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19 Heartfelt Photos That Prove Friendship Is a Precious Gift

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You have no way of knowing how much of an impact someone might have on your life when you first meet them. A simple “hello” might lead to a lifelong friendship. It’s crazy to look back and realize that you have a bond with someone who used to be a complete stranger ages ago! 1. Still chilling with the same friends 19 years later! 2. We’re still enjoying the same thing on one screen after all these years. 3. The same smiles and embrace, then and now Read More...

Curing Homosexuality vs Psychiatry: A History of Conversion Therapy

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Fifty years ago today, TIME ran a short article under the headline, “Homosexuals Can Be Cured.” The article reported that male homosexuals responded well to group psychotherapy, under the care of 64-year-old University of Pennsylvania professor and psychiatrist Samuel Hadden. Over the course of four to eight years, Hadden explained, patients shared and interpreted each other’s dreams, cast aside their “flamboyant” clothes and manners, worked through their hostilities and neuroses, and began dating women. Read More...

How many people had help from their parents to buy their first home?

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Prior to the pandemic, the proportion of those getting help from the bank of mum and dad was double that of the 1990s"Do well in school, get a good job, buy a house" is the generally accepted path through life we are taught to take. However, owning one's own home is increasingly becoming a pipe dream. The average house price is 65 times greater than what it was in 1970, but wages are only 36 times higher. Read More...