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Do it Yourself; Tips and ideas for DIY projects to give a gift that your significant other won't return.

Memory of Limerence
I used to think memory was a kind of proof, something solid enough to hold up like a photograph and say, This is what happened. But memory is less like a photograph and more like a rumor you tell yourself until you believe it. Nothing taught me that faster than the night he and I both swear we remember, even though our versions don’t overlap in any meaningful way.
By Syl De'Vila day ago in Humans
Silence Comes Slowly
The day she changed his WeChat contact name back to his full name, she said nothing. The light from the phone screen fell across her face. Outside the window, the city was at 2:17 a.m. The sign of the convenience store downstairs was still lit, and the humming current sounded like an insect trapped in a glass bottle. She stared at the name for a long time. Three characters, horizontal and vertical, neat. Once she had saved him under a nickname only she understood, with a tiny star after it. She had changed it in the middle of the night, a little embarrassed, a little unable to hide the sweetness. Now she pressed and held, deleted, typed his full name, confirmed. The motion was smooth. She had done it many times in her head.
By Jin2 days ago in Humans
If you don’t know what to say to a cancer patient, say nothing
If you don’t know what to say to a cancer patient, say nothing A cancer researcher and crash survivor explains why “stay positive” can hurt, and what actually helps.
By Jin3 days ago in Humans
Inside Princess Charlotte’s Royal World
Imagine growing up knowing that millions of people around the world recognize your name before they have ever met you. For Princess Charlotte of Wales, that is not imagination. It is everyday life.
By Behind the Curtain4 days ago in Humans
I Used to Think Love Was Enough. Then I Watched How He Fought.
At 1 a.m., there was a broken bowl on the kitchen floor. She squatted to pick up the pieces. A shard cut her finger. From the living room, he said, “Someone like you deserves to be alone.”
By Jin6 days ago in Humans
The Only Thing That Makes an Ex Look Twice After They’ve Left
She sent thirty-seven messages. The last one went out at 2:09 a.m. It said, “I’ll change. I really will. This time I’ll change.” She stared at the screen for forty minutes. The chat stayed quiet. She slid the phone under her pillow. Three minutes later, she pulled it back out. Nothing. The next morning at seven, she saw that at 3:01 a.m. he had liked a mutual friend’s photo of a cat.
By Jin8 days ago in Humans
The Last Train: What I Saw in an OB/GYN Clinic When Women Over 35 Were Told Their Pregnancy Couldn’t Be Saved
The clinic door closes. Outside is the three o’clock sun of Melbourne’s west. Inside is air conditioning and a table with a box of tissues.
By Jin15 days ago in Humans
The Ten-Year Lag: Why Poor Kids Learn the Rules of Success Too Late
The first time Chen Mo realized he did not know how to talk was in an interview room when he was twenty-two. The interviewer asked, "What is your greatest weakness?"
By Jin16 days ago in Humans
The Man Who Could Sell Anything and Run Nothing
One Hammer, Two Lives: Luo Yonghao’s Control and His Incompetence Huang Bin posted his first Weibo. Luo Yonghao did not respond.
By Jin16 days ago in Humans
The Quietest Person in the Room Sees the Whole River
At 9:30, the hot pot had only a film of oil left in it. Someone started telling the same joke for the third time. Someone laughed loudly. He sat against the wall, cup in hand, thumb rubbing the rim. No one noticed him. He didn't need to be noticed.
By Jin17 days ago in Humans
I Did a September Reset With Three Rules. Here’s What Actually Stuck.
September Reset September 1, 6:40 a.m. Chen Yinglan turned off the alarm. The screen showed "Early rising streak: Day 1." She stared at the "1" for two seconds, threw off the blanket, and put her feet on the floor. Cold. In the bathroom mirror, the person looking back had hair flattened on one side and sleep stuck in the corners of her eyes. She brushed her teeth for exactly two minutes. The timer on her phone was set. Then she washed her face with cold water.
By Jin19 days ago in Humans
The Great Wall of China: The Longest Grave in the World, or the Greatest Proof of Human Will?
The Stone Snake Across the Mountains A stone snake winding endlessly across the ridges of the wild Chinese mountains, the Great Wall is today a national symbol, an architectural wonder and one of the greatest monuments ever built by mankind.
By Lenka Čihařová24 days ago in Humans