Don’t get me wrong. I loved Michael, the man I was marrying, but I wasn’t used to taking others into consideration. I was rubbish at compromise. And, most of all, I was afraid that — by marrying — I would lose myself: my identity, my independence. This is what made me a pathological liar. My partner unknowingly married someone with debt. RELATED: 4 Steps To Get Your Finances On Track Before You Say I Do As I couldn’t very well show my enduring independence by dating around, I grasped onto power wherever else I could....

It turns out that texting sexy sweet nothings is likely to fulfill the needs required for sexual arousal in many females, which means more pleasure for men and women. For the record, sexting is defined as “sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, images, or photos through electronic means.” Now, I know you may be thinking something along the lines of, “Only teenagers sext,” or, “Isn’t sexting bad?” This is because until recently, research in this area focused on the potential dangers for teenagers who participate in sexting....

The Full ‘Wolf’ Moon in Cancer is here, and we will sit it in our sky on January 17, 2022. Because it is in Cancer, it’s like a double-whammy of deep feeling; The Moon already stirs up in us all hopes and desires, and during its lunation in Cancer, it goes right for the heart. RELATED: Luckiest Day Of The Year For Each Zodiac Sign In 2022 How romantic is that name?...

The Aquarius is a great zodiac sign that always symbolizes originality, autonomous thinking, and a little bit of eccentricity. This is the zodiac sign that lets us know that the word, ’normal’ is just a word and that we human beings are everything but normal. We are each one of us, unique, original, and following the sound of our own drum. Aquarius inspires this kind of independent thinking and gives us the chance to own our lives — quirks and all....

When it comes to deciding between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ it feels like even though there’s a 50% chance you make the right decision, there’s also a 50% chance you make the wrong one. But according to TikTok, there is a quick hack you can use to empower yourself when making these types of decisions. According to TikToker @st.finnikin, when faced with a question that requires a ‘yes or no’ response, you can look to your hands to lead you in the right direction....

For decades we never had this kind of pressure. It’s a relatively new stressor, and we need to cut ourselves some slack. Asking someone out is tough and can breed more anxiety than some of us are personally cut out for. But that’s only if we make it a big deal. We only freak out when we start thinking too much about the future and the possibility of rejection. RELATED: 10 Questions To Ask A Guy To Find Out What His Intentions Are If we just toned things down like 10 (or 100) notches, we’d see that asking a guy out really isn’t that scary....

Yet in the same way that there are many reasons people fall in love, there are also reasons people yearn to fall out of love. Perhaps the relationship is no longer benefiting you in ways that it used to and has become toxic, or you don’t feel valued and respected in the relationship anymore. Whatever the reasons may be, it can be difficult to not only realize you need to leave the relationship, but also that you need to do the work to fall out of love with your partner....

And everyone knows that there are few things worse than being stuck on a horrible date with someone you are not clicking with at all. Whether your date is rude, the restaurant is terrible, or you’re just clashing on everything, one thing is for sure: there’s nothing you want more than to get out of there. But how are you supposed to end a terrible date without seeming like a total jerk?...

That may be why you wanted a partner in the first place. But that seems to never happen. If you are like most people, you may find it difficult to “just ask” for what you want from your partner — but it is vitally important for the healthy functioning of your relationship. With simple clues, you may find that communicating effectively is not as difficult as you think. Before you make a request or ask for what you want, you will want to stop and consider some important factors, as described below....

Our limbic system, which is the part of our brain that regulates emotions, needs to send a certain signal to our brain’s messaging system to activate our lacrimal glands in order to produce physical tears. It’s a whole process for us to cry, so it’s no wonder it leaves evidence like puffy eyes. But while there are plenty of benefits of crying, sometimes it helps to know how to get rid of puffy eyes from crying, especially if you are at work or a party....

Yet, so many of us don’t ask for what we want. A failure to ask is nothing new in human history. James in the Bible stated, “You do not have because you do not ask.” As in any personal or professional relationship, there is an art to effective communication. How and when you ask is just as important as what you’re asking. RELATED: 6 Communication Tips The Most Alluring, Charismatic People Know...

There are some food mindsets that are probably keeping you stuck in an emotional eating cycle. Emotional eating occurs when you use food as a way to deal with feelings. You eat when you’re not hungry, usually larger amounts of food is involved, including foods that are considered “comfort” or junk foods. Experts say that 40 percent of overeating is caused by emotions. RELATED: Counting Calories: My Messed Up Relationship With Food...

Bill Dement, one of the founding fathers of dream research, recounted a dream that he had in his 30s. This dream was a nightmare, but it changed his life. Dement dreamed that he had a cough and got an X-ray of his lungs. His radiologist friend looked at the films with him. Dement saw multiple white spots all over his lungs — lung cancer! Dement was terrified, realized that he was dying and that nothing could be done....

Often does so in direct contradiction with your happiness. RELATED: What Actually Happens To Your Body When You’re ‘Triggered’ Your brain helps you survive by gravitating toward patterns that have kept you alive in the past The patterns that keep you alive could have made you miserable — but you survived them nonetheless, so, to your mind, it’s a sure thing. Meanwhile, the path to your happiness may be riddled with uncertainty....

It’s essential for any relationship to be satisfying and happy — that’s it! Any relationship with love, trust, and respect and where people treat each other with kindness is valuable, even if it’s not perfect. You don’t need to be Insta-perfect or look like a perfect match in order to be “perfectly imperfect” together. RELATED: Why Being In A ‘Perfect’ Relationship Will Never Make You Happy Or Satisfied With Life...

The privilege of marrying your best friend is one of the most lovely experiences a married couple can have, no matter what their circumstances are. After all, the prospect of spending all of eternity with your best friend has the power to transform your life beyond your wildest dreams. You’re not only husband and wife; you’re also each other’s best pals. But how do you know that the person you’ve declared your love for is indeed your best friend?...

With over 350 species, hummingbirds date back 22 million years to South America, migrating to Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean in the colder months. Not only are they very small, but these birds are mainly known for the “humming” sound their wings make when flying, which also allows communication between other hummingbirds. Their wings beat 10-15 times per second, with some subspecies’ wings beating up to 80 times per second!...

“How was your day?” I call. The only response is her sneakers on the hardwood and the click of her bedroom door latching behind her. RELATED: 11 Signs You Were Raised By A Bad Mother Or Father ( And It’s Affecting You Now) The distant sound of a phone ringing, and then, “Hi, Grandma!” Huh. So this is a thing she does now. Her giddy voice drifts through the house as she talks to my mother, and then to my father....

“We’re a country of immigrants!” I ranted at my wife. “Granted, we’re a country of immigrants that stole this land from the indigenous people who were already living here, but isn’t that supposed to be the American Experiment? The whole mythology of America that we tell ourselves? That this is some magical melting pot that thrives on diversity?” “I can’t even imagine how children with immigrant parents are feeling right now,” I told her....

The writer mentions, “Some people’s houses actually ARE clean and tidy” and my favorite line: “Some people have better hair than others.” The essay purported that showing all these pictures of messiness makes us competitive and that possibly we’re bragging about failing at parenting? The writer’s point is that we aren’t better moms just because we’re messy. What in the what? RELATED: Exposing Cheaters On ‘Messy TikTok’ Is An Addictive New Trend This misses the point entirely....