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The unexpected beauty of leaning into the unknown (opens the original)
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We’ve all heard the sayings, “embrace the unknown,” and “there’s beauty and power in the pivot,” but in this season I’m in, I can’t help but wonder if the people saying it have actually ever pivoted a day in their lives. Don’t get me wrong, they weren’t lying. But for the better part of the last year and a half, this roller coaster has been a ride I’ve fought tooth and nail to get off of — and it wasn’t until my current Eurotrip that I finally decided to stop resisting and embrace this beautiful
The Unpolished 101: Wanna make out this summer? Let's start with better oral hygiene (opens the original)
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The world may not be a systemically better place, but it sure would be a hell of a lot more enjoyable if we all made out just a bit more.I’m joking but lowkey serious. One of my friends and I say every summer that we want to make out more in the club — we’re talking full on PDA, saliva swapping, tongues tied, early 2010s raunchy make out sessions. Because a good make out session makes you feel alive. There’s something about a passionate kiss that builds real intimacy, closeness, and gives you th
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