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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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10 Reasons Why Choosing Kean University Was the Best Decision I Ever Made

When I was a senior in high school, I struggled with the endless possibilities of choosing a college or university to attend for the next 4 years. I didn’t want to attend a college or university that was close to me as I wanted to begin college with a blank slate. I choose not to dorm as I don’t want to end up with thousands of dollars in debt. I needed to find a happy medium. Upon learning about Kean University and visiting the campus, I was in awe. I was able to see myself attending Kean University and I felt a sense of belonging. I knew in that moment I chose the right university to attend for the next 4 years. Here are 10 reasons why choosing Kean University was one of the best decisions I ever made. 10) The commute is about 30 minutes from my hometown and it

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Please Stop Assuming You Can Read My Body Language

I’ve had my fair share of times when people think that they know exactly what I’m thinking or feeling based on my body language. My arms are crossed? Well that must mean one of two things: I’m cold or I’m angry. Wrong. I’m slouching in my chair in class? That means I don’t really care about what’s being taught or I’m not paying full attention. Wrong. I’m not smiling or laughing at something my friend just said? Obviously I don’t like what she said. Wrong. The truth? Sometimes I just feel like my arms are awkwardly hanging by my sides so I’ll cross them because it’s comfortable. I have a tendency to slouch in class because the desks are uncomfortable and if I’m going to have to sit in one for an hour and a half I’m going to make myself as comfortable as possible. I don’t find it necessary to smile or laugh at

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Signs You’re So Done With This Semester

Whether you’re a senior or a freshman in college, you understand the dreaded feeling of trying to get through the last month of the semester before finals exams- and summer. It is definitely not fun to sit through class and try to learn when class is the last thing on your mind. It’s a real struggle, and you are not alone. If this sounds anything like you, we’ve got 18 signs that you are just so done with this semester. 18. You’re sitting in class day dreaming about summer concerts and beach trips. 17. You show up for math tutoring, but then spend the first 20 minutes on the computer looking up resorts on tropical islands to go on vacation to in the summer. 16. Listening to one more pointless lecture from your professor makes you want to consider jumping out of the window.15. You start to countdown how many more classes you have

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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