fact or fiction

Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores relationship myths and truths to get your head out of the clouds and back into romantic reality.

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By Ross E Fortune Lombardiabout a year ago in Humans
The first known example of human social empathy is Little Benjamin.
For over half a million years, Benjamina's tiny skull was concealed in the Atapuerca Mountains of Spain. Her account now calls into question long-held beliefs about the origins of human empathy.
By Francis Damiabout a year ago in Humans
5 ChatGPT Prompts To Be Generally Happier More Often
Most people spend hours chasing empty dopamine hits from social media, streaming, and shallow conversations. Anxiety ensues, and they wonder why they aren’t happy. Days slip away on distractions instead of building the life that brings actual joy. Sound like you? What if a few simple prompts could completely transform your daily experience?
By Muhammad Sabeelabout a year ago in Humans
How Changing My Environment Changed My Identity
We often talk about growth like it’s something that happens in therapy, in books, or in conversations with ourselves. But sometimes, it happens when you pack your things, leave behind everything you thought you were, and land in a place where no one knows your name.
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans
The Spiritual Practice of Getting Lost
We live in a world obsessed with direction. With goals, timelines, five-year plans, and clearly marked paths. We’re taught from an early age to know where we’re going. To have answers. To be decisive, strategic, and on track.
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans
Becoming a Safe Space for Myself
For most of my life, I searched for safety in other people. In relationships, I wanted reassurance. In friendships, I needed approval.
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans
Leaving Isn’t Always Escaping
For a long time, I believed that leaving meant quitting. That walking away equated to failure. That staying—no matter how painful or misaligned—was the more noble, more courageous act. I thought that to endure was to be strong, and to leave was to give up.
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans
I Am Not a Phase, I Am a Rebirth
For years, I was told I was “just going through a phase.” When I shifted my beliefs, changed my lifestyle, cut my hair, set boundaries, walked away from certain people—I was met with eye rolls, concern, and the ever-dismissive, “You’ll come back around. This is just a phase.”
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans
How I Navigated a Season of Shedding
There are seasons in life that don’t look like blooming. They don’t come with fireworks, breakthroughs, or celebrations. They look more like unraveling—quiet, gritty, raw. They come with goodbyes, empty rooms, and aching clarity.
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans
Unlearning Who I Thought I Had to Be
We spend so much of our lives becoming. Becoming who we’re told we should be. Becoming what’s applauded, rewarded, or expected.
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans
Starting Over Without a Roadmap
Nobody teaches you how to start over. There’s no handbook for when life unravels. No syllabus for navigating a sudden job loss, a breakup that cracks you open, or a quiet inner shift that tells you—you can’t keep going like this. Sometimes, the ground disappears beneath you before you’ve figured out where you’re going next.
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans
Why I Quit a “Dream” Life That No Longer Fit
We all have dreams—visions of success, happiness, and fulfillment that light up our minds like guiding stars. Sometimes, those dreams come true, or at least appear to on the outside. But what happens when the “dream” you’ve chased becomes a cage? When the life everyone else envies no longer feels like your own?
By Irfan Aliabout a year ago in Humans