A 7-Year-Old's Letter to Santa From a Texas Domestic Violence Shelter
Originally published 2021-12-27. In December 2019, a seven-year-old boy staying with his mother at SafeHaven of Tarrant County, a domestic...
Relationships, Friendship & Family
The people closest to us can bring comfort, challenge and plenty of questions. Explore writing about friendship, family and romantic relationships, from everyday communication to changing expectations. No short list can explain another person completely; context, listening and mutual respect matter.
Signal for Help: What the Hand Gesture Means
In March 2021, a video shared by an Indian restaurant owner circulated widely online. It demonstrates the one-handed Signal for Help, a wa...
Why It Doesn't Matter What People Think of You: 6 Reasons
Other people's opinions matter far less than they feel like they do. Most people are too busy with their own worries to judge you for ...
Betrayal Can Change You Forever: How to Heal and Trust Again
Betrayal does change people, but it does not have to change them for the worse. Being lied to, cheated on, used or abandoned by someone you...
Engaged After Meeting in the 'This Cat Is Chonky' Facebook Group
Photo: SWNS Adam Lawrence and Anna Hosey met because of a cat. In October 2019 Lawrence, a 29-year-old graphic designer from the UK, poste...
18 Common Traits of an Empath and What Psychology Says
People who call themselves empaths usually describe the same picture: they pick up other people's moods quickly, feel worn out after cr...
10 Signs Your Relationship Will Last, and What Research Says
Couples who last tend to share a handful of habits: they talk openly about things that matter, they are honest, they laugh together, they p...
6 Things Strong, Kind People Never Need to Apologise For
Strong, caring people rarely need permission to be kind. What they often need is permission to stop saying sorry. If you are the friend who...
5 Ways to Spot a Fake Friend, and What to Do About It
A fake friend is someone who acts close but does not behave like a friend when it counts. The five clearest signs are simple to list: they ...
6 Signs You Might Be Becoming a Toxic Person and How to Change
Originally published 2020-08-25. Everyone has bad days, sharp moments and habits they are not proud of. That does not make someone a ...
How to Set Boundaries in a Relationship While Looking for Love
Originally published 2020-08-25. If you want a relationship that lasts and feels good, you need to know what you will and will not accept ...
6 Types of Toxic Friends and How to Handle Each One
Originally published 2020-08-24. A toxic friend is someone whose behaviour, over time, consistently leaves you feeling worse rather than b...
When to Stop Giving Someone Another Chance in a Relationship
Originally published 2020-08-08. It is time to stop giving someone another chance when the same hurt keeps happening, the apologies never ...
Gunner and Delta: A Golden Retriever and a Dolphin Who Love to Play
Gunner is a golden retriever and Delta is a bottlenose dolphin, and since Gunner was an eight-week-old puppy the two have spent time togeth...
An Off-Road Wheelchair Designed for Shared Outdoor Adventures
First published August 3, 2020. Outdoor access depends on terrain, equipment and the surrounding infrastructure. A wheelchair suited to on...
6 Signs of an Old Soul and What Makes Them Different
An "old soul" is someone who seems wiser, calmer and more grounded than their years suggest. You can usually recognise one by six...
Non-Attachment in Love: 3 Ways to Let Go of Possessiveness
Originally published 2020-07-09. Non-attachment in love does not mean caring less. It means loving a partner as a free person rather than ...
Can Being Good-Looking Hold You Back? What the Studies Show
Originally published 2020-07-07. Can being good-looking hold you back? Occasionally, yes, but only in specific situations. Most research f...
If Your Partner Has These 6 Qualities, You Should Marry Them
How do you know someone is right to marry? Chemistry matters, but it is not the best predictor of a happy, lasting marriage. Look instead f...
6 Qualities That Define a Great Friendship
What separates a great friend from a pleasant acquaintance? Six qualities come up again and again: a great friend accepts you as you are, s...
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Originally published 2017-12-02. "If you love her, don't destroy her" is the title of a widely shared 2017 letter by the Leb... -
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In early 2018 a young Thai woman named Atittaya Chumkeaw drew attention online for something simple: she kept posting happy photos with her... -
Originally published 2017-02-09. Letting go means deciding to stop carrying something that drains you: an expectation, a grudge, a habit o... -
Originally published 2020-04-27. "Weightless" is an eight-minute ambient track by the Manchester band Marconi Union , written wi...