donor-conceived when I was 18 years old in the car on the way to my move-in day during the first semester as a college student. My mother blurted out, “Your dad’s not your biological dad.” At first, I responded with silence. Thoughts started rushing through my head. Did she cheat? Was I adopted? After a long pause, she explained that she used a sperm donor because my dad had a low sperm count....

January 1, 2023 · 6 min · 1120 words · Robert Bourgeois

I Had A Real Life Stalker And Here S What Happened

We’ve all seen the movies, read the books, or watched the documentaries of women having a stalker. It’s always the same story about meeting a guy, the woman seeing no red flags or possibly ignoring them, then the inevitable happening. Stalking. Seeing them everywhere, or hearing their voice even when they aren’t present. You get goosebumps when you go past a place you mutually go to, or get paranoid thinking you’ll run into him twenty-four seven....

January 1, 2023 · 5 min · 1054 words · Mark Bratton

I M 28 Years Old I Ve Never Been To The Gynecologist

Growing up, my mother would go on verbose tangents about the disadvantages of having sex as a way to dissuade me from doing it, and in her mind, becoming a contender for Teen Mom. My vagina was the Bermuda Triangle of body parts. I knew bad things happened down there because of mysterious circumstances, but I didn’t know why. This, in turn, contributed to a complete disassociation with my own body....

January 1, 2023 · 8 min · 1686 words · Michael Jackson

I Manifested My Dream Partner And Finally Left My Husband For Her

The first thought that floated into my consciousness as I clutched my bouquet was, “What in the hell did I just do?” The gravity of the situation weighed heavy on my lace-covered shoulders. Not the magical start most couples dream of. RELATED: How To Manifest Love Into Your Life In 5 Simple Steps Fast forward twenty-some years, and for a second time, I found myself curled up on the floor of our walk-in closet, clutching a bottle of pills, wishing I could bring permanent relief to the deep sadness I couldn’t escape....

January 1, 2023 · 6 min · 1269 words · Vernon Paige

I Married My Best Friend My Wife Did Not

For the last 20 years, outside of my wife, I’ve really only had one good friend. My friend and I met in 9th grade during football practice, and the rest is history. He was my roommate in college, the best man at my wedding, and even though we now live 3,700 miles apart, he still reaches out the moment he learns that something isn’t going well with my life. RELATED: 10 Main Reasons Why Divorce Is So Common These Days My wife is the only other person who has been able to insert herself into my life as a friend and I now consider her to be my best friend....

January 1, 2023 · 4 min · 738 words · Gary Andresen

I Married My Drinking Buddy But Then One Of Us Quit Drinking

He appreciated the fact that I was a beer drinker and not some girly-girl hiding behind a fruity concoction with a paper umbrella. I appreciated the fact that he could hold his liquor without becoming a burden to everyone in the Irish pub. We both appreciated each other’s mad John Travolta dance moves. We spent three carefree years together enjoying life, having fun, and drinking our butts off. We never once decided we’d learn how to quit drinking and leave that lifestyle behind....

January 1, 2023 · 5 min · 995 words · Wesley Bratton

I Ve Been Roofied 2X And I Think Anti Rape Nail Polish Is Genius

Although I often went out with groups of female friends, I also enjoyed the thrill of exploring new venues on my own. I never felt threatened. After all, what could happen when I was surrounded by a throng of people? This false sense of security led to my downfall on one of those solo expeditions when a couple of men began vying for my attention. I was on my second gin and tonic when I started feeling woozy and a bit nauseous....

January 1, 2023 · 6 min · 1231 words · Sandra Bradney

If You Have Great Friends You Have Everything You Need In Life

In our world, it’s no joke. Romantic relationships are king and, to a point, people even seem to look at you a bit funny when you say you’re single past a certain age. Our attitude towards relationships sucks for a variety of reasons. It sucks because most of the pressure to be in a relationship is on women, not men. It sucks because it makes men feel worthless if they’re not getting any....

January 1, 2023 · 5 min · 964 words · Todd Perkins

If You Ve Ever Felt Victimized By Your Weight Remember This Secret

You can tell directly that I am not good enough. You can proudly say how my mistakes have failed me. You can blame me for losing a chance of grabbing an opportunity because of my limitations. But do not question my weight. Do not mention any issues regarding how I take care of myself because being smart or kind will never be about how heavy or thin I am. It is how I manage to forgive and understand people even when they do not deserve it....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 612 words · Dora Park

It Took Me Four Decades To Leave My Psychologically Abusive Husband

I was a whisker away from getting engaged on my 21st birthday. Yet a little voice inside nagged for me to travel overseas, and if I was to pine for this man that would one day be my husband, well, then there was my answer. I bummed it around London and Europe for a few months in the late 70s and didn’t miss my would-be-husband — at all! Instead, I got a taste for the big wide exotic world that pulled my head out of books and launched me into real life....

January 1, 2023 · 4 min · 786 words · Carter Mclaurin

Jill Biden And Melania Trump S Christmas Decorations Pitted Against One Another

Recently, Jill Biden revealed her Christmas decorations with the title “Gifts from the heart” as the theme for this year’s holiday season. Each of the rooms in the White House represents a different aspect of the theme. Some examples include the Library room which is adorned with butterflies to represent the “gift of learning” and the Vermeil room which includes a tree decorated with ornaments of color samples and Christmas wreaths made of paintbrushes to represent the “gift of visual arts”....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 531 words · Brandy Moulding

Johnny Depp Amber Heard The Myth Of The Perfect Victim

She had arrived to court with a bruised face after filing for divorce from Depp on May 23, 2016. She claimed that Depp had thrown an iPhone at her face, which caused the injury. Since then, Heard and Depp’s highly publicized divorce has become a divisive issue among everyone from fans to domestic abuse experts. Through the Heard/Depp debacle, we’ve seen debates on the impacts of cancel culture, what abuse looks like and the struggle domestic violence victims — both men and women — face in getting people to believe them....

January 1, 2023 · 5 min · 1032 words · Joshua Oconnor

Julia Fox Says She Dated Kanye West To Help Kim Kardashian

Fox, who has caused a bit of a stir on social media recently after being criticized for her past relationship with West, took to TikTok in an attempt to defend her relationship with the controversial rapper. In response to a comment Fox received, which read: “I just wish you weren’t dating a famously violent misogynist and antisemite,” the actress clarified that she had a reason for dating West, which involved his ex-wife Kim Kardashian....

January 1, 2023 · 4 min · 803 words · Donya Collins

Kanye West Chaney Jones Vacation Together On Pslam West S Birthday

Kim Kardashian threw a lavish “Hulk”-themed celebration last week, posting several photos and videos from the party, and eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that West was nowhere to be seen in any of Kardashian’s posts. Kanye West and Chaney Jones were reportedly together and not at Psalm’s birthday. Instead of West celebrating Psalm’s birthday with Kim Kardashian and the rest of their children, the rapper opted to spend time in Japan with his girlfriend, Chaney Jones....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 510 words · Joseph Rowell

Khlo Kardashian S Edited Photo Of True Has Fans Concerned

Celebrities are under extreme pressure to be pretty and perfect. So, it’s no wonder they filter most of their pictures in their quest for public perfection. But fans are raising concerns about Khloé Kardashian’s daughter, True, due to a recent picture of her posted by her mother. RELATED: 6 Times Kylie Jenner Was Called Out For Her ‘Cruel’ Treatment Of Daughter Stormi Khloé Kardashian posted a filtered photo of her daughter True....

January 1, 2023 · 4 min · 783 words · Mozelle Carlson