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“Dukes of Hazzard” actor John Schneider, 64, and his new wife Dee Dee Sorvino fell in love after sharing the experience of losing a spouse. They admit they felt a sense of guilt loving again due to their deep love for their lost spouses.

‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star John Schneider, 64, and New Wife Dee Dee, 57,  Share a Sense of Guilt After Losing Spouses – Coping After Losing Loved One After Cancer

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An individual took to Reddit to share their dismay with their cousin who is getting married soon. They explained that the bride and groom have sent out "you are not invited cards" to people who won't be attending the ceremony. The couple is apparently planning a "small garden wedding," and...

Family Member in Disbelief After Bride & Groom Send Out ‘You Are Not Invited Cards’ Before Wedding

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After splitting from her husband in her 50s, Sandra Garlick decided to travel the world alone

I started travelling alone after a divorce – here's my advice

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If we looked 60 years into the past, there are a lot of things that were accepted as “normal” that today most people find abhorrent. For example, people used to smoke cigarettes everywhere. They’d light up in hospitals, schools and even churches.People also used to litter like crazy. It’s socially unacceptable now, but if you lived in the ’70s and finished your meal at McDonald’s, you’d chuck your empty styrofoam container (remember those?) and soda cup right out of the window of your car and onto the street.

People are sharing the weirdest things we accept as 'normal’ and it has people questioning reality

Grief can have serious physical consequences that impact the cardiovascular, immune, and digestive systems. During periods of grief, changes in diet and unhealthy choices can adversely impact the body. Grieving is a dynamic process rather than a static state of being. Grief is an intense sense of sorrow, typically in...

Grief’s Impact on the Body

Los Angeles County, CA

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

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There is no doubt that my mother fancied herself a martyr. Any time she got the chance, she would complain about the trials and tribulations of her children. She loved to complain about the grief that we caused her and the ways we cornered her into a life that made her miserable. Yet she brought more and more children into the world. When she couldn’t do that, she reached for the phone and attempted to become a foster. She wanted a home full of children she could complain about.

The Narcissistic Parent: Manipulation and Martyrdom

Los Angeles, CA

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

For many people, the idea of hitchhiking today is a wild thought. But once upon a time, this activity was popular in many places, lending a hand to many people who needed help. However, in recent decades, hitchhiking has been deemed more dangerous than previously thought. This is not to...

20 Things That Were Normal When Our Parents Grew Up But Now Seem Totally Weird

There are only a few things that can rob me of my appetite: depression, tonsillitis, and, perhaps most seriously, heartbreak. After my first boyfriend dumped me at 17, eating seemed futile, pointless. My angelic, doting mother pushed plate after plate of comfort food towards me, but it tasted exclusively of cardboard. I’d already become interested in “cooking” by then (my specialties being toasties, paninis, and other forms of hot and cold sandwiches), but not even melted cheese and deli meats could do it for me anymore. I kept losing weight, my face becoming gaunt, until one day I decided to go to Korea Foods in New Malden, mainly to get myself out of bed. Walking through the aisles, happiness, or something like it, bubbled up inside me. The garish packaging! The jumbo radishes! Maybe, I thought, I do have it in me to make something to eat. And so I filled my basket with whatever looked appealing, along with a candy-floss drink to have on the train home.

The Only Cure For Heartbreak I Know

The issue of family estrangement is a societal phenomenon that hasn’t gotten much attention over the years. However, lately more studies have indicated it’s on the rise. According to Psychology Today, in an article published in January, there is data to suggest that as many as one in four people are estranged from at least one family member.

Family Estrangement on the Rise

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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, better known as Rumi, left us with so much wisdom and insight through his teachings and powerful poetry. Even though his teachings were created in the 13th century, they are still applicable today.

11 Life Lessons Everyone Should Learn From Rumi

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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Jeannie Assimos married when she was 40 and divorced her ex-husband four years later. She vowed she would never get married again.

I refuse to marry my long-term partner. A divorce taught me marriage is nothing more than a business transaction.

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Marriage is often seen as a lifelong commitment; a partnership built on love, trust and mutual respect. However, there are times when the very foundation of a marriage starts to crumble, leaving both partners feeling trapped, unhappy and unfulfilled. When this happens, the difficult question arises: Is divorce the right choice?

Signs that divorce might be the right choice for a married couple

It's been 14 years since actor James MacArthur died of natural causes at only 72 years old. Best known as Danny “Danno” Williams on the original TV adaptation of Hawaii Five-0 (the famed crime-adventure series, CBS, 1968-1980), MacArthur was the adopted son of acting legend Helen Hayes. This is his story.

'Hawaii Five-0'' Actor James MacArthur Was Adopted by Helen Hayes): A Look Back at His Tragic Death

I meet a Venezuelan woman who is a space engineer and has a six-year-old daughter. She’s looking for her forever person, so I don’t want to date her, but I want to meet her because she’s also a queer single parent, and I want to practice my Spanish.

Schrödinger’s Catch: Applying the Rules of Quantum Physics to Queer Dating

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Winfield, WV

The hardest drive I ever had to make lasted 15 minutes. It was from my father’s house on a hilly farm in Winfield, West Virginia, to St. Albans, the small town I grew up outside, on the day of my mother’s funeral. I’d just flown in from Denver, and I hadn’t slept in days. My brother was in the hospital, and he was refusing visitors.

Love in the Time of Hillbilly Elegy: On JD Vance’s Appalachian Grift

The following is from Alejandro Puyana's Freedom Is a Feast. Puyana, who came to the United States from Venezuela at the age of twenty-six, received his MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas. His work has appeared in Tin House, American Short Fiction, The American Scholar, and elsewhere, and his story “Hands of Dirty Children” was reprinted in Best American Short Stories. He lives with his wife (the writer Brittani Sonnenberg) and daughter in Austin, Texas.

Freedom Is a Feast

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Rejecting Denial and Embracing Sorrow: On Writing the Story of a Husband’s Suicide

In my first attempt to address the subject of my young husband’s suicide, the story I wrote bore no resemblance to the reality of his death,...

Rejecting Denial and Embracing Sorrow: On Writing the Story of a Husband’s Suicide

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