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I was lucky and lasted until I was 24 years old before I truly got my heart broken. Sure, there had been people in the past who had hurt me, and for a while when they did it felt a lot like a broken heart should have. You see, I always assumed when someone really broke my heart, like in the movies, that I would cry for months and write them letters every day begging for them to take me back. In reality I couldn't sleep or eat for three days and eventually thought about checking myself into a hospital. When they left me sitting on the front steps of our shared apartment, I wrung my hands so viciously I quickly gave up my attempts to stop biting my nails. It wasn't sadness like I thought it would be — no, instead it was absent. Absence of this person and the absence of knowing who I was without them. If getting your heartbroken sounds like the worst thing that will ever happen to you, then you'd be right. It is. It stings and it feels weird and you don't understand why yo...

You've been chasing that certain woman for weeks, maybe even months. She rarely calls you, she flirts with other guys, but you continue to hope that one day she'll come around. How do you know when to finally throw in the towel? The hugely popular book He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys has virtually become the dating bible for women; it clearly outlines the signs that men give off when they are not interested. But don't bother running out and buying yourself a copy just yet. When the situation is reversed and it comes to reading a woman's signals, the indicators can be very different. The following 5 signs are all giveaways that she is not interested in you. With a quick perusal of the list below, you should be in a good position to decipher when to continue your pursuit and when to walk away with your dignity intact. So read on to put her behavior into perspective and figure out once and for all if she's just not into you. ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sometimes the skeptical donors ask Andy Puzder what it is that he sees in Donald Trump, the controversial Republican presidential nominee for whom Puzder is raising money. "The kids," Puzder says he often replies. "If he's such an evil villain, how do you explain the kids?" The eldest four, Ivanka, Eric, Donald Jr. and Tiffany, are being introduced to the world with prime-time speaking slots this week at the Republican National Convention. Trump loyalists are thrilled to see them in the spotlight, predicting they will take the edge off a candidate known for biting remarks that have offended women and immigrants, among others. Trump's fundraisers know this to be true; for them, the children have long been a touchstone. "It's a good way to start a conversation because it's all positive," says Puzder, one of Trump's California finance chairmen and the chief executive of several fast-food chains. "Everybody knows you c...

Chip Kelly's vision in Philadelphia is officially dead, from the players -- like DeMarco Murray, Byron Maxwell, and Kiko Alonso, all of whom were traded this offseason -- to the sports science. The player purge happened earlier this offseason, but the Eagles' decision to move away from sports science is a recent development. Until now, it looked as if it would be the only surviving remnant from the Kelly era, as the team retained the services of Kelly's sports science guru Shaun Huls (who's officially known as the director of sports science and reconditioning). But after seeing Doug Pederson's comments from mandatory minicamp, it's become clear the new head coach is distancing himself from his predecessor, even if he's not entirely forbidding the use of sports science. "A lot of that stuff has been cut way back," Pederson said, according to NJ.com. "I think it was introduced, and now, great, it was introduced. Now let's pull back on it. If...

When Alfred Morris shows up for Cowboys training camp later this month, there's a good chance he'll be the only one in the team's locker room who drives a $2 car. Yes, you read that right. Morris drives a $2 car. In a recent conversation with 5pointsblue.com, Morris revealed that he bought the car from his pastor for $2 during his junior year of college. Ever since then, Morris and the car, a 1991 Mazda, have been inseparable. The Cowboys running back even has a fun nickname for the car: Bentley. When Alfred Morris shows up for Cowboys training camp later this month, there's a good chance he'll be the only one in the team's locker room who drives a $2 car. Despite the fact that Morris just signed a two-year, $3.5 million deal with Dallas that includes $1 million in guaranteed money, he still refuses to get rid of Bentley. Morris' car rose to fame during his rookie year in Washington because, well, it was the only 1991 Mazda in the Redskins' parking lot. ...

First Born Girls who are the oldest in their family are the girlfriends who just want to take care of you. Their maternal instinct can never be tamed so they always want to make sure you're in a good spot, have enough to eat, don't need help with anything…pretty much anything that could fall under the caretaker role. They are the classic, "text me when you get home!" girlfriend — the one is who always going to put you ahead of herself. Oldest children do have a reputation for being controlling, and so the girl who is the oldest sibling is probably going to be on the more type A end of the spectrum. Think of it as less bossy, and more particular. Will there be arguments because the laundry wasn't put away correctly? Maybe. But the benefit to being an oldest child is she's learned how to negotiate. So arguments very quickly become "dialogues" or "discussions" and rarely spin out of control and become an actual fight. Somewhere In The Middle M...

He wasn't able to make me laugh so I never messaged him back. She wasn't as cute in person as she was in her pictures so I'm not going to hangout with her again. He wasn't as tall as I hoped so it really threw the chemistry off. We look for the mildest excuses to find what's wrong with someone. We don't even give them half a chance and that's our problem with relationships these days. We find one flaw, big or small, and it immediately triggers something in our head that says, "Nope, not him." We are shallow and we suck as humans. And if you don't want to admit it, I will because I'm definitely not above admitting that I suck. Here is my advice to you: If you want your love to last stop treating your relationships like they're disposable. Stop doing something you know is pissing your partner off just because you know in time they will get over it because they always do. Don't repeatedly ignore their request or not listen when they ...

Sure, you can move in together, or get a pet. It's a big deal to cohabit, and to commit to a species, a breed, a name, and a strategy for disciplining a living creature. But nothing says "I love you, and I'm here to stay" like a truly unique gesture. So consider these 9 methods of showing the person you love that you're in it for the long haul without even mentioning marriage. 1. Become each other's medical proxies. Speaking of mortality, you might as well put your partner in charge of carrying out your wishes in case you're ever seriously injured. Totally morbid? Not necessarily. Creating a living will, the official document that forces you to clarify your wishes regarding life prolonging medical treatments, is a precaution every adult should take anyway. And discussing the prospect of allowing your significant other to make serious decisions on your behalf is really kind of lovely. So print out a standard living will online (there are several websites th...