15 Traits That Are Huge Turn-Offs
Isn’t it a shame when you come across someone who seems great, right up until they’re not? Perhaps that is why our greatest poet, Lizzo, once said “Why men great ’till they gotta be great?” What is one trait that could turns someone from a 10 to a 5? byu/PARADlSE inAskReddit Of course, these kinds of turn-offs...
People Reveal the Rebound Relationships That Turned Out Differently
Everybody needs a little rebound once in a while. I’m not much of a sports guy, but my understanding is that the term comes from basketball, where once a player has been fouled or blocked, they are then allowed to start a hot but brief relationship with someone on the opposing team to help them recover from it emotionally and raise their...
People Reveal the Strangest Things They’ve Seen Written in Bathroom Stalls
Some people will tell you that reading is important, and they’re absolutely right. But not books, though. Books are long and boring and the grown up ones don’t even have pictures. No no, the true Great American Novel is not bound within the pages of a tome, but scrawled across the walls of a poop room. I’m talking about the...
15 Dates That Went Horribly, Horribly Wrong
What’s the worst date you’ve ever had? You’re imagining it right now. It’s destroying your brain. You’re angry I reminded you of this. To be fair, I didn’t start it. This person on Reddit did. [deleted by user] by inAskReddit And the stories that resulted…oh boy… 1. You sound like my grandma In...
People Reveal the Traits that REALLY Turn Them Off
Sometimes, you just think someone is really great. And then they show that aspect of themselves that kills all of it. In this Reddit thread, that’s specifically posed as a statement about being attracted to someone, but it applies to people in all areas of our lives, as the responses demonstrate. What is one trait that could turns someone...
People Share Their Tales of Birthday Blues
Do you ever get the “birthday blues?” It’s a real thing. Some people get super depressed around their birthdays. Feels like the opposite of what you’d expect, but then again, maybe that’s the problem. Expectation. We put a lot of expectations on big events, especially those for which we are at the center. And often,...
Teen Moms Reveal What It’s Really Like
Not to get all after-school-special on you here, but I think we can acknowledge that teen pregnancies are scary. It’s never the plan. But it happens kind of a lot. And when it happens to you, or your kid, what do you do? Well, the answer is different for everyone, but the good news is, it really will be ok. At least, for the most part. Here...
10 Real Stories About Life as a Teen Mom
According to the CDC, teen birth rates in the United States have been steadily declining since 1991. Data indicates that the best way to reduce this is through comprehensive sex education, access to contraceptives, and access to safe abortions. Unsurprisingly, just hoping really hard that teens will stop being raging bags of hormones is remarkably...
People Reveal the Weirdest Things They’ve Done for Attention
We all do crazy stuff for attention sometimes. For instance, I went to school for five years to get a theatre degree. Biggest stunt I ever pulled. But some people scale it back a little bit and do things less damaging to themselves and everyone around them. Here are a few anonymous contributors revealing just what they did to try to get attention,...
People Reveal Why They Just Walked Away From Their Jobs
When I’d first moved to a bigger city I interviewed for and was subsequently offered a job as a guide for a tour company. They told me what to expect and gave me a book of materials to memorize for the tour. The book was enormous, and sitting down with it, I started doing the math. How long would it take me to memorize and practice all this?...