Melanie and Vanessa were introduced to each other by a mutual friend at an LGBT pool party. Vanessa writes on their website, “Melanie’s pretty face and kick-ass mohawk caught my eyes probably even before she saw me, but of course, I had to play it cool when they introduced us. We started dating in October of 2011 and a year later she asked me to be her wife. She surprised me with a sweet letter and my family holding a banner that read ‘Will You Marry Me?...

I hired a self-love coach that I checked in with at least once per week. I started working with a therapist to dig into some of my painful childhood memories. I started journaling (with a focus on self-recognition) on a daily basis for months. I also set the intention (from January 1st onwards) to aim to remain single for the entire calendar year in an effort to be able to focus all of my energy on myself....

No, the worst thing that happened to my son ended up being a teenage girl named V. She was also the greatest life lesson he’s ever had. RELATED: 10 Non-Negotiable Rules For Parenting A Teen Without Ruining Your Relationship With Them V was pretty and seemed nice, at least in the beginning. Just two weeks after they started going steady, she told my son she was pregnant with another boy’s baby, an ex-boyfriend who she claimed had been strangled by her stepfather for trying to kiss her....

Now, I know the title seems daunting, but we’ve all been there. Your best friend finds a guy or girl; they get serious and you feel that you have been replaced to an extent. Everything revolves around their relationship and not your friendship. And for those of us who are in our mid-twenties to early thirties, you get where I’m coming from. RELATED: Everyone Seems Irreplaceable — Until You Replace Them Your best friend is now married and spends all her time with her husband or spouse....

Not many people have positively impacted my life quite the way like you have. I would have never expected to have gotten such a beautiful gift from you. The gift of finding myself and the creation of my confidence. I found you at a time when I was lost and wandering down a road I saw no end in. By the time I was going in your direction, it’s like I had hit a wall and was weak in my feet from running around....

To determine if you are a Type C personality, simply take a personality test! What is a Type C personality? Based on the DISC Theory, a “method of identifying predictable actions and personality traits within human behavior” researched by Dr. William Moulton Marston, Type C individuals are detail-oriented, analytical, decisive, good at solving problems, and are also highly creative. Labeled as “The Thinker,” Type C personalities are logical and rational thinkers....

In a viral TikTok video, a hamster owner showed her hamsters lying completely still and she was asking people whether they seem dead or are just hibernating. She also mentioned that she has put her two hamsters on heat pads but they seem cold. This caused other pet owners to wonder if they buried hibernating hamsters. There has been an uproar in comments from other hamster owners questioning ‘Do hamsters even hibernate?...

Venus rules the material, so it is a good indicator of your relationship with spending and saving money. In love, Venus reveals how you react emotionally and what traits you look for in a romantic partner. Your Venus sign gives you clues about what brings you confidence, comfort, and security when you focus on yourself and when you are in a relationship. If you have a Virgo Venus sign, this means the Virgo zodiac sign influences your self-esteem, personal style, romantic attraction, and the way that you love....

Sometimes, we can learn just as much or even more from a personality test that reveals the most positive characters traits we possess. Our strengths as romantic partners aren’t something we focus on every single day of the week. As conscious human beings, constantly reaffirming ourselves can strike us as vaguely self-centered or even narcissistic. But the truth is that only when you’ve identified those things that you do exceedingly well and make you stand out from the crown can you be fully mindful of whether or not you working to your true potential when it comes to your day-to-day love life....

RELATED: Woman Shares 15 Crucial Rules She Follows To Guarantee A Successful First Date In ancient Egypt, slender shoulders and a narrow waist were seen as attractive. During the Renaissance, a round stomach and fair skin were desired, whereas, in the 1980s, athletic-curvy bodies were the top trend in body types. When you’re overweight, a little or a lot, people who are trying to be kind but still struggling with a positive adjective will call you Rubenesque....

Expect a magical week starting this Monday. Much of it has to do with the energy portal opening on February 2, 2022, bringing attention to the sequential numbers 2-2-22 and 2-22-22 when the portal closes. This is no surprise given that we are within the powerful 2-2-22 energetic portal that divine timing is at play in all of our lives more intensely. Venus and Mars give us clarity and help us understand what we want and need in our romantic lives....

Those planets that bring joyful periods are called benefic planets while the ones that often force us to acquire a sense of structure and order are malefic planets. We all have benefic and malefic planets in our natal chart. During a benefic transit, we tend to focus and prioritize ourselves and even overindulge. Practicing balance is important to get the best out of these planets. On the other side of the coin, malefic planets can make us feel stressed, exhausted, and conflicted....

You can learn how to access your Akashic Records and discover who you were in your past lives. But first, there needs to be a clear understanding of reincarnation and what the Akashic Records are. Many religions share the concept of reincarnation, which says that you come back “life after life,” so you can learn lessons and grow as a spirit. The Akashic Records are where the details of those lives have been stored....

Now, the case has been re-opened and there’s a new documentary looking to expose some of the inconsistencies and suspicious elements that have plagued this investigation from the beginning. After Kendrick’s family obtained a recording that appeared to contain a confession — later determined to have been a fake — it seems high time that this family receives answers about the death of their beloved son. RELATED: The Cop Convicted Of Killing Sarah Everard Will Still Get His Pension — Here’s Why...

The worst is when you hear it from someone else your significant other was with, someone who wasn’t you, and you have to figure out what to do when you’ve been cheated on all on your own. Sure, you can ask friends and sometimes even family, but everyone deals with being cheated on differently. And only you can figure out what to do after hearing the news. Unfortunately, just because you don’t want to be cheated on doesn’t mean it might not happen....

But there is also a term known as pluviophile. And this strange word might have more of a psychological meaning than you could ever imagine. What is a pluviophile? Simply put, a pluviophile is someone who loves the rain. While there are people who either love the summer or winter months, meaning they can’t get enough of the sunshine or snow, in between those people are those who really love rain....

You reach into your pocket for your phone and realize that it’s broken. When you go to put it back in your pocket, you realize you aren’t wearing pants. All of the sudden you are in your bed, gasping for air. It was all a dream. Nightmares can be traumatizing. There are cases where some people can dream so vividly that they develop PTSD from the memories of these dreams....

Sound familiar? This is called nagging. Nagging is a verb Webster’s Dictionary defines as “to irritate by constant scolding or urging.” One of the main problems with nagging is that pleading/complaining/urging isn’t effective and rarely gets “the nagger” what he/she really wants. The signs you’re nagging are probably more obvious to your partner than they are to you. What is considered nagging in a relationship? Says life coach Nicole Burley, “Generally, if you’re on the receiving end when someone is nagging, you feel like you’re being controlled and asked to submit to someone else’s plan for you....

In an international effort to add more growth potential to the sport and separate from J.K. Rowling, the three largest Quidditch associations have made an executive decision that was a long-time coming: changing the name of the sport for good. What is Quidditch named now? The sport will now be called Quadball. The United States Quadball Association (USQ), Major League Quadball (MLQ), and International Quadball Association (IQA) teamed up to poll both fans and players and landed on “Quadball....

People often associate Mercury retrograde with chaos, which can make being born under Mercury retrograde a little disconcerting. However, don’t for one second think that birth chart placement means you’re pre-destined for bad luck. What It Means If You Were Born During Mercury Retrograde People who are born while Mercury is in retrograde can be some of the most innovative and creative people. They may feel misunderstood, which causes them to feel like an outsider, sometimes leading to a loss of self-worth....