May 2012
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The Break-up Cleanse →
May 25th
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“A person who loves is a righteous person, and if someone has the ability and...”
– Fiona Apple
May 16th
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Letters of Note: DO NOT Be So Bloody Vulnerable →
From Letters of Note Here’s some sound, stern relationship advice from the great Noël Coward, in the form of an invaluable letter he sent to his good friend, Marlene Dietrich, in 1956. He was replying to a recent, downbeat missive from Dietrich, in which she had detailed the latest in a long line of depressing “episodes” involving her on-off lover of a few years, Yul...
May 15th
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Museum of Menstruation →
I never thought I’d see something like this…
May 13th
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May 12th
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Man says BMW motorcycle caused 2-year erection →
in the lawsuit, saying that the “ridged seat” of his 1993 BMW motorcycle left him with a severe case of priapism — a long-lasting erection — for more than 20 months, which has caused him mental and emotional anguish
May 3rd
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May 2nd
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Dentist Removes All of Her Ex-Boyfriend’s Teeth in... →
I tried to be professional and detach myself from my emotions. But when I saw him lying there I just thought, “What a bastard!”
May 1st
April 2012
7 posts
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15 Ways to Stay Married for 15 Years  →
4. Be the mirror. Your husband is the mirror in which you see yourself. And the things you say to him give him an image of himself too, which he will believe. You want him to believe it, so make it good. Be a mirror that reflects something positive: you’re smart, you’re successful, you’re fantastic in the sack, you’re a great provider, you’re the best. Can you MAKE him any of these things just...
Apr 29th
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Woman Kills Man By Squeezing His Testicles →
Yes, you can die from extreme testicular pain.
Apr 28th
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A Timeline of One Girl's Relationship With Her... →
Age 26: I meet a man and fall in love.
Apr 27th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 4th
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“You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and...”
– Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability
Apr 3rd
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“Women, we care a great deal about being thin and good looking, whereas men...”
– Jenna McCarthy: What you don’t know about marriage
Apr 2nd
March 2012
20 posts
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Feeling Better
Hey, sorry about your UTI! I had a fling get one once and it pretty much ruined our relationship. Uggghhh. Get well soon. From [redacted] Thanks! I’ve recovered. This is the second time I’ve gotten a UTI with my boyfriend. Last time it became a kidney infection!
Mar 30th
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Emotional Intelligence: Developing strong "people... →
As more and more people accept that emotional intelligence is just as important to professional success as technical ability, organizations are increasingly using EI when they hire and promote.
Mar 29th
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“If you like somebody, they look better to you. This is why spouses in happy...”
– Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure
Mar 28th
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“Romantic love is an addiction: a perfectly wonderful addiction when it’s going...”
– Helen Fisher studies the brain in love
Mar 27th
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Mar 26th
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“[Newlyweds,] these optimistic young bastards, promise to honor and cherish each...”
– Jenna McCarthy: What you don’t know about marriage
Mar 25th
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Mar 24th
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Mar 23rd
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“Connection and love: … We all want it. Most people settle for connection because...”
– Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do
Mar 22nd
Again
I have a UTI. Let me give you some backstory. He and I had a staycation weekend in our city - a continuation of my birthday month. The result of that weekend - a UTI for me. I feel awful and bloated and gassy and peeing all the time, but never empty feeling. I can’t drink anymore cranberry juice; my teeth are deteriorating from the acid. Wish me good health, please. And that I’ll...
Mar 22nd
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One Love
Source: wideopenspaces.squarespace.com via Maggie on Pinterest
Mar 21st
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“So you’re six years old, you’re reading ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,’ and...”
– Emily Levine’s theory of everything
Mar 20th
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8 common dating lines — decoded →
Mar 19th
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Mar 18th
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“The formula for a happy marriage is five positive remarks, or interactions, for...”
– Nancy Etcoff on the surprising science of happiness
Mar 17th
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“Right now, talking to you, I’m not even really a guy. I’m a monkey blowing...”
– Rives tells a story of mixed emoticons
Mar 16th
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Seeking Asian Female →
In the WSJ, Jeff Yang reviews “Seeking Asian Female,” Debbie Lum’s documentary about white guys romantically fixated on Asian women—specifically, one white guy, and his quest to marry the Asian lady of his dreams I’ve dated a few of these guys.
Mar 13th
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Mar 11th
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Mar 10th
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Mar 10th
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February 2012
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Feb 20th
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“Beauty and seduction, I believe, is nature’s tool for survival, because we will...”
– Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Not About Dating
But about work. I can’t really vent anywhere else, but here because I’m certain people I know and work with read my other Tumblrs. I hate my job. I want a new job. In fact I might be on a verge of a new job, if they like me. It’s not my ideal job, but it’s something else that will get me away from the job that I’m hating so much right now. Would you leave a job...
Feb 10th
January 2012
8 posts
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“Your magnetism is strong and can help you become a major flirt this year. If you...”
– My Monkey horoscope for Year of the Water Dragon. Marriage? YIPES!
Jan 24th
Jan 24th
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Eater Dating →
Where single foodies mingle…
Jan 19th
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Clicking
Things seem to be clicking more than usual between He and I. I’m not sure the source of the change, but maybe he’s just less stressed out. My parents finally visited our apartment. The week before their visit I was on a home decorating and cleaning kick. I bought so many options for storage for His shit that He dumps everywhere. I don’t mind that you don’t put stuff in...
Jan 17th
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“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live...”
– James A. Baldwin (via quelowat)
Jan 12th
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How (not) to communicate new scientific... →
“He stepped around the podium, and pulled his loose pants tight up around his genitalia in an attempt to demonstrate his erection.” — You really, really, really must read the story of Professor G.S. Brindley, the 1983 Urodynamics Society meeting, and the first public demonstration of the first effective medical therapy for erectile dysfunction. via BoingBoing
Jan 11th
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Finally, Split →
It’s no one’s fault, really, though if I had to, I’d be inclined to blame my parents. Even with all the cruel and unusual, but so very real, traditions of an Immigrant-American family, there was one that my parents made the mistake of never instituting: the Birth Order Marriage rule (BOM). - The Delicious Life
Jan 10th
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“You may just have to access that place in your heart where some of your most...”
– Relationship Horoscope today
Jan 6th
December 2011
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“Communication plays a vital role in your romantic life, especially during the...”
– Relationship Horoscope Pisces 2012
Dec 31st
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“The celestial configuration encourages you to make a momentous decision today....”
– My love horoscope today
Dec 26th
Goodbye Grandma
Funeral is tomorrow…
Dec 17th