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Do You Follow Your Heart, But Ignore Your Instincts?
Sometimes your heart is hard to ignore.

Do You Follow Your Heart, But Ignore Your Instincts?

Sometimes the heart's call tries to overpower instincts, and it's up to you to draw the line.

Your heart and your instincts are often at war, and there's always a blurred line between them. The old adage says to "follow your heart, but trust your instincts." I've always found that statement difficult to make sense of. If your instincts say leave and your heart says stay, then which do you listen to?

Sussing Out Your Sixth Sense

Sussing Out Your Sixth Sense

Learning to listen to your sixth sense, or intuition, can bring you both insight and wisdom.

Learning to listen to your sixth sense, or intuition, can bring you both insight and wisdom. Learning to listen to your sixth sense, or intuition, can bring you both insight and wisdom. Learning to listen to your sixth sense, or intuition, can bring you both insight and wisdom. What we commonly refer to as our "sixth sense" goes by many different names: gut feeling, inner voice, instinct, intuition, subconscious. Regardless of which term you prefer to use, this sixth sense is not some magical or mystical power that only a few people are blessed enough to possess; rather, it is as common and natural as the other five senses we automatically accept as being valid and real because of our experience.

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11 Signs A Lady Is Telling Lies

She's avoiding your questions and looks uneasy, but is she lying? 11 signs that she is.

She may think her poop smells like roses, but her BS definitely stinks! So, when in doubt, here's how you can figure out if your lady is being straight with you.

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Community: 10 Online Dating Rules I Swear By

Online dating can be fun, tricky and downright dangerous. I have some rules that I follow with every guy that I meet online. And yes, I should know---I'm 42 and still single.

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The Secrets Behind Serial Monogamy

Serial monogamy: dating with no breaks between relationships. Why is it becoming more common?

Despite the fact that humans are not naturally monogamous, there's something within us that seeks the companionship and stability one-on-one commitments offer. In a way, serial monogamy is a happy medium for many. Serial lovers get to express and explore these different components of their personalities with each relationship they try out.