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.

The Doll Who Knew All Her Secrets
There was a little girl who believed that quiet things had voices. Her name was Mira, and she lived in a small apartment where the walls hummed softly at night, as if remembering old conversations. Her parents were kind but busy, always moving through rooms with phones pressed to their ears, calendars folded into their hands. They loved her, but love sometimes arrived late, like letters with faded stamps.
By Luna Vani9 months ago in Humans
I Failed So Many Times That I Almost Believed I Was the Problem
For a long time, failure felt like my permanent companion. No matter how hard I tried, nothing seemed to work out the way I hoped. I watched opportunities come and go, always stopping just short of reaching me. Each time I failed, I told myself it was temporary, that the next attempt would be different. But after a while, those words began to feel empty.
By On that9 months ago in Humans
How Gen Z Is Redefining Success and Work Life Balance
For decades, success followed a predictable formula. Long working hours. Corporate titles. Stable salaries. Delayed personal life.
By Artical Media9 months ago in Humans
The Lie of “New Year, New Me”
Every year, on the first morning of January, the world wakes up pretending to be reborn. Gyms overflow. Journals open on fresh pages. Promises are declared loudly and confidently: This is my year. New year, new me. The words feel powerful... until they don’t. Until motivation fades, routines collapse, and February quietly becomes a graveyard of abandoned resolutions.
By MIGrowth9 months ago in Humans
Are Fat People Disabled or Are Disabled People Fat?
There is a question people ask quietly, sometimes without even realising they are asking it. It lives in looks, assumptions, and comments muttered under breath. It sounds like concern, but it is actually judgement. It goes something like this: why are so many fat people in pain? Why are so many fat people using mobility aids? Why are so many fat people struggling to move?
By No One’s Daughter9 months ago in Humans
Souvenirs — The Physical Pieces of Our Past That Shape Who We Become
Souvenirs are more than simple objects. They’re tiny time machines, emotional anchors, and physical reminders of moments that mattered. Whether it’s a small keychain from a trip, a concert ticket, a bracelet from a friend, or even a handwritten note, souvenirs carry a weight far heavier than their size. They hold pieces of us — pieces we don’t want to lose.
By mike9 months ago in Humans
Working with people you disagree with
Being in a closed circle of friends shields us from opposing ideas, our friends are generally people we agree with or who would be willing to go along with our ideas or even convince us otherwise. There are only very few places where we meet opposing points of views, the few I can think of are; at work, siblings or random strangers. This means that we often don’t get to work with people we disagree with, for strangers we only work with them for a limited time, with siblings we have parents to mediate and often go separate ways during disagreements, at the workplace we have a clear hierarchy for decision making. This means that the average person doesn’t know how to work with people they disagree with.
By real Jema9 months ago in Humans
Empaths Don’t Need Thicker Skin, They Need Better Boundaries
Being an empath is often treated like a badge of honor. You’re the one people turn to when they’re overwhelmed, confused, or hurting. You listen deeply, sense emotional shifts instantly, and care in ways that feel natural and instinctive. But over time, that constant emotional openness can come at a cost.
By Leigh Cala-or9 months ago in Humans
The Quiet Bench
A Place for Thinking The bench sat beneath a jacaranda tree at the edge of the park, slightly removed from the paths where most people walked. Its paint had peeled over the years, revealing layers of green and blue beneath, as if it had lived more lives than anyone remembered.
By Waqas Khan 9 months ago in Humans
The Sound That Changed the World
Before the laugh came, there was waiting. Not the kind of waiting filled with impatience or clocks ticking loudly on walls, but a quiet, hopeful waiting that lived in the small house at the end of the lane. It lived in the pauses between heartbeats, in the way every adult in the room leaned forward without realizing it, as if the air itself might carry news.
By Farhad9 months ago in Humans
When the Heart Learns to Breathe Again
Heartbreak does not arrive loudly. It does not announce itself with thunder or warning bells. It comes softly, like a crack in glass—almost invisible at first—until one day the whole world seems to shatter in your hands.
By Farhad9 months ago in Humans
The Lens That Reclaimed the Source Code
This piece marks the moment my operating system finally shifted. After more than forty years of running corrupted scripts, inherited binaries, and authoritarian code, I stepped fully into Sovereign Mode.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 9 months ago in Humans