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Why People Crave Connections
Human beings are social creatures. We crave connections and close relationships, feeding off our interactions with others. It’s no surprise that love and belonging comprise the third level of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, next up in terms of significance after our physiological and safety needs.
By Susan Poole4 years ago in Humans
The One Line That Meant This Guy Was Never Getting A Second Date
When I was young, I used to believe people wrote off relationships quicker than they changed underwear. I would see my friends break up after a few dates or a few short months. And thought it sad.
By Ellen Frances4 years ago in Humans
Coping With The Reality You're The Cheater
Today, yesterday, perhaps a week ago, you woke up and realised you went from being an ordinary person to a cheating jerk. You dipped your toe into the well of opportunity. You couldn't keep it in your pants and cheated on your partner with someone else. And now, you're wondering, what is to come of the rest of my life?
By Ellen Frances4 years ago in Humans
Morning Episodes
I used to dream. I once had grand dreams of becoming a world-renowned chess player. What happened to them? Perhaps these aspirations have been eroded by the march of time. I once stared at the 2 x 2.5 inches board and its 32 pieces with the utmost fascination and curiosity. What happened to my love? Perhaps maturity and songs from chirping birds have forced me into committing adultery towards my past endeavor.
By Haiibara4 years ago in Humans
We Probably Live In A Computer Simulation
Most of us are familiar with the simulation theory. The theory asks whether our reality is the true one. Movies like The Matrix and The Truman Show have popularized this theory. We are mainly concerned with whether or not we are controlled by a greater force. That greater force can be anything -- a computer program that controls us, or, for example, a vessel that confines our brains and prevents us from controlling it.
By A4 years ago in Humans
Ginkgo Ginkgo
The moon is a strange plant, and the moon is a night when the tree is twisted with overlapping vines, and the wind blows through, and the shadows sway lightly, and there may be a slight sigh in the dark shadows, or maybe it is just the sound of birds flying in the night.
By Theda F Folkerts4 years ago in Humans
3 Secrets To Living Long From The Oldest People To Ever Live
As the world around us continues to evolve at an unprecedented rate, people have also become more educated and mindful of their lifestyles and environments. Since the 1800s, the human life expectancy has been increasing steadily at a rate of about 3 months per year. As a result of that, it is more common than ever to now see people all over the world living well into their 90s and going past the century mark.
By Isa Nan4 years ago in Humans
A true love story always has bumps, realizations, and hard times
I have been sitting here for about 3 hours working on a story. I have started, restarted, deleted, and then started again. I have too many ideas I am attempting to put into one article when it is more.
By sara burdick4 years ago in Humans
Pat Perry and the Silver Arrow
“Well, that reporter just pulled a Pat Perry,” said a copy editor at the daily newspaper where I worked as a copyboy. I was busy cutting the Associated Press wire printouts into individual news stories for the news editor when the copy editor looked up from his computer screen. I knew he was commenting on a news story he had just read, but I wasn’t interested in what that story was. I wanted to know what a ‘Pat Perry’ was. So I asked.
By Don Waitt4 years ago in Humans
Singles Tour: Can People Find Love While Traveling?
The odds of you becoming a millionaire are 1 in 55. But the odds of you falling in love with someone compatible, who likes you back? — it’s 1 in 562.
By Marta Levchenko4 years ago in Humans
Cheaters Don't Do All The Cliche Behaviours We Expect Them To
Everyone thinks they can spot a cheater. Every over-confident person in their relationship would claim they know their partner well enough to identify infidelity. There's no fooling them.
By Ellen Frances4 years ago in Humans
The Problem With Having Too Many Friends
Back when you were in high school, having lots of friends meant you were cool. Now you're grown up, everyone wonders what's wrong with you.
By Ellen Frances4 years ago in Humans