Sydnee Lyons
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Why You Should Consider Taking A Career Aptitude Test In College
You just might learn more about yourself than you imagined. → Read More
Here's Why You Should Consider Taking A Career Aptitude Test
It’s more useful than you might think. → Read More
How Often Is Too Often to Change Jobs? An Expert Weighs In
Be prepared to explain your job changes. → Read More
9 Signs Your Partner Is Controlling, Toxic, & Possibly Dangerous
Relationship red flags can be easy to miss (or easy to ignore) but if you think there might be signs your partner is controlling, you should be on high alert. The more involved you get with a controlling partner — the deeper your emotional… → Read More
Is Chidi in the Bad Place Because of a Diagnosable Mental Illness?
Holy forking shirtballs. → Read More
My Partner & I Barely Texted For A Week & This Is How It Affected Our Relationship
Disclaimer: I text my partner a lot. I just didn’t realize it until I my partner and I barely texted. I decided to try an experiment — for an entire week, we'd limit ourselves to sending just one text each. How hard could it be? In true Scorpio… → Read More
My First One-Night Stand Helped Me Realize I'm Demisexual & Here's What That Means
If classic Hollywood movies are your thing, I’m about to ruin Pulp Fiction for you. That’s the movie my date and I watched before my first one-night stand kind of failed and helped me realized that I'm demisexual. In other words, I only develop… → Read More
5 Online Certificates That Will Make You Competitive In The Job Market
That job is yours. → Read More
I Asked My Tinder Matches If They Wanted To Get Married & Their Responses Had Me Shook
I have mixed feelings about marriage. Most days, I think I'm not cut out for it, but for silly reasons. "I like having my own closet space and bathroom sink," I rationalize, knowing fully well these are minor fixes on any HGTV home improvement show.… → Read More
Guys Might Not Commit To You In The Summer & Here's Why, According To 7 People
Recently, a friend of mine revealed that a guy she had dated one summer said he wasn't able to commit to her for another three to nine months. "Um, that's oddly specific," I thought. His reason? It was his first single summer in New York City and "so… → Read More
3 Signs You're Attracted To Your Partner, According To A Sex Therapist
Can you identify individual signs you're attracted to your partner? It's not as straightforward as you might think. When you have a connection with someone (even just a physical one), it can be difficult to explain what you're feeling at first. Inste… → Read More
7 Rules For Open Relationships That Might Work For You & Your Partner
If you're into monogamy, the boundaries for your relationships are pretty clear. Don't kiss, sleep with, or get emotionally involved with anyone who's not your partner. But if you're in an open relationship or you're polyamorous (more on the… → Read More
I Had A Crush On My Best Friend’s Brother & This Is What Happened
Eric* leaned in to kiss me in the hauntingly bare common area of my freshman dorm room. I stared back at him like a deer in the headlights, if only the deer had been cross-eyed and had its arms fixed stiffly at its sides. The kiss was about two-secon… → Read More
Breaking Up When You Live Together Is Excruciating, Here's What It's Like
You don't need me to tell you that breakups suck, which is why I'm here to tell you that breaking up when you live together is so. much. worse. Do you continue living together like Nick and Jess did on New Girl? God, I hope not. If you go your separa… → Read More
What Attracted These 7 Men To Their Last Crushes Is Actually Pretty Cute
He reminded me of Nate Archibald from Gossip Girl. That's legitimately what I found appealing about my most recent crush. Sorry, but it doesn't get any deeper than that. In other instances though, when I'm not trying to live out my lustful, adolescen… → Read More
What It's Like To Be Engaged In College, According To One Woman Who Said Yes
I'll be honest. I had no idea that #RingBySpring was a legitimate college tradition until now. Turns out, it's when college sweethearts get engaged before graduation, usually during their last semester, and it's more popular at religious, academic in… → Read More
I Did Long-Distance For 4 Years & Here's How It Affected My Relationship
I got into my first serious relationship only two months after starting my first semester of college. We didn't meet in the dining hall or in my mandatory natural science lab. We met years before through family friends in my hometown. It wasn't until… → Read More
5 Signs Your Relationship Needs Work, According To A Couples' Therapist
Imagine having access to a PDF version of the roadmap to relationship success. I don't mean figuratively. I mean like an actual map with must-see destinations highlighted in bold and warning signs about detours and hazardous conditions up ahead.… → Read More
If Your Crush Ignored Your Text, Should You Text Back? Here's One Theory
I don't know about you but the first thought I have whenever someone I'm crushing on doesn't reply to my text is, "OMG, they hate me now. It was nice while it lasted." Rational, I know. But if you don't have a mini freakout after they ignored your te… → Read More
7 Single Women Reveal How Often They Have Sex
Do you ever feel like you're constantly comparing yourself to other people? On social media, in your classes, at work, or even within your own family. I'm not sure what we expect the ~winner~ to receive or if we even know what it would take to win. W… → Read More