15 Things That are Total Dealbreakers for Men
Remember that episode arc on 30 Rock where Liz Lemon starts a whole deal breaker franchise where she just gives women reasons to break up with men? It’s hilarious. But putting up with real life deal breakers is NOT, regardless of gender. Men, what are some deal breakers for a potential relationship, even if they’re very attractive?...
People Reveal the Lessons They’ve Learned from Their Past Relationships
Relationships can feel like maybe they were a big waste of time when you look back on one that’s ended, that you thought would last. But as with anything, there are silver linings to be gleaned. There are lessons to be learned. There’s growth available if we care to take it. Here are just a few lessons these anonymous people learned...
Women Reveal the Worst Reactions Men Ever Had to Pregnancy Scares
When I was in college, I was in the middle of a sort of group project that was going to go late into the night when I received “the text” from my then girlfriend. I can’t remember the exact words, but it was along the lines of “I think I might be pregnant.” I won’t lie to you, I think I probably turned white as...
10 of the Worst Reactions Guys Have Had to Pregnancy Scares
Pregnancy scares. Most of you probably got a shiver up your spine just reading those words. Whether it happens in the context of a one night stand or a dating relationship or a years-long marriage, anytime those words “I think I might be pregnant” come up within a context that doesn’t feel ready, everybody freezes. The moment...
10 Real Stories of Dating Someone Bipolar
Here’s how the Mayo Clinic’s website defines Bipolar disorder: “Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs and lows .” But that’s just the broad overview of the phenomenon. What’s it like to actually live in it?...
15 Spouses Who are Inspiring in Their Pettiness
When you’re in a relationship, communication is absolutely key. …is what every single human says before proceeding to absolutely never communicate and find new and inventive ways to sulk and repress their feelings while getting ever-angrier at their partners for not knowing why. It’s a fun game. And like any game, this one has...
15 People Who Are Taking Marriage Pettiness to a New Level
How petty am I? Oh, I’m Peppermint Petty. I’m Petty Paige. Petty Boop. I’m Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. …wait. Anyway, however petty I may think I am, I can’t really hold a candle to a lot of the folks in this particular list, who’ve taken pettiness with their spouse, and the expressions thereof to a whole...
14 Wives Pranking Their Husbands in the Most Ridiculous Ways
I’ve never been married and honestly am largely unsold on the entire concept of it, but I think I might be reaching a turning point on that now. Not because I’ve grown or matured. Quite the opposite. It’s because I saw all these pranks that are apparently a part of marriage and I was like “oh, I’ll get in it for the...
10 Valiant Tinder Attempts You Have to Respect
Tinder is a place where we all play a very strange little game. The rules have never been officially laid out – it’s the kind of game you learn to play on experience, instinct, and social conditioning. But when do we win? How often does anyone? And what’s the offense/defense relationship here? It’s a lot to map out, which...
10 Tinder Conversations From People Who Are Just Trying to Feel Something
You know how sometimes you get bored on like, a deeply personal level? It’s the kind of thing that might lead to getting on Tinder and messing around, trying to find someone to connect with, less out of a need for love and more just out of a feeling that, hey, it’s something to do. I think that the primary force behind the kinds of...