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3 bSmart Ways to Be a Supportive Friend

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Haley Saffren

Relationships

Have you ever had someone in your life who needed help, but kept silent about it? The reason a person needs help varies from person to person. Some people need help as a result of a sudden traumatic event, others may need help because they're struggling with incidents that occurred a long time ago. When someone you care about refu...

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From Abuse to Affection: Rekindling Your Romantic Relationships

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Sara Klimek

Relationships

Abuse is a difficult topic to talk about. But, it's even more difficult to go through an abusive relationship and find yourself in the endless abyss of ‘what happens next?’ The prospect of moving on following an abusive relationship, regardless of being from a romantic partner, friend, parent, or stranger, is daunting. When one is...

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bSmart Detox: Dealing with Toxic People in your Life

Tuesday, 02 October 2018

Sofia Rosa Bianchi

Relationships

The proccess of dealing with toxic people begins with detoxifying yourself. Although someone else may have been the person to 'intoxicate' you in the first place, you are still stuck with the negative energy that is already in your system. Start by cleansing your system of negative thoughts. The energy you are is the energy you at...

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The Benefits of Middle Child Syndrome

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Joanna Gaden

Relationships

My poor father never had anyone to bond with over golf stats in our household full of women. Technically, he was biologically to blame for my mother birthing three daughters, but I’m certain he missed the presence of another boy, especially when my two sisters and I were all teenagers at the same time, volatile and bickering. But he see...

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Navigating Young Love in Modern Relationships

Tuesday, 03 April 2018

Sara Klimek

Relationships

The beginning of your college experience will most likely include change - whether it’s your first time going away from home, first time sitting in a 200-person lecture hall, or first time throwing a kick-back in your tiny dorm room, college can seem like a lot of ‘firsts’ all at once. Unfortunately for some (and fortunately for others), coll...

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Tips for Dating Someone Who is Mentally-Ill

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Sara Klimek

Relationships

I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder when I was about fifteen years old. It wasn’t until I started going to therapy, a suggestion from some of my closest friends and teachers, that I began to understand the repercussions of my poor mental health. My depression did not manifest itself in the cla...

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Debunking the 'Can We Talk?' Text

Thursday, 17 May 2018

Sara Klimek

Relationships

Life happens at inconvenient times. Sometimes, everything goes well for a few weeks and you’re on a roll: all of your work is done and you finally get some ‘me-time’ thrown in there. It seems like your ducks are in a row. And then, the ‘can we talk’ text comes from either your significant other, your roomate, or one of your ...

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7 Ways to Up Your Tinder-Game and Your Self-Esteem

Thursday, 14 June 2018

Sara Klimek

Relationships

Tinder. Bumble. Christian Mingle. No matter what your favorite is, anyone that uses an online dating site can admit that creating a profile that reflects you while getting the most matches is difficult to say the least. Millenials have found an appreciation for the connections they make across the web, and certain apps can a...

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10 bSmart Ideas for Long Distance Dating

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Charlotte Kasper

Relationships

Maybe you’re going away to college, transferring to a new job, or taking time to travel solo. No matter what, distance can be difficult and emotionally taxing to navigate. While investing time and attention in your relationships is crucial to cultivating them, this time is better spent directly communicating with the important people in...

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A bSmart Guide to Tackling Microaggressions

Thursday, 26 July 2018

Teagan Monaco

Relationships

Discussion of microaggressions have entered the mainstream recently, with campaigns like I, Too, Am Harvard which expose how small (and often dismissed) comments can impact the lives of entire communities. In school and workplace environments, it’s important to educate yourself about the small ways your words and actions can affect...

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Creating a Comfortable Living Space with Roommates

Monday, 30 July 2018

Bridget Duggan

Relationships

Just minutes after I decided on a college, I set my sights on what I believed to be the second-most important decision that I would make in my senior year of high school: who I would be rooming with in the fall. I searched for the perfect roommate in ‘Class of 2021’ Facebook groups and on social media, hoping that I would avoid all possible c...

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How to Explain Modern Dating to Your Mom

Thursday, 09 August 2018

Joanna Gaden

Relationships

From ‘in a relationship’ to ‘thing’ to ‘single’ and anything and everything in between.Unlike most millennial women, I never really received ‘the talk’... you know, the ‘birds and the bees’, ‘when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much...’, etc., ad nauseum. Up until I attended a sex-ed themed girl scout talk in third grade, I was pret...

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Leap of Faith: A bSmart Guide to Coming Out to Yourself and Others

Friday, 07 September 2018

Susie Poore

Relationships

I’m gay. A little over a year ago, that simple declaration would’ve made me panic. While I had finally become secure in myself as a person, it meant something entirely different to say it out loud. I didn’t admit it until I was eighteen years old and finally had the courage. I’d been carrying this secret around inside me si...

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My Year of Rebound Relationships and Finding Self Love

Monday, 05 December 2016

Brittany Anne Brown

Relationships

In the year following my first serious relationship crumbling like a house of sand, in one year, almost to the day, I went through a string of rebound dates... I had been so used to having a partner, a go-to, and a best friend, that I craved to be reunited with that feeling. But what I really needed was to find peace within myself and l...

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How to Maintain your Personality in your Relationships

Thursday, 08 December 2016

joli rose

Relationships

They say that love blinds you… and I would say that is definitely true for me. When you finally stumble upon that person who you know is the one, it seems effortless to give up your entire life and dedicate everything to him or her from then on to keep that relationship. WRONG CHOICE! If that person really is the one, your relatio...

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Overcoming Loneliness Post-Graduation

Monday, 23 January 2017

Kaycia Sailsman

Relationships

Loneliness is a topic that some people might be hesitant to talk about because who wants to be lonely? It's not a good feeling, and for some it can be quite uncomfortable to express out loud to someone. This kind of loneliness comes from being away from friends and being so enveloped in your work so much that the concept of having a soc...

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So You Want an Open Relationship?

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Madison Kitchen

Relationships

The first time I heard about the idea of an open relationship, I winced. It didn’t sound like something I would like, or something that could be a viable possibility in a successful romantic relationship. I vowed to myself early on that I would never be in one, and would never support one. But when, to my surprise, my boyfriend of...

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The bSmart Way to Weather the Notorious Long-Distance Relationship

Friday, 09 June 2017

Marie Mekosh

Relationships

Summer is approaching, and that means students and graduates will embark on trips, start internships and jobs in new places, or simply return home from college and other programs. If you’re in a relationship, you may relish the idea of these new experiences but worry about how things will go when you part with your significant other.Purchase ...

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bSmart Tips to Stay in Touch With Your Family

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Deanne Swaringen

Relationships

Family is something that almost every person in the world can relate to, whether by blood, marriage, or choice. You love your family, with all your heart and unconditionally. It’s a group you live with for most of your life, until it's time for you to step out into the world on your own. Maybe you’re leaving for college, the milit...

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The Feminist’s Dilemma: Breakup Edition

Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Shannon Scheel

Relationships

It happened on a Sunday morning.He sat on my couch methodically tying his shoes. I can still picture his sharp jawline, brow furrowed in concentration. I knew this face well — it was his expression of intellectual curiosity. I saw it when he would work on a paper across from me in the library or when philosophical thoughts rose to...