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10 Things to Know About Dating Someone Who Loves Alone Time

10. We’re going to have an attitude if we don’t get time to ourselves. Don’t take it personally, but as people who love alone time we’re going to need it and you need to understand and respect that. You don’t necessarily have to be okay with it, but we need you to at least accept it and not try to fight us on it or things won’t work out between us. We’re not going to completely shut you out and it most likely won’t last very long, but you need to realize that it’s something we can’t give up. It’s necessary for our health because sometimes we just need to recharge and we can’t do that if we never get to spend time with alone. 9. You have no reason to be paranoid about what we’re doing. Some people may think that when we want alone time it’s because we’re starting to fall out

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24 Disney Characters College Students Can Relate To

Disney has tons of characters with all sorts of personalities so there’s definitely going to be at least one or two you can relate to. Whether you’re certain you’re the next Cinderella or you just sympathize with Wreck-It-Ralph, here are 25 Disney characters all college students can relate to. 24. Peter Pan (Peter Pan) After college you have to face the real world and become a full fledged adult, but let’s face it: you’re not prepared for that. If you had it your way you’d never grow up. 23. Sleepy (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) Whether you had a long night of partying or studying or whatever, sometimes you just want to sleep. Naps are basically your best friend. 22. Grumpy (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) Some days you just wake up on the wrong side of the bed and don’t want to be bothered or you just found out you have

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15 Things From Our Childhood We Wish We Had Back

It seems like nowadays we miss the things from our childhood more than we probably liked them back then. With shows like Gilmore Girls and Full House getting reboots it’s no wonder we’re nostalgic, so here are 15 childhood things 90’s kids wish we had back. 15. Nestle Wonderball They were little balls of chocolate and candy heaven. 14. Tamagotchi Aka where you probably first learned how to take care of a pet. 13. Nintendo Gameboys You could take your games with you anywhere and brag that you had the Gameboy Color. 12. Easy Bake Ovens You could make dessert for yourself and blame the oven for not making enough for everyone. 11. Every cartoon Hey Arnold!, Powerpuff Girls, Kim Possible… the list goes on and on.

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I Always Want What I Can’t Have and I Hate It

For some reason it’s a natural thing for people to constantly want what we can’t have – whether it’s the last piece of chocolate or the person you have a crush on but is already in a relationship. There’s always that burning desire to have the things that we don’t already – and I’m not just talking about material goods or that boy/girl we like. I’ll often find myself wishing that I had this or that and wishing that I took a different path in life. I’m single so I want to be in a relationship. I’m in a relationship so all of a sudden I realize how much I took being single for granted. I have naturally curly hair so instead I wish it was straight. No matter what it is – I always seem to want the things that I can’t have. For example, I go to a medium sized private college, but the minute I see

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How My Sorority Changed My Perspective on Greek Life

It’s no secret that the media, movies, and TV shows have a history of portraying Greek Life in a negative manner. Every once in a while you’ll find a truly heartwarming story, such as the boys of SAE at UCLA who went above and beyond to help a neighbor battling cancer, but most of the time what we hear about sororities and fraternities involves hazing and sadly even death. When I first looked at which colleges I wanted to go to Greek Life was never a factor for me. I had only known a couple people who were in a sorority or a fraternity and they loved it, but I couldn’t seem to get past the negative image of Greek Life that TV shows, movies, and the media had painted for me. I knew that the types of things I saw on TV or in the news were things I didn’t want to