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The 8 Stages Of A New Relationship

When you’re in a new relationship, you see the world through rose-colored glasses.  It’s almost impossible to be sad when new love blooming, and every time it happens, you’re convinced you’ve never felt anything like it before. Maybe you haven’t felt anything like it before, but millions and millions of people have.  New relationships always look similar to one another because budding love goes through a few easy-to-identify stages before the newness wears off.  Acquaint yourself with these stages so you’ll know what to expect next time you begin a relationship. Stage 1: Nervousness. Technically, this is the stage that happens right before a new relationship officially begins.  During this time, there’s a lot of wondering “does he really like me?” and “does he want to make it official?”  It’s enough to drive almost anyone insane, but it’s a good kind of crazy.  You can’t help but enjoy it. Stage 2:

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How It Feels to Have Never Been in a Serious Relationship

I’m twenty and I’ve never been in a relationship that’s lasted longer than a month or two. But so what, right? I’m only twenty. I still have my entire life ahead of me! I have goals and aspirations and things to learn about myself before I can properly settle down with someone. But it doesn’t always feel that way. Sometimes it just sucks, especially when it seems like everyone around me is in a relationship. There’s been times when I’ve wallowed in self-pity because I somehow convinced myself I’d be #foreveralone (I even have the tweets to prove it). And there’s been times when I thought it was the end of the world, like when I almost didn’t have a prom date and for some godforsaken reason I had to have a date or I wouldn’t go. Instead of thinking that I have my whole life ahead of me, I start wondering why I’ve never been in a serious relationship. I start to analyze every relationship

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17 Benefits of Having a Boyfriend Since Freshman Year

I met my boyfriend of a year and a half approximately one month into my Freshman year of college.  Some might take this as a disadvantage in some way; however, when you have a boyfriend like mine, the pros far outweigh the cons. 17. It Beats Being the Person With a Significant Other Back Home Long distance is rough, so meeting someone within range of your college is always a plus. 16. You Have a Go-To Text Buddy For Awkward Situations College is your first taste of the adult world, and with that comes a plethora of awkward situations.  When you can’t deal with what’s happening in front of you, the first instinct is to tell someone about it and seem busy – thus, a texting buddy comes in handy.  Who is better for this job than your boyfriend? 15. If He Loves You As An Awkward Freshman, He Deserves You At Your

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20 Alternate Ways to Show Someone You Appreciate Them

It’s easy to get caught up in life and forget to tell the loved ones in our life just how much we appreciate them. We make up excuses and tell ourselves that we’ll do it later, but you never know if “later” is going to be too late. But sometimes it’s also just hard for us to convey how much someone means to us. It’s not always easy for people to say “I love you” or “I appreciate you”, so here are 20 other ways to do just that. 20. Spend time with them. This is probably the most obvious out of them all, but as college students with busy schedules it can be hard to coordinate time to spend together. Even if it’s just grabbing a quick coffee between classes or tagging along to buy groceries, just make sure you spend time with them. 19. Tag/send an article that reminds you of

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10 Things to Know About Dating An Independent Girl

As independent girls we know who we are and what we want, but sometimes our independence can cause us to be stubborn or too independent. When it comes to relationships we may forget that we aren’t just thinking about ourselves anymore or that we have someone there for us who wants to stay by our side through it all. We can be a pain in the ass, but we promise it’ll be worth it in the end, so here are 10 things to know about dating an independent girl. 10. We will always put ourselves first when it comes to certain things. When it comes to our thoughts, feelings, mental health, physical health, etc. we will always put ourselves first. If at any time we feel like we’re losing who we are or we start to lose touch of who we are, we may put the relationship on hold. We’re not in any way