Lovers argue whether experiencing your first heartbreak at 17 or 30 is more destabilizing: ‘Imagine going through your first breakup and you have to join a Teams meeting’

Nobody likes being broken up with. It is a bad situation for everyone involved, but sometimes it has to be done. If you’ve never been broken up with or been the person who has had to cut it off, you’re a lucky duck, at least for now.  Not to be the bad guy, but I’ve …
Seguir leyendo Lovers argue whether experiencing your first heartbreak at 17 or 30 is more destabilizing: ‘Imagine going through your first breakup and you have to join a Teams meeting’

‘Cut the umbilical cord already’: Fed up fiancée calls off wedding after overbearing mother-in-law makes excuses to postpone on 4 different occasions

Something that not everybody considers when getting into a relationship is that if it becomes serious, your dynamic with your in-laws can be almost as important as that with your partner. Whether wayward or overbearing, the parents of your beloved can have an outsized influence on how happy you are in your life together.  If …
Seguir leyendo ‘Cut the umbilical cord already’: Fed up fiancée calls off wedding after overbearing mother-in-law makes excuses to postpone on 4 different occasions

A Refreshing Spritz of 37 Ice Cold Memes

I don’t care if it’s below freezing outside; I will consume an ice-cold drink under any conditions. If you’ve never gone to a bar in your winter coat and drank your frozen margarita while standing outside, you don’t know what it means to engage your senses to the fullest. I know that being cold can …
Seguir leyendo A Refreshing Spritz of 37 Ice Cold Memes

‘I would simply command the child to be quiet’: Childless woman claims kids shouldn’t be in public if they can’t be quiet, gets roasted by parents

Kids are not always the most quiet members of society. They tend to say anything that pops into their head, especially when they’re not of school age quite yet. Little kids frequently cannot control their emotions and, as a result, have crazy meltdowns in public in front of everybody. As much as a baby crying …
Seguir leyendo ‘I would simply command the child to be quiet’: Childless woman claims kids shouldn’t be in public if they can’t be quiet, gets roasted by parents

A Slip ‘N Slide of 40 Memes to Splash into Summer

It’s pretty tragic that you can’t Slip ‘N Slide forever. The ’90s and 2000s are done, and for most of us, that means our days of slamming stomach first onto an uninflated slide and projecting our bodies forward for approximately 5 seconds are done for good. Once you go through puberty, slip ‘n sliding is …
Seguir leyendo A Slip ‘N Slide of 40 Memes to Splash into Summer

‘This is basically selling your soul, it’s so pointless’: Middle class man’s daily routine gets roasted for being boring, fellow 9-5ers rush to his defense

When you are a kid, it’s easy to look at a 9-5 like it’s a constrictive indicator of a boring life. They can’t understand how somebody who goes to work every day, does the same thing, and goes home can possibly be happy. When you’re young, adult life can sound like an escape from the …
Seguir leyendo ‘This is basically selling your soul, it’s so pointless’: Middle class man’s daily routine gets roasted for being boring, fellow 9-5ers rush to his defense

‘So you’re telling me 5.5 hours of labor doesn’t burn off a burrito’: Mom logs birth as workout on Strava, entertains internet

The category of ‘crazy things the human body can do’ has many entries to it, but few beat the sheer exertion that comes from being pregnant and giving birth. Growing a whole person and somehow popping it out of you is not a choice to be made by the weak, but millions per year put …
Seguir leyendo ‘So you’re telling me 5.5 hours of labor doesn’t burn off a burrito’: Mom logs birth as workout on Strava, entertains internet

34 Memes That Expand Your Sense of Humor

I truly believe that a sense of humor is the most important social skill somebody can have. The iconic director John Waters consistently espouses the idea that the only way to get someone who was once against you on your side is to make them laugh, and he is 100% correct. If you make someone …
Seguir leyendo 34 Memes That Expand Your Sense of Humor

‘The real question is, are meetings important?’: Internet applauds savvy employee who avoids all meetings by being good at his job

I don’t think there’s a single corporate employee on God’s green earth who hasn’t sat in a meeting and thought about the many more useful and/or entertaining things they could be doing right now. While it’s true that bringing people together in this way is an occasionally essential part of the working process, the mantra …
Seguir leyendo ‘The real question is, are meetings important?’: Internet applauds savvy employee who avoids all meetings by being good at his job

‘Most people I’ve known peaked somewhere between 25 and 30’: Youngsters debate whether your 20s or 30s are your true prime

Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve been afraid of «peaking.» The idea of reaching a point where you feel like «everything’s downhill from here» was and still is terrifying. I remember being in the car with my high school girlfriend’s dad, and we talked about peaking in high school. I mentioned not wanting to …
Seguir leyendo ‘Most people I’ve known peaked somewhere between 25 and 30’: Youngsters debate whether your 20s or 30s are your true prime