Couple in Afghanistan Living Like Romeo and Juliet On the Run
Mohammed Ali, 21, and his wife Zakia, 18, are fugitives.
Your Evening Cry: Dying Woman Seeks Loving Home for Her Dog
Patricia Cudd has Stage 4 breast cancer. Doctors have told her she only has a few months to live. Now, she wants one last thing—to find a home for her beloved dog.
Honey Maid Tells Homophobes to Take a Hike in Best Response Ad Ever
Honey Maid released a glorious response to homophobic idiots who didn't like the snack company's ads depicting gay couples with their children.
Man Pens Epic Story of Love and Loss in Yelp Reviews
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Yelp, for the most part, exists as a service for people who want to read other people yell about businesses on the internet. Sometimes, it might even provide a helpful review for a restaurant or two, but rarely is it a place you go to read narrative prose that tells a story of romance and heartbreak, all while…
Oh Look, Just Another Happy Couple Out For a Stroll
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 9: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and the first lady Michelle Obama return to the White House on March 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama was in Florida for a vacation after an official event in Miami. (Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)
Five Communication Mistakes Almost Every Couple Makes
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No matter how in tune you are with your partner, misunderstandings and communication gaffes are always possible. Here are five of the most common, yet avoidable communication mistakes that could harm a relationship.
The Science of Female Condoms: The Future of Sex?
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Once derided as being like plastic bag with the erotic appeal of a jellyfish, the female condom's being reinvented as the next big thing in safe sex. Emily Anthes investigates.
What It Was Like to Get Married During Macklemore's Grammy Performance
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Like any young couple in love, Brittany Pennington and Sally Beaver wanted to get married in a way that they would never forget. Some couples go big by renting a horse and buggy, skydiving out of an airplane, or getting married in Las Vegas by Elvis (hey, don't knock it till you try it). But Pennington and Beaver did…
Web Series Tackles the Headaches of Getting Over a Break Up
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You know what it's like. You are totally over and done with your relationship, but for some reason you just can't quite deal with the fact that it's ending. Oh yeah. We've all been there.
OMG Blair Waldorf and Seth Cohen Got Married
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WAKE UP, UPPER EAST SIDE BITCHES: THERE'S A MARRIAGE AFOOT. Yes, plebs, you heard me: the human host of lovable nerd Seth Cohen ("Adam Brody") and the human host of conniving and well-dressed teen Blair Waldorf ("Leighton Meester") have been secretly joined in holy matrimony. It's just as the prophecy (a fan fiction you…
Want to Find Love? Facebook Reveals Best Cities to Meet Your Mate
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Valentine's Day is over and while everyone is done rushing to Jared at the last minute to pick up a chocolate diamond and a marshmallow rose (I got a marshmallow rose yesterday; I was not amused), for some people Valentine's day can be a reminder that one may want to try to find love, or at least a person to pay for…
Instead of Getting Sad on Valentine's Day, Try Not Giving a Fuck
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So you're spending Valentine's Day alone and feeling sad about it. What do you do? Curl up on the couch and cry? Stare forlornly into the window of a restaurant packed with couples who are sharing the same long spaghetti noodle like the dogs in Lady and the Tramp? Well, knock it off, sister. You're a grown-ass woman —…
This Short Film May Hold the Truth About Why You Are Single
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You've read all the love poems, filtered through all the advice columns online, read all the self-help books, watched all the corny romance movies and you think you know exactly what you're looking for in a soul mate. But could this short film actually have the real reason why you're still single?
Boyfriend Rentals Are Blowing Up in China
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Have you ever been home for the holidays and felt the crushing need to bring either a partner home or make one up so people would just stop asking when you're going to get your life together and settle down? No? Me neither. What do you mean why is my eye twitching like that?
The Weird Way You Met Your Significant Other
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New data shows that the most first dates don't come about as the result of an awkward introduction, an awkward set up, or an awkward pickup line at a bar. Most first dates happen because the couple involved met online. But what about the people who are still meeting potential mates under comparatively bizarre…
A Kiss Filmed From Inside A Mouth Is Totally Effing Gross Looking
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Sorry in advance for the nightmare fodder, but Valentine's Day is approaching or some such thing and so, you know, kissing and love.
A Woman Spent 11 Years Knitting A Coat And Hat Out Of Her Own Hair
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A former schoolteacher from Chongqing, China named Xiang Renxian has devoted nearly a dozen years of her life to making a hat and coat for her husband—out of her very own hair.
Love Is Dead
The Captain & Tennille Are Getting Divorced. Love Is Well and Truly Dead. - Blabberazzi http://t.co/zpAhyxmFro pic.twitter.com/HrrUMdXwL9
— blabberazzi.com (@Blabberazzi)
January 23, 2014
Very sad.Relationship Tip: Write an Essay About Your Ugly, Unfuckable Husband
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Love is hard. Relationships are tricky. If you have problems in your marriage, try this: take a deep breath; count to ten; then, write an essay on the internet about why your husband is just not sexy.
OMG Logan Echolls Pined for Veronica Mars IRL
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Quoth Jason Dohring of shooting the TV series: "A lot of that emotion was very real for me. I think I was in love with [Kristen] for the three years we made that show… Like, I truly felt like I would die without her, and I think that's what underlined everything people loved about them as a couple."