Just Life

[macabretrash-blog]

Rape

If rape was about how revealing their clothes were, rape rates would quadruple during the summer.

But they don’t.

If rape was about how much sex someone’s had in the past, then virgins wouldn’t get raped.

But they do.

If rape was about how attractive a person was by conventional standards, then only thin, white, abled people would get raped.

But they don’t.

If rape was about how much they drank, then sober people wouldn’t get raped.

But they do.

Rape is not the victims fault.

[bunlly]

Sympathy’s easy. You have sympathy for starving children swatting at flies on the late-night commercials. Sympathy is easy because it comes from a position of power. Empathy is getting down on your knees and looking someone else in the eye and realizing you could be them, and that all that separates you is luck.

Denis Lehane (via lazypacific)

[sizvideos]

[shutupblanka]

every woman on tumblr should have this on their dash

[multi-coloredmountains]

And every man

[setbabiesonfire]

Look how nobody’s yelling or arguing or making things into a competition. Look how this is to straight up educate people through a different perspective. Look how effective that makes the message.

[surprisebitch]

this is so powerful

[softcore-boyfriend-deactivated2]

The last GIF hits the hardest

[bunlly]

He did not think of love as an eternally vigilant, blazing flame, which with its powerful, flickering glow shown into all the peaceful folds of life and in some fantastic way made everything seem bigger and stronger than it was. For him, love was more like the calm, smouldering ember that gives off an even heat from its soft bed of ashes and in the muted twilight tenderly forgets what is distant and makes what is near seem twice as close and twice as intimate.

Jens Peter Jacobsen (via lazypacific)

[tryingnotosurvivebutolive]

14. Octubre

Ya no me haces falta. Nunca me hiciste falta la verdad. Y nada se siente mejor que sentir que una parte tan negativa de mi vida, como tú, ya no existe. Gracias por irte a la mierda

[tryingnotosurvivebutolive]

Im not like all my friends. I’ve never been the pretty one, I’ve never been the girl guys look at, or wanna talk to. I’m always the friend of that girl. To be honest, its not easy. Im tired of never being looked at. Never being the one guys want to talk to, or want a one night stand with. I know its never really awesome to be just a girl a guy wants a one night stand with, but every once in a while it wouldn’t hurt. I want to feel wanted, desired. 

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

7 Key Insights on Self Love

1. I need to affirm and to validate myself as it’s hard to accept validation from others if, deep down inside, I don’t believe it’s true.

2. My time is valuable as anybody else’s so I need to prioritise what I need to do.

3. I can’t give to others, and help to build them up, if I’m not taking care of my own self first.

4. I need to remember that I’m worthy of love, of success, opportunities, and knowing happiness.

5. My opinions are as valuable as anybody else’s. It’s up to me to decide and to choose my own beliefs.

6. I don’t have to explain why I do what I do (unless you’re the police or have some authority!)

7.  My past does not define me - I’m free to change and grow, to try on different “me”s, and to set inspiring goals.

[love-the-person-you-are]

I may not be the prettiest girl, and I may not have the best body or lots of money, but what I do know is that I have a huge heart with so much love to give. If I were to fall for you, I’d give you everything I had, I’d make you feel like you were the only girl to ever exist. I’d send flowers to your work when you’re having a bad day, I’d make you breakfast in the mornings, I’d go on late night adventures with you to watch the stars, I’d get up early to watch the sunrise with you, even though I’m not a morning person, it would be easy to wake up to your face every day. My exterior might not be the most beautiful thing to look at but my god I would give you my heart and soul.

[parkistan]

Throwback to this iconic tweet

[bando--grand-scamyon]

🤔🤔🤔🤔

[kateordie]

It pretty much boils down to “I never had to think about it until it affected me personally”

[relatablepoetryandquotes]

[ms-mazarin]

Words to replace said, except this actually helps

I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested

INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified

GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed

FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested

JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed

LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed

LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned

ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore

SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized

ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged

NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered

SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted

FIRST OFF Began

LASTLY Concluded Concurred

WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted

HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed

WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved

BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned

ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted

CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised

LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed

BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged

FINE Consented Decided

TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered

JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched

WASN’T ME Denied Lied

EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened

BORED Droned Sighed

SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered

DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached

OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled

ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered

ANNOYING Nagged

I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured

I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled

I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered

OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered

SURPRISE BITCH Revealed

IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted

BITCHY Tattled Taunted Teased

Edit: People, I’m an English and creative writing double major in college; I understand that there’s nothing wrong with simply using “said.” This was just for fun, and it comes in handy when I need to add pizzazz. 

[writing-prompt-s]

#very helpful

[bunlly]

Almost. It’s a big word for me. I feel it everywhere. Almost home. Almost happy. Almost changed. Almost, but not quite. Not yet. Soon, maybe.

Joan Bauer (via lazypacific)

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Myths about Soul Mates

1. The relationship should be natural, easy and uncomplicated: The truth is that all relationships take time, effort, commitment and energy. You need to make time for each other, to do fun things together, to work on communication, and to learn to negotiate and compromise.

2. The relationship should be conflict free: Because we are each individual and unique we all disagree with others at times, so conflict is natural, and not to be feared. In fact, conflict can force us to confront our differences, and to grow as individuals, and as couples too.

3. Soul mates are romantic: Real life is not the movies, and love can be expressed in countless different ways, and still be genuine. Look out for all the signs that show your partner cares, and don’t be disappointed if they’re not “the stereotype”.  Don’t force them to be something that is maybe nor their style.

4. You should always see things the same way and have the same opinions, outlooks and beliefs: You both have different backgrounds and have individual brains so you’re going to sometimes differ in the way you look at life. That needn’t be a problem – you don’t want to be clones.

5. My soul mate will always like and love me: Consideration, respect and a concern for your partner are symptoms of a loving relationship. But being rude and disrespectful or irresponsible are not endearing qualities that build relationships. Instead, we need to give to get – as it’s not “all about me”.  

[mineoflove]

you will find home here

[cracked]

I’m not sure I’ve ever met someone who went their whole life without a “significant other.” But I’ve met plenty of people whose dates took an abrupt halt when they let slip with, “God, before you came along, I was just close to putting a gun to my temple and–oh, the steak is finally here!” You have to relax. It turns out some lessons taught by romantic comedies aren’t full of shit: Concentrate on taking care of yourself first, because 90 percent of a relationship’s success is a matter of maturing into the type of person other people want to be around.

John Cheese (via cracked)

[introspectivepoet]

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.

Zora Neale Hurston (via introspectivepoet)

[the-all-around-fangirl]

I ship middle-aged couples.

#I can’t remember how it started #I just knew that I prefer watching the parents of teenagers interact with each other on movies and tv shows #rather than flail over the young ones #I am fascinated how two people who have their own past #Let go of the pain and believe that they can find love again #Dont you just love seeing older people discovering new things about themselves #How beautiful it is to find love later in life #Makes you believe that it’s never too late #Or it can never be too late to fall in love #It could be old lovers seeing each other again after so many years #Rediscovering each other #Or two strangers who were hurt by their past and then suddenly find each other #Or two people who’ve been together for so long finding themselves in the middle of a very hard decision of staying together or splitting up #I love the history #I love the wisdom #I love the experience #Finding love later in life