Toby Knapp

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#ReadThisNOW: Your one-stop digest of STUFF from the web today!

Thanks for choosing to #ReadThisNOW... your afternoon and evening update of THINGS... 

Let's start with a couple of viral videos I found to be interesting... 

First up... this video from a restaurant which shows that there really is no difference between a LARGE BEER and a SMALL BEER... in fact... BOTH GLASSES HOLD THE SAME AMOUNT OF BEER! To quote the great TOMMY CHUCK, "This is a scam-a-lam-a-ding-dong right here..."

This next video is all about INSTANT KARMA. You try to kick a dog... and KARMA - and the DOG - will get you... watch...

And then... this. If you miss your flight... you can either be all butt-hurt about it... or you can dance. 

I say... DANCE. DANCE I SAY... just like she did... 

Now... here's what I'm getting into on an iHeartRadio platform near you... 

Do You Feel You’re Addicted To Dating Apps Which Is Making You A Bad Dater?

According to a survey done by Match.com, millennials are 125% more likely to get addicted to dating apps than previous generations. Almost one in six singles (15%) say they feel addicted to the process of looking for a date. Moreover, men are 97% more likely to feel addicted to dating than women -- although women feel more burned out by the process (54%)

  • Do you think your dating app addiction is stopping you from finding a committed relationship?
  • Do you go on your dating apps more than you go on Facebook or Instagram?

Who in Your Relationship Has A Higher Threshold For Pain?

Women can handle pain better than men, a new study suggests. And it all comes down to how the sexes remember their past agony differently. Scientists in Canada were stunned to discover men and women don’t recall past pain in the same way. Their “surprise” findings show while women forget, men don’t. And so when it comes to facing the same pain again, men are more “stressed and hypersensitive” to that pain than women.

  • Do you think this study rings true in your relationship?
  • Ladies, do you think your guy is a much bigger wuss than you? 

Source: New York Post 

FALLING IN LOVE actually CHANGES the FEMALE BODY! 

They say falling in love is powerful and it turns out, it impacts us not just psychologically, but physically too. And it has such an impact that it can literally cause genetic changes in a woman’s body. A new study from UCLA reveals falling head over heels for someone can cause females in particular to produce a specific kind of protein.

To find out about the impact of romantic love on human genome function, scientists at UCLA took blood samples from 47 young women as they started new relationships over the course of two years. They found that when the women were falling in love, their bodies were producing interferon, a protein that typically helps fight viruses. And on the flip side, when the flame starts to die out, their interferon levels drop off.

“Falling in love is one of the most psychologically potent experiences in human life”, the researchers explain. Men weren’t included in this research, but now that they know this about women, scientists plan to study whether a similar pattern happens with guys who are newly in love.

Source: Independent

THE EMOTIONAL AFFAIR... Here are signs you - or your partner - may be in the midst of one! 

Finding lipstick on your partner’s collar or a hotel receipt in his pocket are pretty good signs that they’re cheating, but what if they just seem distant or are getting close to a friend at work. Do you have anything to worry about? Those could be signs of an emotional affair, but it can be hard to pinpoint. If your S.O. has a special bond with someone else that feels more intense than a friendship to you, trust your gut. And if you’re bonding with someone other than your partner and want to know if it’s crossing the line, be on the lookout for these warning signs the friendship is something more, like an emotional affair.

Signs you’re having an emotional affair:

  • You're more excited to see this person than your partner - Relationships are all about how much emotional energy you’re giving and receiving and when it comes to emotional affairs, it’s about the energy going outside your relationship, psychologist Dr. Bill Bercaw
  • You're having fantasies about this person … but not the kind you think - Instead of sexual fantasies or dreams, these are emotional fantasies like, “this person would never do what my partner just did to me,” or “this person would make me so happy in ways my partner isn’t.” And Bercaw says these thoughts are a warning sign.
  • This person has become your go-to - If you get a raise at work or into a fender bender on your way home, who’s the first person you want to tell. If it’s not your S.O., that’s a red flag.
  • You complain about your partner - Complaining about the terrible coffee at work to a coworker helps bond you and if you start complaining about your relationship to someone else can bond you, too. It can start off innocently, but complaining about their partners can bring people in an emotional affair closer.

Signs your partner is having an emotional affair:

  • He gets defensive - Being defensive can be a red flag, Bercaw points out that people who aren’t defensive usually don’t have anything to hide.
  • He's a freakin' expert on this person - If your partner knows all about his coworker’s marriage or tells you that he revealed some intimate details about your relationship with them, that could be a sign he’s having an emotional affair.
  • Your sex life has drastically improved or dropped off totally - If your S.O. is having an emotional affair that’s not physical, that passion for the other person could lead to more sex for you guys. Or it could go the other way and that emotional connection with someone else could zap his sexual interest in you.
  • He seems distant or detached - If he’s giving attention and emotional support to someone else, he may have less to share with you.
  • He has an attitude - If he’s pulling away and being critical of you and he was never like that before, that’s a sign he could be having an emotional affair.
  • His tech habits have changed - If he’s suddenly glued to his phone or has a new interest in social media after never spending time on it before, something might be up. And if he’s vague about who he’s keeping in touch with, beware.

Source: Women's Health

CLUTTER... is it effecting your BRAIN and MENTAL HEALTH??!

With Marie Kondo making her rounds on the Internet and Netflix, we’re all in the mood to reorganize our lives. Our closets look better than ever before, and there are at least three bags of clothes sitting in our living rooms ready to be donated. When you hold onto things that don’t bring you joy, you end up with a LOT of clutter. Here’s how that affects your brain: 

  • You’re overstimulated because of how much stuff you have.
  • It pulls your brain in a bunch of different directions because you don’t know where to start with it.
  • Your stress skyrockets because you have so many things to do with cleaning added to your agenda
  • You have attachments to so many possessions that you get overwhelmed.
  • Your judgment becomes less reliable because you have so many things to make quick calls on.
  • You become more impulsive because you’re not afraid of keeping your junk.

 Having too much stuff doesn’t do you any favors. It’s time you got rid of the box of things from your ex that’s still sitting under you bed and all of those Uggs you still have from 2015. You’re not going to miss this stuff! Get rid of it!


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