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Founded in 2010 by Chris Lavergne, Thought Catalog is dedicated to sharing the stories and ideas of its community and readers. Thought Catalog is the blog to satisfy all your self-improvement needs.
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You cried at this 90s movies when you were a kid and you’ll cry at them now. Which was your favorite?
We’re a nostalgic bunch, us Millennials. We were the in-between kids. The ones who were born analog and transitioned seamlessly into an increasingly digital world as we got older. We look back fondly at pogs and Dunkaroos and the Skip-It. Of course, a staple of our ’90s nostalgia is the quintessential cry movie. We wore down our VHS tapes of these classics, and we’d do it all again if we could. Whether you’re a fellow Millennial or you just want to partake in some old-school media, these ’90s ..read more
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The best way to lose feelings for a toxic man is to go through his following list and see all the women who don’t follow him back. No, you’re not insecure. He’s disrespectful. Society, toxic men, and the pick-me women who enable them have been gaslighting you to believe that you should be okay with some of the blatantly disrespectful behavior of men in modern dating culture. I was once acquaintances with a seemingly “perfect” married couple expecting a child. He would often write lengthy and glowing captions dedicated to her. And then one day, through my “Explore” page, I saw her husband “liki ..read more
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Finished Fallout and need to quench your thirst for TV shows based on video games? Here are the best–and where to stream them.
Fallout landed with a splash on Prime Video, proving once and for all that video game adaptations don’t have to be the cinematic equivalent of a hammer and nail to the groin. To be fair, gone are the dark days when anything based on gaming was either an unmitigated disaster or an Uwe Boll production (hint: both are the same thing). Since Fallout dropped all its episodes in one go, it’ll be a while until the second season arrives. Until then, though, here are six sens ..read more
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I’ve spent the majority of my life working towards that magical point in time where all of my ducks would inevitably fall into a row.
You know the point I’m talking about – the one at which I’m working my dream job, dating my dream person, living in my dream city and pulling in my dream salary. At this mythical point in time I am rich in interpersonal relationships, my physical health is flawless, my hair is always perfectly on point and I never miss an important deadline or say the wrong thing at the wrong time.
I have it all figured out, at this unidentifiable point in time in the future, an ..read more
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The term “dark night of the soul” was first coined in a poem by Spanish poet and mystic Saint John of the Cross in the 16th-century. Today, the dark night of the soul is an idea that exists across various religions and spiritual practices.
At its core, the dark night of the soul is a spiritual depression, a crisis of faith, a total eclipse of meaning. But the dark night of the soul is also an awakening, a life-changing pivot.
Here are eight concrete signs you’re experiencing the dark night of the soul.
1. You no longer recognize your life as yours.
There is a profound feeling of misalignment w ..read more
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We’re inching ever closer to Bridgerton Season 3 and Penelope and Colin’s love story. Kate and Anthony will have a place in the new season, too, so we’ve imagined what the iconic couple might have to say to the romance newbies.
You don’t have to change to be loved.
When Anthony was courting Edwina, it was clear she was falling in love with a version of him that didn’t actually exist—because around her, he worked hard to come across as what he believed a viscount should be. But it was Kate who always got the unfiltered version of him—the man who was temperamental, easy to rile up, overprotectiv ..read more
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TV shows of the 1970s dared to cover social topics that few could handle in decades prior. Here are the top 7, plus where to watch them.
Sitcoms have a long and rich history in the context of pop culture, dating all the way back to the glory days of I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners in the 1950s. A reflection of the decade they were produced within, these series had a way of keeping up with modern culture, integrating the ongoing social trends of their day into each of their many episodes.
That being said, how many decades were as culturally diverse as the 1970s–a decade marred by rapid advan ..read more
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I was seventeen years old when I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s and Colitis. I was still in high school, and it was my senior year. I was an early graduate, so I didn’t have a full year left to go, and everything was going fine to start off the school year. I was working at Hardee’s and hanging out with friends and everything was normal…until we got into the middle of the school year and I started feeling sick. I started getting bursitis on my elbow and my hip started going out. I would be at work, and my hip would go completely out, so I would walk with a limp, and I would be in so much pai ..read more
3 Lies Toxic Men Tell You To Get You To Settle For Them In Dating (And It’s Actually All Projection)
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If you’ve ever read any kind of piece supporting or empowering women to have healthy boundaries in dating and relationships, you’ll normally see an infestation of misogynists or low-quality men in the comments section saying the exact same lies, over and over again, to fear-monger women who have opted out of dating (or low-quality partners) to settle for them. A high-quality man would never subscribe to these falsehoods as they respect women. Here are the three main lies they tell, and the true projections behind them, according to research.
You will die alone! Enjoy your cats.
Unless yo ..read more
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Admit it: Even some of your favorite TV shows overstayed their welcome.
From the moment a TV show captures our hearts, it’s like we’ve found a new best friend. But when they run past their prime, they can begin to feel like a guest who’s overstayed their welcome. Here are eight beloved TV shows that may have stuck around a little too long.
The Office NBC / Universal Television
The Office is undeniably one of the most beloved and iconic shows in TV history. Known for its unique blend of workplace humor and endearing characters, the mockumentary-style series left an ind ..read more