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5 Signs Your Spouse Is Mentally Checking Out of Your Marriage

The spouse who “suddenly” wants a divorce has probably been thinking about it for months, sometimes years. Meanwhile, the other person is still...

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This Common Texting Excuse Isn’t Fooling Your Friends. Say This Instead.

If you have a phone, you’ve done it. A friend asks if you’re still on for the weekend, the text sits unanswered for three days, and then you fire...

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Daily Horoscope: October 13, 2026

Mercury begins a long square with Jupiter, so keep promises modest and effort generous as big opinions fly around.

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Pastor Who Got the Rapture Wrong Twice Says It’s Definitely Happening This Week

Picture this: you quit your job and sell your car because a pastor on YouTube said Jesus was coming this week. Then picture the morning after: you...

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3 Questions That Could Tell You If Your Date Is Ready for an Adult Relationship

First dates are still pretty much the same awkward round of questions they’ve always been. Where’d you grow up? What do you do for work? Have you...

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Psychologists Say This Is One of the Worst Habits for Your Relationship. Here’s Why.

You’ve probably done it this week. Your partner says they’ll handle the holiday plans this year, and your eyes go straight to the ceiling. Last...

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WATCH: Woman Shares Ex-Husband’s List of 17 Things He ‘Gave Up’ for Their Marriage

Being married means giving stuff up. You knew that going in. What you probably didn’t expect was an itemized list of sacrifices from your...

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Male Birth Control Pills Are in Development, and One Might Even Make Sex Better

Ask any woman who’s been on hormonal birth control for half their life how it’s going, and you’ll probably get a long sigh before you get an...

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Daily Horoscope: October 12, 2026

Saturn’s building trine to Mars pairs ambition with follow-through, while Jupiter’s sextile to the Sun adds a dose of optimism.

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Weekly Horoscope: October 11-October 17

Consider this week your permission slip to exhale a little, stargazer. Saturn’s opposition to the Sun ends today, lifting a heavy weight many of us...

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4 Ways to Spot Bad Neighbors Before You’re Stuck Living Next to Them

Open houses are supposed to make the house feel easy to love. You’re looking at the kitchen and mentally placing your furniture while the less...

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Can ‘Salt Stomping’ Really Help You Sleep? Here’s What Experts Say.

When you’ve been staring at the ceiling for three hours, you’ll do some dumb sh*t to fall asleep. The internet’s newest suggestion is to pour...

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What Your Word Choices Reveal About Psychopathic Traits, According to a New Study

You know that one friend whose texts are always a little…off? You tell him your dog died and he answers with a thumbs-up and an update about his...

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This Dating Green Flag Is Easy to Fake. Here’s How to Tell If It’s Real.

A new dating buzzword is circulating, and for once it describes something nice. The idea is that you lead with honesty about your feelings and stop...

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5 Reasons Gen Z Won’t Answer Your Phone Calls

If you want to see a grown adult panic, call them before texting. They’ll stare at the screen until it stops ringing, then text you to ask who died....

09.10.2026 6

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What Happens to Your Sex Drive When You Stop Having Sex?

The longer you go without sex, the easier it is to forget why you ever cared so much about having it. A few months in, and the thought of getting...

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Gen Z Is Buying Love Spells Online, and Almost Half Say They Worked

Dating apps take your money and your patience, then sometimes hand you three hours with a guy who says “females” too much. So it’s hard to blame...

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Daily Horoscope: October 9, 2026

The Moon spends its last day in Libra before tomorrow's New Moon, putting harmony and great friends at the top of everyone's list.

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How to Leave a Bad First Date Without Being a Jerk: A Helpful Guide

Ever been twenty minutes into a first date and thought, yeah, this isn’t it? They’ve brought up their ex three times, and your drink is still...

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Daily Horoscope: October 8, 2026

Mars squares Venus on its way to a Saturday peak, so patience could run short in matters of love and money.

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How to Tell if You’re Watching Too Much TV (And What to Do about It)

That little “are you still watching?” prompt pops up, and you’re not sure if you should feel judged, guilty, or both. It’s a little rich...

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What Being Cheated On Does to You Psychologically, According to Experts

Friends always say the same couple of things after they find out you’ve been cheated on. You deserve better, and you’ll come out of this stronger....

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The Unspoken Rules About When Men Are ‘Allowed’ to Cry

Grown men who didn’t shed a tear at their own wedding will sob into a foam finger when their team blows a lead in the fourth quarter. The guys...

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Why You Shouldn’t Let Your Cat Hunt Everything It Sees, According to a Vet

Cats will chase almost anything that moves across a floor, so it’s easy to assume they keep a house free of spiders. Anyone who’s lived with one...

07.10.2026 9

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People Live the Longest in These 5 U.S. States. Here’s Why.

Babies don’t get to pick where they’re born. They also don’t get a say in the local smoking rate or how far the nearest hospital is, and both of...

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Daily Horoscope: October 7, 2026

Mars and Uranus reach their sextile today, giving everyone the courage to break out of a rut and try something new.

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Scientists Just Found a Strange Link Between Cats and Happiness

Cat people have long been cast as lonely weirdos, devoted to an animal that would probably eat their face if they died on the kitchen floor. Now...

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Scientists Finally Tested Whether Leftovers Actually Taste Better the Next Day

If you grew up with a grandma who snapped the lid on a Tupperware and promised dinner would be even better tomorrow, you probably knew she was right....

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What Age Do Men and Women Reach Their Sexual Peak?

We’ve all heard the myths about when men and women supposedly hit their sexual peak. Men top out around 18, and women don’t hit their stride until...

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The Real Reason Some People Drain Your ‘Social Battery’ Faster Than Others

Some nights out leave you buzzing when you get home, still replaying conversations and sending people dumb sh*t you forgot to show them earlier. Other...

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Daily Horoscope: October 6, 2026

The Moon meets Jupiter early, putting everyone in a lucky mood before Mercury and Venus finally unite in Scorpio tonight.

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Scientists Just Found a Surprising Health Benefit of Decaf Coffee

Before I quit caffeine, I looked at decaf coffee the way I looked at nonalcoholic beer. What the hell is the point? (For the record, I’ve since quit...

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How to Turn Down Sex Without Making Your Partner Feel Rejected

It happens to all of us in relationships eventually. One person is super horny and making it very clear that they want to have sex…like now. But the...

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The Real Reason You Can’t Orgasm, According to Medical Experts

There’s no lonelier feeling than lying next to someone who just had a toe-curling orgasm while you stare at the darn ceiling fan, wondering how long...

04.10.2026 9

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5 Signs Someone Might Be Lying to You, According to a Former FBI Agent

The frustrating (and slightly scary) thing about liars is that they usually look normal and calm while they’re doing it. Scott Taylor, a former FBI...

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Daily Horoscope: October 5, 2026

A Leo Moon paired with Mars makes everyone impatient early, but a new Saturn-Mars trine turns big talk into progress.

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7 Questions That Can Help You Figure Out What You Actually Want From Life

Most of us will spend hours researching the new air fryer we want or comparing flights for a four-day vacation. Meanwhile, huge chunks of our actual...

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The Simple Phone Habit That Can Quietly Make You More Anxious

Keeping your phone on silent feels responsible. You’re not letting every text, email, and random app notification boss you around all day. You’re...

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‘Chatigue’ Is What Happens When You’re Tired of Always Texting First

You sent the last text. You made the last plan. You checked in after their bad week, remembered what they were nervous about, then asked how it went....

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Weekly Horoscope: October 4-October 10

Fall feels like fall again, and with it comes the urge to reorganize your entire life in one weekend. Hold that thought for a minute, stargazer. The...

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People Assume Men With This Face Shape Are Better Protectors, Psychologists Say

There are men walking around with faces that make strangers assume they’d be good at protecting children and making good fathers. They don’t have...

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Sorry, Pit Bull Owners. The Manliest Men Actually Own This Type of Dog

There’s something very funny about a man who looks like he could change a tire in the rain walking around with a six-pound dog named Princess. He...

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Airplane Seats Are the Internet’s Latest Relationship Compatibility Test. Would Your Partner Pass?

Few things test a relationship like two boarding passes, one printed with 2A and the other stuck in 34E. New York content creator Madeleine McAdam...

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You’re Getting Love Languages Wrong and It’s Ruining Your Relationship

If you’ve ever proclaimed that your love language is acts of service while staring directly at an overflowing trash can, you’ve turned a 1992...

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The Exact Point Being Late Starts to Become Rude, According to a Survey

You used to get a text that said, “Stuck in traffic!” and that was pretty much it. Now you can check their location on Instagram and see they’re...

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7 Ways People Actually End Friendships, According to Psychology

The decline of a friendship is a strange thing to go through. You keep making plans because you’ve known each other forever and things are...

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This ‘Husband Application’ Might Be the Most Organized Dating Strategy Yet

Dating apps sort of feel like looking for a new job. You curate your profile to give the best version of you, hope you get the interview (aka date),...

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The Relationship Trait That Sounds Healthy but Can Actually Backfire

Being called low-maintenance on a date used to sound flattering, like “gee thanks, I know, I just always go with the flow.” Then you date for a...

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Daily Horoscope: October 2, 2026

Mercury squares Mars and Pluto on the same day, so expect blunt conversations. Try not to take every comment personally.

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The Strange Visions People Experience Before They Die, According to Hospice Physicians

In their last weeks, people sometimes start talking to their mother. The thing is, their mom’s been dead for 40 years. Hospice workers see this...

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