I was all by myself, 30,000 miles up in the air, and my vagina decided to shed its uterine lining for the first time. I panicked. I ran into that tiny little airplane restroom and scoured the cabinets for pads or anything that may be able to absorb massive amounts of blood. Luckily, there were several pads in the restroom. So I stocked up because I was headed to a family friend’s house for a week and wanted to save myself the shame and embarrassment of having to talk about starting my period....

In fact, as I read a boatload of 100 tips for losing weight, I played a nice little mental game with myself to see how many of the tips I already practice each day. Of course, we hear a lot about effective ways to drop the pounds and I’m forever grateful for great exercise trainers who’ve helped me lose nearly 30 pounds in the past year. I find it interesting, though, that not a ton of people talk about the psychological after-effects of weight loss and how differently they are treated once they drop the pounds....

I graduated high school. Made it all the way through college. Fell in love. Found a great job. Check. Check. Check. Check. RELATED: Why So Many Men Struggle With The Idea Of Being In A Long-Term Relationship So what comes next? Society says marriage. If you fall in love and have (somewhat) of your life together, then that’s just the next step. Right? Well, the problem is that, despite my almost eight-year relationship, I don’t want that....

The millennial culture is one that is commonly fueled by emotion, unoriginality, and seemingly endless hate. The power to bring forth change lies within all of us, yet some of us choose to live as powerless beings. Some of us choose to embrace a way of life where outward displays of faith and inner courage are often overlooked. RELATED: Internet Trolls Called Me A Psycho For Sharing My Love Story, But I Won’t Let Them Win Millennials are largely consumed by achieving the perfect “selfie” — the trivial aspects of life, never truly enjoying themselves as they are....

I didn’t have to say anything. But when my boyfriend’s parents asked me over a family dinner the other night what I might want to write a book about, I answered honestly: my struggles with depression. Surprised, I think, neither parent said anything in response, which made me feel nervously awkward. RELATED: Why Depression And Mental Illness Are So Hard For Other People To Understand But then another relative chimed in with her own depression story....

That’s how I missed Leky’s lavish Hindu puja ceremony, where she wed a guy she had actually met years ago at a Buddhist monastery, and who she had run into again by chance half a decade later while she was tooling around India. RELATED: Woman Learns Her Own Father Was Buying Her OnlyFans Content — And Even Paid For A ‘Private Call’ Their love is a beautiful story. Mine, not so much....

Is there a way to tell if your connection is real? Instead of focusing on whether a connection is real with your partner, consider the depth and the width of the connection you have. Think about the main areas where partners can connect: physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. RELATED: What It Really Takes To Find Love And Be In A Perfect Relationship In how many areas do you share a connection with your partner?...

28-year-old writer and actor Domenica Feraud details her experience with an unnamed actor whom she worked with when she was 23 on a New York stage production. “The Movie Star And Me” tells Feraud’s story working as an impressionable intern who is eager to impress, making her vulnerable to interactions with the actor that she now views as inappropriate. The essay unearths a dangerous side to the entertainment industry and calls out senior staff on the production who encouraged and later turned a blind eye to the actor’s advances towards Feraud....

I’m not exaggerating when I say anytime I have contact with her, it affects my health negatively: my blood pressure and anxiety spike, and I have digestive issues, headaches, and chest pains. Though she’s never been diagnosed, she shows all the signs of being a narcissist as she lacks empathy, is manipulative, requires constant attention, and is extremely controlling. RELATED: 11 Signs You Were Raised By A Bad Mother Or Father (And It’s Affecting You Now) I should have remembered how difficult it was to be around her before I volunteered to take care of her for the weekend....

RELATED: One Card Tarot Reading For February 10, 2022 What today’s love horoscope has in store for each zodiac sign on Thursday, February 10, 2022: Aries Friends make wonderful listeners, and it’s great to have someone in your life with whom you can confide your secrets. Good news, Aries. today is the perfect day to indulge in a little romantic fantasy and share what you’ve imagined the perfect partner would be like....

RELATED: 3 Zodiac Signs Who Finally Get Over Their Ex During Venus Sextile Neptune Starting December 7, 2021 What today’s love horoscope has in store for each zodiac sign on Tuesday, December 07, 2021: Aries You really can’t stop someone from lying to you, and if they aren’t going to be honest, then there’s only one thing left to do — be truthful with yourself about the situation and decide how you want to handle the matter....

The incident happened on December 24 at a California In-N-Out and was captured in a TikTok video by Arine Kim and Elliot Ha, who were both approached by a man while eating at the fast food establishment. The man spewed anti-Asian hate while Kim and Ha were trying to enjoy their In-N-Out. In the clip, Kim and Ha were filming themselves eating at In-N-Out when they were suddenly approached by a man who immediately began harassing them....

The man claimed he woke up just after 3 a.m. on a Wednesday morning to his garage, trucks, and trailer on fire. The Brooklyn Center family said that they believed it was because of the “Trump 2020” flags that were draped over the property, but this was far from the truth. The man is now accused of staging the attack he claimed anti-Trump supporters committed. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that Denis Vladmirovich Molla has been indicted for wire fraud after filing fraudulent insurance claims for a staged arson....

The man, 33, explained that he and his wife, 30, like to keep a “low profile” when it comes to posting on their respective social media accounts. He continued that he and his wife both have accounts on some of the most famous platforms, but they post very little. “I personally always had a stupid prejudice about people who record every step of their life, but I respect it. I don’t spew hate on anyone for that reason (or any other),” the man wrote in his Reddit post....

He posted the events that lead up to the choice to the subreddit ‘AITA’ (Am I The A-hole), a forum where users try to figure out if they were wrong or not in an argument that has been bothering them. In his Reddit post, the man explained that he and his wife have been married for a decade, and she has a daughter from a previous relationship, Sarah. RELATED: Single Mom Refuses To Pay For Babysitter’s Laptop After Her Child Breaks It...

The highest point in your chart, your Midheaven sign, also called the MC (short for Medium Coeli), is connected to public image and authority and is where you see your ambitions, hopes, dreams, and career paths reflected. Your Midheaven develops as you grow older and mature. As you become more knowledgeable, you see the elements of your Midheavens sign permeate your day-to-day life. Midheaven in Sagittarius Traits The Midheaven in Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter and is linked to the ninth house of philosophy and religion....

Baylee A. Turner, a 26-year-old woman who previously taught at Sarcoxie High School in Jasper County Missouri, had charges brought against her in February of 2019, in her first year of teaching there. In the two years before, she had taught at the school district’s middle school. Turner had sexual intercourse with one of her male students at some point between Jan. 14 and Jan. 21. The Missouri teacher’s charges were dropped after marrying her alleged victim....

“Sofa suite” read the item that was listed for one British pound on the public group called “Morley folk and those from surrounding areas,” only the header photo for the listing wasn’t of the “Sofa suite” she was trying to get rid of. Lucy Nicola Battle accidentally listed her baby for sale on a Facebook marketplace. The humor of the mistake is further emphasized by the description of the listing, which read “Need gone today,” which most people thought was about the child in question....

The upset mother posted about her recent FaceTime interaction with her mother-in-law on the forum’s discussion for child-rearing queries. RELATED: Woman Tells Boyfriend She Doesn’t Want Him To Bring His Children To Her Family’s Christmas Dinner Her mother-in-law was appalled that she got her son a play kitchen. She reported being “flabbergasted” and “shocked” by her mother-in-law’s harsh reaction to their gift. She said that her mother-in-law’s voice immediately changed, to a “really disgusted tone” as she asked “Why did you get him that?...

RELATED: Expectant Mom’s Baby Bump Goes Viral In The Most Horrifying Way When you look on newsstands, you can find multiple magazines with celebrities showing off their ridiculously “perfect” post-baby bodies. However, what those magazines never say is that those photos are retouched. They’re often the result of a strict diet and expensive personal trainer that the average mom can’t afford. (They also don’t talk about how they’re afforded so much time to just focus on working out and how they also have nannies....