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Real Confessions: Part V

A Monthly Series

Keirston Tori Harding

Mar 21, 2017

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You ever want to get something off your chest, have an interesting experience to share, or want to read someone else's? That is what this monthly series is about. This monthly article will reveal people's secrets, experiences, and thoughts that they would like to share but may not want to tell the people in their lives. This is Real Confessions.

HOT FOR TEACHER

"He's so hot and funny has these gorgeous blue-grey eyes and not even that much older than me but obviously completely off limits and I just need to get this off my chest I feel like I'm going to explode. The first time I laid eyes on him I felt a connection. I have never felt this way about a guy before. I cannot wait till this semester ends so I can make my move. I just don't know if he'll feel the same way." Izzy, 21

TRAPPED

"I have kept this hidden for some time, from my family, from my friends. It's funny, I find myself easily talking to strangers about the subject but go into a full blown panic attack if my family comes close to knowing. I am a woman trapped in a man's body. I have known since I was four years old but no one else has caught on. I desperately want to live my life the way I want to, as a woman. I just know if I do I will never see my loved ones again. I might just keep my secret from them forever."Echo, 25

MAY-DECEMBER ROMANCE

"I am dating a man 30 years older than me and I have never been happier. I've never felt more respected or loved. But I can't tell anyone because he's not Christian and he's 30 years older than me.My family would never approve. I also have HPV and we have decided not to have sex until the two years (for the virus to clear up) have passed. We go for coffee and walks in the rain, and I'm pretty sure he's my soulmate if those exist." Sabrina, 23

I HATE YOU

"He's a jobless jerk that only cares about himself. I hate him so much but shouldn't that be enough to leave? Why can't I seem to? It may be the fact that we have been together since high school. I just don't understand why he has no ambition. I am at my limit. If things do not change soon I am walking out the door." Dahlia, 24

THE BIG TEASE

"My husband has gained a lot of weight and refuses any kind of sex or fooling around. But he still likes to flirt and get me all hopeful thinking he's maybe wanting to have a bit of fun. Just yesterday he sent me naughty texts leading me to believe that he was finally ready to give in. NOPE! I am trying to be understanding but damn...How much more understanding can I be. Maybe it's time to see a counselor. I don't know, I just wish he would trust me enough with something like this." Fae, 31

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

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1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

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7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

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12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

We don't buy into these... just like how we don't buy our friends.

8. "The whole philanthropy thing isn't real, right?"

7. "I don't need to buy my friends."

6. "Oh, so I'll bet you love to drink."

5. "Can you tell me some of your secrets?"

4. "What do you do at your meetings?"

3. "Do you guys haze really badly?"

2. "Is it just like in the movies?"

1. "Sororities are so basic."

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11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!