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Most recently published stories in Humans.
A Chance Encounter - Part 1
Months had passed since his funeral. The furthest I had attempted to venture out of my house was work. I sheltered myself from the outside world, hoping that the pain would slowly disappear and I could just move on with my life. Every offer to go out scared me; I turned into a hermit and was becoming more and more comfortable with never seeing another human being again. I guess it was just a defense mechanism. I never used to be like-well, no, I was, but not to the same extent. My anxiety always kept me a little on edge about the world around me, but this, this was on a whole different level.
By Jennifer Fayn8 years ago in Humans
Are You Ready for Your Blessings?
I met you when I was seventeen years old and lonely. Of course, I was lonely: I hadn't had a love in many years, and being single for a long time was not something I thought I would ever get used to. Being a companion and having a companion was always something I imagined for myself. Maybe I was just a conservative woman who believed that I should be wed and have someone to call my forever, or maybe I was just a woman who had a desire to not be lonely anymore.
By Sarah Fields8 years ago in Humans
Was It Meant to Be?
How do you lay next to the guy you fell head-over-heels for, knowing that he treats you like a friend or sometimes not even like you're the most important thing in his life? Yeah, I know, you can't answer that. They always say that true love never fails, it may bend at some points in time, but it will never break. So why does it feel like your heart is in a million pieces? Moral point is that you never know how the other person feels for you. They can tell you a thousand times but if they don’t show you then what’s its really worth?
By Kelsey Hollingsworth8 years ago in Humans
Hello, Old Friend
Nine years... It has been nine years since I saw you last, and before that we had been friends for almost ten if I can recall — not just 'friends' but best friends, inseparable — the type of friendship you could only hope to find. But in high school, things changed, people change and we drifted. I blamed you for a long time because for some reason you thought it would be cool to get drunk at school and I never understood why. Maybe it was my fault for not trying to help you cope with whatever it was you needed coping with. I never was and still am not good at that. I am trying to be better.
By Jessica Osborne8 years ago in Humans
I Loved Once
There was once a time when I thought that love just wasn't for me. Dating had always seemed to end in nothing, but disaster. I think at some point or anothe,r we all have one bad date or another. For me, they all seemed to end up in the gutter. Even if the guy ended up nice, there always seemed to be some secret they hid until a few weeks into the relationship. And let me tell you I have dated them all: cheaters, beaters, druggies, drug dealers, and yes even an eater or two. However, with some of the other things life had thrown my way nothing seemed to faze me one bit until this last serious boyfriend.
By Alyssa Horn8 years ago in Humans
How To Get Past the Fake It Till You Make It Phase
We’ve all heard it before. “Fake it till you make it!” Most success, dating, and life coaches I know believe (or at least pretend to believe) in the "fake it till you make it" approach. As a result of that, most guys on various dating forums believe that they just have to fake being an awesome guy in order to become one.
By Sebastian Harris8 years ago in Humans
Questions to Ask on a First Date
Dating can be awkward. In fact, it totally is awkward — especially if it's online dating. You're meeting some random person you picked off the net for coffee, and you're supposed to act like you've known each other for ages. Or, something. It's hard to tell with modern dating.
By Jules Fortman8 years ago in Humans











