Simply Justyce

Is a mans only job to please his significant other once he begins a relationship?   Is this why many men are possibly commitment phobes or opting out of the “typical” relationship? In today’s modern day society and generation, the number of options one may have becomes more and more appealing to the everyday person. Being able to have your cake and eat it too is essentially the way many people govern their romantic lives.  Many women are taking on what can be defined as masculine characteristics. Now, the topic of gender roles can be seen as taboo, but when it comes to the modern-day female, she is working, paying her own bills, getting her own oil changed, and essentially doing everything for herself. Where does a man come into play you ask? Sex. This is the only thing a man can really offer a woman who is used to providing for herself. Many women are on the independent track in life and seem to have some trouble with submitting to their man in a sense. When I say submit I...

Taken by A. Clark

I want to ask you a question. Are you happy?  How are we truly able to tell if we are genuinely happy? Is it with the things we have, the accomplishments we make, or simply the fact that we are here on this Earth with the ability to do anything we set our minds to. I hate to bring up social media, but social media truly messes up our perceptions of true happiness.  I've always considered myself pretty smart with a decent amount of common sense, so I never really paid attention to the images or memes on social media portraying these insanely happy people. It’s like celebrities; we see them and assume they are happy because they are famous and can buy anything their heart desires. However, a lot of celebrities claim to be depressed or unhappy because of their celebrity status. The same goes for social media; everybody puts out their best selves and others interpret that as their life every day. People bragging about how much money they are making, the trips they are tak...