Your mother is not always the person who brought you into this world. Maybe she adopted you a few years in, or maybe she married your father after you were born. A mother is not defined as who gave birth to you but rather who has nurtured you like a parent should since the moment she […]
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This is the recovery phase. This is where it all gets better. The tears have fallen, your eyes are dry, and you can now sleep at night, just a little easier. Every song you hear, every couple you see in public, every time someone mentions his name — it no longer drags you back to […]
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Constantly find myself giving and giving until I run myself dry. I meet people, and I give, and I expect the same in return. More often than not, they take and take as I give but quickly get bored of it and run away. When learning this, I would get paranoid and push away, until […]
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To begin with, to be in love is always nice, and with a comedian you smile a lot more. Having said that, it is important, however, to express the agonies too. First things first, no matter how funny they are, comedians do have their share of bad jokes, and you’ve gotta be the joke-tester. It […]
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As you grow older, you start to realize what having a crush feels like and why it’s different than just liking someone, wanting to be with them, or finding them attractive. At least, I hope so. It could be just me. A crush is more like falling for the ideal. You like the person you’ve created […]
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At some point in all our lives, we have fallen in love with a total stranger — someone we don’t even know the name of. We fall in love with the idea of them. We think of what they are like: their life story, their flaws, their traits, how they could possibly fit into our […]
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The hard truth is: There’s no such thing as a perfect breakup. The harder truth is this: Putting it off makes it worse. So without further ado, here are 3 guidelines for breakups. Use them wisely. 1. Keep It Classy Never break up with someone in a way that embarrasses them. Do it alone, in […]
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Romeo and Juliet as well as Antony and Cleopatra are among several famous love stories that have left their mark in our collective cultural conscience. Here is a curtain-raiser over more love stories crafted in the Eastern hemisphere of our globe. Act I, Scene I: Salim and Anarkali Blood cakes the stonewalls that silently witnessed the unfair […]
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When we met, there were shy looks, shy smiles, and nervous laughter. When we met, there was, undeniably, a spark. When we dated, there was passion, and love. Or at least what felt like it. When we dated, there was lust. When we became comfortable, too comfortable, we fought a silent fight. When we became […]
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