One of the most important aspects of any relationship is trust. It’s right up there with communication. You need to know in a good relationship, that not only are you encouraged to express yourself but that you’ll be listened to and believed. I was 17 when I met my first husband, Joe. Although he wasn’t my first boyfriend, he was the first significant long-term relationship I had. My luck with boys my own age was horrible, so when I found out he was none years my senior, I assumed that meant he would be more mature than guys I had previously dated....

In February, the youth minister’s bible study topics revolved around love. We all sat in metal folding chairs, trying not to make eye contact with each other while listening to a man tell us how to keep our bodies holy. Masturbation and make-outs were forbidden; they were gateway drugs to coitus. RELATED: Woman Shares Video Catching 19-Year-Old Woman In Bed With Her 13-Year-Old Son “There are three kinds of kisses,” he said, then illustrated with enunciation....

But as I read the text from one of my best friends after I’d recounted the experience to her, my shock turned from numbness to outrage. My therapist had slut-shamed me. Let’s rewind. It had taken me years to enter therapy. I suffered from severe anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder after an abusive relationship and sexual assaults. RELATED: Woman Asks If She’s Wrong For Refusing To Split Costs Of Family Vacation Evenly With Sister Despite Not Having Kids For various reasons, I thought I could manage it well enough on my own....

I ended up breastfeeding until my daughter was 30 months old. To be honest, I would have stopped it long before but my daughter loved breastfeeding so much. I eventually had to stop it cold turkey after the agony of failing to wean her slowly. I just couldn’t do it anymore. It was a brutal week of transition but we got through it. RELATED: Woman Explains Why She Breastfed Her Husband And Why He Liked It My truth about breastfeeding: There was not a single moment that I ever enjoyed it....

Now, imagine that person is your own sister — that’s going to be awkward! One woman took to Reddit’s “r/TrueOffMyChest” to share her story, revealing how her marriage is being impacted by her sister’s selfish revelation. The woman says her sister had a crush on her husband in college and is mad at her sister for being with him. In the original post on Reddit, the woman shared that her husband and her sister went to college together....

The Lakeview High School student is shaking up the traditional route with some seriously impressive multitasking. The Ohio student got her college degree before graduating high school. Abbie Campana was a student at Lakeview high school and she had been taking college classes at Youngstown State University (YSU). RELATED: California High School Installs ‘Transition Closet’ To Help Students Hide Their Gender Expression From Their Parents Campana’s school went into a hybrid schedule during the pandemic, so she decided to take college classes at YSU through the college credit plus program in her sophomore year which was free for certain students who qualified....

Paislee Shultis, who was 4 at the time of her disappearance, had been found in a “small, cold, and wet” space by authorities, along with her reported kidnapper, her biological mother, Kimberly Cooper, 33. Paislee Shultis was found after allegedly being kidnapped by her parents. Cooper and Paislee’s father, Kirk Shultis Jr., 32, are believed to have kidnapped their daughter from central New York after losing custody of her. She was reported missing by a legal guardian whose identity has not been made public....

The article has become a bit of a viral sensation as people online joke about one of the key points that Matos elaborates on at the beginning. Psychologist Greg Matos claims that more men are single now because relationship standards have increased. Matos reveals three key points at the beginning of his article that he elaborates on in the body of the writing, and the first point addresses the reason behind the lack of dating opportunities for heterosexual men....

Or so I thought until I became a runaway bride. I didn’t notice the drinking and overlooked the drugs, which he said he didn’t do anymore and went ahead with plans for a big wedding; it was part of the fantasy of marrying Prince Charming. RELATED: 9 Life-Altering Lessons Calling Off A Wedding Taught Me About Love I got a long, white gown with a train, a bustle, and a Basque waist, and asked my sisters and three friends to be bridesmaids....

They broke your heart. All you want is to break theirs right back, forget about them, erase the memories from your head and from your heart. That latter part is no easy task. And breaking the heart of the person who broke yours isn’t that much easier. For some reason, the habit of getting even has been deemed possible by immediately dating someone new. RELATED: 6 Reasons Rebound Relationships Are A Horrible Freaking Idea Someone we think is hotter appears more interesting, has way more to offer, and is just all-around a step up....

While many people will measure Sun sign compatibility as the be-all and end-all, it is the Rising sign that can give you some powerful clues as to what you truly need and are looking for in a partner. There are still other powerful placements and planets, but to get an overall idea, the Rising sign can bring some nice revelations. When you become familiar with your house of partnerships, also known as the Descendant, located in the 7th house, you will be more aware of your compatibility with someone....

As the Russian military pulls its forces back from around Kyiv and in Northern Ukraine, civilians and corpses are being discovered in previously occupied areas that tell horrific tales of abuses of power and war crimes. Russian soldiers reportedly used children to avoid Ukrainian attacks around Kyiv. Ukraine’s attorney general has been seeking evidence of Russian mistreatment of civilians in the regions surrounding Kyiv and the findings so far have been disturbing, to say the least....

That’s what the officials at one Pennsylvania elementary school thought when discussion of the establishment of an “After School Satan” club came up. The school decided against allowing the club, but now they might come to regret that. The Satanic Temple is now suing a Pennsylvania elementary school. It turns out that the elementary school may have blundered straight into a discrimination lawsuit that they could struggle to win. The Satanic Temple will attempt to prove that the elementary school unfairly voted to deny the establishment of the After School Satan club despite permitting other, comparable club organizations....

Trust is essential to successful relationships, but it can be difficult for us to let go of control and place confidence in someone else, giving them the power to potentially hurt us. Sometimes, you just have to trust that things happen for a reason — as Oprah Winfrey once said, “I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.” But for some people, that’s far easier said than done....

But despite what men might believe, being spoiled can mean a lot of different things. For some women it’s paid dinners and old school romantic chivalry, and for others it’s a guy who doesn’t question anything when you have to stay late at work, or sends you a pizza when he knows you have had a bad day. RELATED: 7 Subtly Brilliant Ways To Get A Man To Do Anything You Want In the most basic sense, it’s giving the other person the specific kind of attention that means a lot to them without them having to ask for it....

One stay-at-home mother is facing backlash after she threatened to drop her daughter off at her husband’s work in the middle of the day if he didn’t start helping around the house more. Internet users are claiming that the woman had no right to threaten her husband since taking care of their daughter was her job, and going into the office was his. RELATED: Stay-At-Home Mom Says Fiancé Raged At Her Over Her Holiday Wish List Because She’s ‘Poor’ & ‘Spoiled’...

Okay, maybe there are some things better than that. Like… staying in, perhaps? People work hard, play hard, and leave a little time in the middle to just relax and have some actual “down” time. This can be overwhelming and detrimental to many other areas of your life. Sometimes going out can be a joy; there are fun times to be had, yummy foods to try, drinks to sip, and, of course, friends to schmooze with....

Angel Garza, a trained medic, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he arrived at the elementary school ready to help, assisting first responders who were tending to children. Amerie Jo Garza’s father learned his daughter was one of the Uvalde victims from her best friend. Garza said that he saw one little girl “just covered in blood” from “head to toe” and went over to ask if she was okay. RELATED: ‘I Hope You Didn’t Feel Any Pain’ — Families Of Uvalde Shooting Victims Share Heartbreaking Tributes Online “She was hysterical saying that they shot her best friend, they killed her best friend, that she’s not breathing,” Garza tearfully said....

Your personality traits and characteristics make you who you are. Personality tests are meant to give information about people’s interests, emotions, and how they deal with people and situations. The most popular personality test is the MBTI assessment (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), used by over 88% of Fortune 500 companies! That is a testament to how important doing work that fits in with your unique self is. RELATED: People Who Can Find The ‘T’ In This Brain Puzzle Test Within 10 Seconds Are Gifted But personality tests don’t have to be long and cumbersome....

While the circumstances are unique to each person, the foundational issue is always the same: They have problems knowing who to attach to, who to detach from, and how to relate in a healthy manner. So my job is to teach them how to do this, as well as give relationship advice about how to communicate better with one another. That starts with a basic understanding of Attachment Theory and the three main attachment styles....