It's pretty easy to feel discouraged when things get tough. Over the past couple years it feels like we've been looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. Every time we start to glimpse something optimistic in the distance, it's quickly snuffed out by yet another terrible world event. At a certain point, you have to stop hoping that something good will happen and create positivity in the present. That can be done by making a list of things you're grateful for, indulging in a little self ca…

A wise man once said "Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us togethew today." And while he's not completely wrong, the merging of two souls in holy matrimony - or the celebration that follows - is also very capable of tearing people apart. The r/WeddingShaming subreddit is absolutely filled with tacky , petty, and altogether shameful moments that have either ruined or tainted the sanctity of romantic unions. There are Mother-in-laws who insist on wearing a white dress to their son's wedding. Ther…

Is it cringe? Or isn't it?

Faith in humanity: restored

In the words of Limp Bizkt's Fred Durst, “It's just one of those days.” It's one of those days where you don't want to wake up, everything is f*****, and really, everybody sucks. It's simply one of those days, when (despite not really knowing why) you want to justify ripping someone's head off. Okay, okay. Maybe we've been listening to too much nu-metal while operating within a thick and ugly funk. But seriously. We're not sure why, but everything simply feels… bad. Maybe it's because winter ha…

As a kid I'd often visit the beach with my grandparents, just to peacefully watch the waves crash for an hour or so, and maybe look for sea glass or rocks that I'd later find were only pretty when wet from the sea water. On these trips we'd often see a man or woman slowly walking down the beach with a metal detector, smoothly hovering the thing over the sand. It was fascinating. I'd imagine what they would find - old coins, perhaps - maybe in a treasure chest, abandoned by the nonexistent pirat…

There is no way around it: Valentine's Day is a “Hallmark holiday." For those of you who are unfamiliar, Hallmark is a greeting cards brand that has been churning out the corny, pre-packaged sentiments since 1910. The company, which is based in Kansas City, Missouri, is the largest (and oldest) manufacturer of the products in the United States. You don't have to be based here to understand that “Hallmark holidays” are commercial creations. Hallmark started shilling cards for Valentine's Day in…

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: The world feels royally messed up right now. And it has for a while. If you don't maintain perspective, it's easy to succumb to the doom and gloom - especially when the news has nothing positive to say. Lucky for all of us trying to keep it together, there are little bright spots to be found. And a lot of them happen to live on the internet. While happy and wholesome posts may be a little less frequent than fear mongering and hate-spewing, we'll tak…

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Happily ever after

Turn that frown upside down.

Learn from their experiences.

If there’s one thing that romcom culture has taught us, it’s that love moves in mysterious ways. Sometimes, the person who ends up being your soulmate is the exact opposite of who you might expect, and relationships can be formed out of the most unlikely of circumstances. This prospect has been brought to the attention of Twitter recently, when singer Ari Lennox asked people on the site how they had met their partners. She was met with thousands of responses, but one in particular stood out: @c…

The search begins.

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