Gorgeous cat-themed Japanese gift envelopes: A perfect way to say congratulations to feline fans

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Traditional Japanese art form gets an added kitty quotient.

When attending a wedding ceremony in Japan, the guests don’t give the newlyweds presents such as toasters or dinner plates. Instead, they give cash, with 30,000 yen (about US$270) being the norm.

As with many things in Japanese culture, there’s a bit of ceremony involved. Crisp, new bills should be used, and the money is placed in a special envelope called a shugibukuro (like the one pictured above) which is used on auspicious occasions. The outer layer isn’t sealed with glue or other adhesives, but instead is held closed by a mizuhiki, an intricately braided cord made of tightly twisted paper.

While shugibukuro always impart a celebratory feeling, Japanese Twitter @Tukusi37user felt a special joy upon receiving a shugibukuro where the cord was braided not in an abstract pattern, but to form an adorable cat!

The feline shugibukuro is made by Nagano-based mizuhiki workshop Ohashi Tanji, and is unique for more than just its artistic feline appeal. Usually, shuginukuro are made of paper, but Ohashi Tanji’s kitty version is actually a tightly folded towel called a tenugui, which can also be used as a wrapping cloth or for decorative purposes.

▼ The cloth’s pattern, of course, features even more cats.

Because of the material used, recipients of the cat shugibukuro have a reason to hang onto it for years to come. Oh, and don’t worry, the cords on these envelopes are designed to slide off, so the recipient can remove the monetary gift inside without having to say good-bye to the mizuhiki kitty.

Ohashi Tanji offers the cat shugibukuro here through its online store, priced at 864 yen (US$7.85), making it an affordable but extremely memorable way to say congratulations to a friend with a soft spot for cats or a love of Japanese culture, or even as a gift to yourself.

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Tokyo’s new pre-fixed taxi fare smartphone service reduces the guess work of travelling by cab

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Program starts field test this month.

Taxis, like convenience stores and toilets, are one of those things that are several times cooler in Japan. Even when they’re not handing out green tea and Kit Kats or pledging to keep the chit-chat to a minimum, Japanese cabs boast rear doors that automatically open and close, spotless interiors, and courteous, white-gloved drivers.

The downside, though, is that pricing can be hard to figure out. Congested and curving streets can make it difficult to estimate how long the meter will be running before you arrive at your destination, and you might be on the hook for additional fees if you called a cab to come pick you up or started your ride after the daily changeover to higher nighttime rates.

But the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Tourism has an idea on how to take some of the guesswork out of traveling by taxi in Japan’s capital. The ministry has announced that from August 7 four taxi operators will allow riders to book cabs and lock in a fare by using the companies’ smartphone apps.

▼ A pre-fixed fare of 3,140 yen for an expected 40-minute ride

The participating operators are Japan Taxi (part of Nihon Kotsu Group), Motaku (part of Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Group), Daiwa Motor, and km Taxi, whose apps can be found on the Apple App Store and Google Play (Japan Taxi and Motaku’s apps have English-language support). After selecting your starting point (anyplace within Tokyo’s 23 central wards or the neighboring cities of Musashino and Mitaka is OK) and destination, the app computes the expected fare. Accepting the fare finalizes the price, meaning you won’t pay a yen more than what you were quoted regardless of any traffic jams or other delays you might encounter along the way (although the pre-computed price does account for a certain amount of traffic).

The test period for the program is scheduled to run until October 6, and if the response is positive enough there’s a chance of it becoming a regular part of the participating companies’ services or being adopted by other operators. There is a bit of a catch, in that the pre-fixed prices are only available for rides costing 3,000 yen (US$27) or more, but if you’re travelling as part of a group and want to know whether splitting a cab is going to be cheaper than buying a bunch of train tickets, or simply don’t like the idea of being at the mercy of the meter when taking a cab in Tokyo, the program is a great way to keep track of your transportation budget.

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We taste test the new Squid Ink Black Cup Noodle!

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Could Nissin’s new instant ramen ever match the black-as-night colour of our souls?

A couple of weeks ago, we brought you the announcement that there would be a new addition to the Cup Noodle Big line: the Squid Ink Black Seafood Cup Noodle. Finally, after a long wait with camera and taste buds at the ready, it has arrived.

We managed to get our hands on a cup from the manufacturer, Nissin, to try out. They promised us “The deliciousness and pitch-black colour of squid ink with your Seafood Cup Noodle”. While promotional photographs always look appetising, would the real thing be quite that black, and would it even taste good?

Upon opening the foil lid, it appeared much like the standard Seafood Cup Noodle, and while that’s no bad thing, it would take more to impress us instant-snack connoisseurs.

The squid ink paste comes in a separate sachet so you can add to taste, or colour, preference?

We proceeded with caution, adding just a few drops of the thick, viscous black liquid.

Give it a quick mix, and… Waaagh, black as black can be!

We have to admit, the colour lives up to the hype. The effect of looking at a seafood-smelling black hole in Cup Noodle-form was slightly off-putting, but the real question was, how would it taste?

While the restaurant-made black ramen we tried in Kyoto had a clean, refreshing taste, how much would the seafood flavour Cup Noodle fans, like us, know and love be altered by the ink paste?

The answer: very little. In a blind taste test, we’re not sure we’d be able to tell it apart from the usual Seafood Cup Noodle variety. But why would you blindfold yourself? The enjoyment of the snack is to rebel against your body’s instincts that tell you black is not a colour you should be eating, and revel in the darkness.

The Squid Ink Black Seafood Cup Noodle went on sale yesterday July 31, and is available at supermarkets and convenience stores for 205 yen (US$1.85). Between this and the release of the instant-ramenification of Michelin-star winning Dandan noodles earlier this year, its good to know that previously oft-derided instant ramen is getting the gourmet treatment, providing us with a touch of class in just the time it takes to boil a kettle.

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Beautiful forest in southern Japan will spirit you away to another world

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People find themselves asking “Is this really in Japan?!” It is, and you should go see it for yourself!

While oft overlooked by foreign visitors, Fukuoka Prefecture is still a popular destination for Japanese travelers year-round. It may not have the draw of a huge bustling city like Tokyo or the endless selection of famous shrines temples that Kyoto has, but it’s a city with its own charm, and also one of the world’s largest Buddha statues.

Not far from the Big Buddha we visited previously is a little retreat that will make you feel like you’re not in Japan anymore. The Sasaguri Kyudai Forest (Sasaguri Kyūdai no Mori), sits on the western edge of Kyūshū University’s research forest, and is jointly maintained by the university and the town of Sasaguri.

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At the center of the forest park is Kabataike Pond, around which a two-kilometer (1.24-mile) hiking trail allows visitors to take a scenic stroll through the serene forest. The 17 hectares of Sasaguri Forest is home to approximately 50 types of evergreen trees and 40 types of deciduous trees, the most notable of which has to be the impressive-looking raku-usho, or the bald cypress. The tall trees growing out of the water with their flared trunks make them an attractive subject for photographers visiting the park.

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The changes of the season and even the angle of the sunlight throughout the day can really change the aura of the forest.

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The Sasaguri Kyudai Forest is just one more little reminder of all the amazing sites Japan has to offer, and hopefully encourages you to take your travels outside of the typical tourist destinations.

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Idol singer girl sweat flavor fried chicken goes on sale in Tokyo

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Yes, of course it’s made with breast meat.

Tenka Torimasu is a chain of take-out restaurants with a half-dozen branches in Tokyo (and a few more elsewhere in Japan) that specializes in karaage, boneless chunks of Japanese-style fried chicken. While fried chicken is plenty delicious all by itself, Tenka Torimasu sweetens the deal by offering a huge variety of sauces, such as wasabi mayonnaise, sweet chili, and cheese curry, and Japanese plum.

While any of those make for a flavorful, filling snack, as of this month Tanka Torimasu is adding a healthy dose of bizarreness to its ingredient mix by launching a new sauce flavor: girl’s sweat.

But Tenka Torimasu doesn’t expect customers to line up to taste just any random girl’s sweat. This sauce is designed to replicate the “refreshing” sweat excreted by young ladies working hard to become successful idol singers. Specifically, it’s modeled after the sweat of the members of idol group Kamen Joshi, who’re known for performing while wearing Friday the 13th-style hockey masks, as though Jason Voorhees ran out of people to slaughter  in Crystal Lake and decided to change his hunting grounds to Akihabara instead.

Kamen Joshi member Anna Tachibana, pictured above, says that this is “the birth of the karaage people have been dreaming about.” Having experimented with using human sweat as a seasoning ourselves, we’d argue that it’s closer to the stuff of nightmares. But take heart, because while Tenka Torimasu’s girl’s sweat karaage merely draws inspiration from perspiration, and doesn’t contain any actual sweat. Instead, the sauce is a mix of salt, lemon juice, and cheese.

That mix of salty and tangy flavors doesn’t sound all that bad, actually (although if your actual sweat smells like cheese, you should probably see a doctor). Girl’s sweat karaage is on sale at Tenka Torimasu now for 400 yen (US$3.60), and will be available until October 31.

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3 Times When Ghosting Someone Really Isn't That Big Of A Deal

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Guys Reveal What Office Supply Reminds Them Of Their GF And It's So, So Weird

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Ever wonder what office supply your boyfriend would say you are if you could be any office supply? I'm going to go ahead and guess you haven't really thought about that before. But, now that I asked you that question, I BET YOU'RE THINKIN' ABOUT IT.

I mean, there are so many options to choose from. There are office chairs and staplers. There are printers and paper clips. And there's literally every single item sold in an Office Depot or Staples store. The possibilities are literally endless.

Recently, guys on Reddit were recently asked to describe what office supply their girlfriends would be, and why they chose what they did, and let's just say their responses are as weird as you'd imagine. Here are some of their best answers.

She's a computer… and apparently, those go down on people?

A computer. I can always turn her on, and then she'll go down on me.

— jeff_the_nurse

She's a cheap office chair.

An ex of mine is like an inexpensive office chair; cheap, easily replaceable, everyone wants a sit, and while it looks comparable to a higher end model on the outside, its filled with poor materials.

/u/Sernie___Banders

She's a nice office chair.

Office chair. Supportive, comfy & fun to ride.

/u/mythmakesecho

She's a laser printer.

A laser printer. I don't have a laser printer.

/u/Singulaire

She's a computer.

A computer. Seemingly more complex than I can comprehend in one sitting, if there is ever an issue it's user error, but it is also my lifeblood and I don't know what life would be like without it.

/u/Togna-Bologna

She's a keyboard.

My keyboard: I put my hands on her all the time and it feels amazing every time. I get her dirty, and in turn, she gets my hands dirty. Win-win.

/u/HedgeRunner

She's a desk lamp.

She's like a lamp: I turn her on every day, and she lights up my life.

/u/B0000000BS

She's not just any desk — she's a standing desk.

She's like a truly comfortable standing desk: tall, dignified, good for my health, and non-existent.

/u/PAdogooder

She's an average printer.

Printer: works great 60% of the time with no fuck ups.

The other 40% it sends me mixed messages and even when I do exactly what I am suppose to do and what I am told to do, it still doesn't work and I'm up shits creek pondering "what am I doing wrong?!"

/u/NeverEnoughViews

She's a fax machine. Who knew those still existed?

A fax machine. She has a story to tell, but it takes ages to get to the end.

/u/hivelyj6

Now, time to go home and ask your boyfriend what office supply he thinks you'd be! And if he thinks you're a desk lamp, then that's a great answer. But if he says you're a fax machine, he's got another thing coming.

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This Girl Was Ghosted By The Guy Who She Sees While Riding The Subway Every Day

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Ah, ghosting. It's the dating phenomenon that happens when people are too cowardly to actually end things with the people they've been seeing, so they choose to just… disappear instead.

Ghosters are idiots. But if you've ever been ghosted, know that you're not alone.

In this weekly column, I share a tale of a time a reader was ghosted (with accompanying screenshots) so you can see the last text that was sent or words that were uttered before someone decided to disappear forever. I present to you: Boom, Ghosted.

Have your own ghosting story you'd like to submit? You can submit your story here, or send over to boomghosted@elitedaily.com.


Today, we have Pam* who was ghosted by the guy she rides the subway with every single day:

Every day, I take the same train to work in NYC and for the past seven to 10 months, I've been getting on the train at the same time as this one guy every single day. As the weather got nicer and we shed our winter coats, I began to notice that this guy had AWESOME style, so I began to call him ‘Cool Shirt Guy' in my head.

On a random Sunday night in June, I was swiping on Tinder at home and came across ‘Cool Shirt Guy.' I swiped right, and we matched. I spent all night toying back and forth with whether or not to message him, but I decided to hold off, just in case I saw him on the train the next morning. I showed up at the station, and to my dismay, I guess he decided to take a different train that morning. Fast forward to when I was on my way home from work that night. I got a Tinder message from him asking if I took the train!

Screenshot of guy asking girl if she takes the same train as him on Tinder.

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Obviously, I was pretty excited and replied that I did, in fact, take the train from there and that I thought we took the same train. Then, we continued talking for the rest of the night, and I found out he was leaving to go to Ireland for a week on Friday.

The next morning, I got to the train station, he came up to me, and we chatted for a bit before the train showed up. He even sat down with me on the train, and we talked for the entire hour ride into the city. I thought we had really hit it off and had a great conversation, given the fact that it was 8:00 a.m.

The rest of the week went by, and we chatted every morning before getting on the train, though we weren't sitting together anymore. But I still messaged him that Thursday night saying that I hoped he'd have a good time in Ireland. He messaged me back saying that he'd see me in the morning because he still had to go to work.

Screenshot of guy telling girl he might see her on the train on Tinder.

Anonymous

Then, we talked on Friday morning a little bit before getting on the train. I later got a message from him at work saying that he was deleting Tinder because some of his co-workers had found him on there, and he thought it was awkward. I totally agreed with that, so I gave him my number, and he gave me back his.

Screenshot of couple exchanging numbers on Tinder.

Anonymous

That was the last time we messaged each other. I did see him right after Fourth of July weekend when I got back from upstate NY, and he got back from Ireland. We talked a bit before we got on the train, and that was it. I still take the same train every morning, and we still get on at the same entrance.

It's honestly so awkward that neither of us is willing to say anything to each other, and it's even crazier that he'd go out of his way to message me after matching with me on Tinder, KNOWING we saw each other every single day.

I'm not going to lie, I've come across more heartbreaking ghosted stories. I've come across some more cringeworthy ones. I've come across some more diabolical ones.

But this may be, by far, the most awkward ghosting story. It kind of reminds me of the guy in college you hooked up with, and then, you realize he's in your Philosophy 101 class the next day, and neither of you acknowledge each other's existences, even though you literally saw each other naked last night.

Except this is worse… you know, because Pam and this guy are adults.

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18 Tweets For National Orgasm Day That'll Make You Wish You Were At Home “Celebrating”

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Wondering what day it is today? Yes, obviously, it's Monday. Yes, it's clearly the last day of July. And yes, it's JK Rowling's, Harry Potter's, and Mark Cuban's birthday.

But most importantly, today is National Orgasm Day. Because, yes, there is a holiday for literally everything these days — specifically, a holiday that has the internet exploding with jokes.

In the event you haven't heard anything about the joyous holiday already, please allow the good people of Twitter to humor you with some freaking hilarious commentary on National Orgasm Day.

Obviously, this holiday merits a day off.

Sherlock Holmes even got his own joke in!

Jesus jokes weren't even off limits.

Shots fired at this dude!!

This guy is getting in the spirit, just like he would any other holiday.

I mean, it's basically the same thing as National Donut Day, right?

Boom! We got our first cum joke!

Someone call DJ Khaled because we got ANOTHA ONE.

Aaaand again.

Oh! Looks like we've got ANOTHER.

These jokes just keep coming… ha, get it?

Yes, Kayleigh, yes it is.

Honestly, this is a fair question.

This guy got a little too into the spirit for the workplace.

It was only a matter of time before someone made a faking it joke.

There's only one way to respond when someone asks you if you know what day it is.

This one's just a classic.

Finally, someone brought it home with a 69 joke.

So happy National Orgasm Day, everybody! Here's to hoping you celebrate in style — whether you take matters into your own hands or you turn to a trusted partner to help you out with the cause.

No matter how you celebrate, I hope you COME out and really grab today by the balls. Maybe even COME out and celebrate 69 whole times!

I'm sorry, guys, I would stop with the joke, but I just can't keep them from coming.

Lol. Oh, man, I really crack myself up.

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Anime Your Name is surprisingly awesome when paired with Top Gun’s “Danger Zone”【Video】

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Should Makoto Shinkai’s anime have been about Top Gun Taki and Maverick Mitsuha?

While I like to think of myself of a fairly sophisticated media consumer, I can’t claim to be a definitive authority on each and every cinematic technique. And so, kind readers, I have a question I was hoping you could help me answer.

What makes a movie Top Gun?

Many would say that the litmus test that determines a movie’s Top Gun-ness is whether or not it happens to be a 1986 Tony Scott film about naval aviators. This protocol would suggest that Your Name, the 2016 science fiction romance anime from director Makoto Shinkai, has a very low Top Gun quotient, so low in fact that we could say with complete certainty that Your Name is not Top Gun. Or at least as much certainty as scientists can ever assert when disproving something.

But what if we instead applied the competing criteria, and evaluated whether or not a movie is Top Gun by seeing how well its visuals can work with Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone?” In that case, we’d come to the opposite conclusion, as Your Name actually has the components for a pretty awesome “Danger Zone” video, like the one put together by Japanese Twitter user @Yukke69.

▼ The music starts at the 0:09 mark.

The new background music lends a sense determined urgency to the movements of Your Name’s Taki and Mitsuha, making them seem more like a two-person F-14 flight crew than a pair of body-swapping high schoolers. For extra effect, @Yukke69 has also added in a mid-video caption that insist Your Name’s central Japan lake is actually the Indian Ocean, added subtitled dialogue of Taki psyching himself up in the mirror by saying “Show me what you’ve got,” and slapped Top Gun’s Japanese commercial title card on the end of the whole thing.

Even though he’s played with the animation timing and cuts to make them match the song’s rhythm, @Yukke69’s handiwork has been amping up fans of modern anime and ‘80s action movies, who’ve left comments such as:

“The sounds and visuals totally go together.”
“So are they gonna scramble the Tomcats to shoot down the meteorite?”
“Tom’s Name”
“Can you please do this for Shin Godzilla too?”

Here’s hoping that Loggins isn’t upset about his creation being borrowed for the mash-up, and also that @Yukke69 examines the other face of the coin by inserting Your Name’s iconic anthem “Zenzenzense” into a trailer for Top Gun.

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If Your Partner Asks You To Do These 5 Things, They're Not The One For You

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5 Low-Key Ways To Spice Up Your Sex Life By Using Jewelry

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There's a scene in The Ugly Truth (the best worst movie of all time) where Katherine Heigl's character wears vibrating black underwear to a business dinner. Through an adorably convenient storyline that can only exist in a rom-com, a little kid somehow gets his hands on the remote control for the underwear and controls the vibrations to the point where Heigl has an orgasm right at the table in front of all her co-workers. It's cringeworthy, hilarious, and a perfect example of how spicing up your sex life can be as simple as wearing your sex toys.

You don't need to be like Katherine Heigl and have an orgasm at the dinner table. But there are so many options for wearable sex toys — specifically beautifully, well-designed jewelry — that will make you feel like you're keeping a dirty little secret from everyone around you, which will make you feel sexy. I know that sounds like a line from a dated women's magazine, but I'm being completely deadass. You will feel so hot wearing a vibrator in the form of necklace.

Here are five pieces of sex toy jewelry that you can wear if you, too, are looking to feel a little sexier.

1. Vesper Vibrator Necklace, $69, Crave

silver vesper crave vibrator necklace

Crave

This necklace is my favorite thing I own. I feel amazing when I wear it on dates. Guys have no idea that my necklace is actually a vibrator, and the best part is that they could know if I just told them — I just choose not to. (See? Dirty little secret.)

It is not only such a sleek and elegant piece of jewelry that can be paired with both a cocktail dress and a t-shirt, but the vibrations are so powerful. More powerful than most actual vibrators, if I'm being honest.

The best part is you can wear it on a date or to a fancy party, and nobody will know you used it on yourself last night. Even more dirty secrets!

2. Amelia Handcuff Bangle, $56, Unbound

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Unbound

These bracelets are so dainty and low-key, you'd have no idea they could double as handcuffs if you just unhook the latch where it says “Unbound” and find a willing partner to lock to a bedpost. (Seriously, I had to look around for the handcuff latch when I first got these. It's that discreet.)

For everyday wear, just line up both of the cuffs, slide your hand through them, wear them both on one wrist, and viola — they become two bangles. Nothing else to see here.

3. Tassel Choker, $62, Bijoux Indiscrets

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One of my best friends says she's “obsessed” with this necklace, and for good reason: She looks like such a badass whenever she wears it. Her girlfriend gave it to her for Christmas, and she wears it literally all the time.

“It makes me think of sex, which always elevates my mood, but it isn't overly scandalous because it looks high-fashion as well,” she says. “I also like how it's a message of both submission and dominance. The collar is very submissive and the whip attached to it is very dominant. As a girl who considers herself versatile (both a top and a bottom), I feel like it was made just for me!”

4. Twiggy Venus Necklace, $35, Unbound

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Unbound

I recently hung out with one of my friends who wears a tiny cross necklace. We were talking about religion as our nails were drying after getting a manicure, and as she referenced her necklace, I realized my Venus necklace kind of looked like a cross, too, so I held it up and said, “MY RELIGION IS WOMAN.”

In all seriousness, this necklace will make you feel so proud to have a vagina. Whenever I wear it, I am reminded that I am WOMAN, hear me ROAR, which makes me tap into my most feminine self. I absolutely love femininity, and I feel sexy when I'm able to celebrate it by wearing a necklace like this.

5. Amelia Pinwheel Necklace, $67, Unbound

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Unbound

This necklace is SO COOL. It looks like a little sun, but it's actually a spiked wheel that pops out like this:

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Unbound

You roll it across the surface of your skin, and it gives you a crazy prickly sensation that feels great and doesn't hurt (though, it definitely can if you press harder). If BDSM is something you're interested in, this necklace is a very low-key, accessible entry into that world. I can imagine this feeling really, really good on erogenous zones.

You can check out a lot more sex toy jewelry here. Overall, buying any one of these pieces of sex toy jewelry will change your sex life. I can assure you I had no idea I needed a vibrator necklace until I got one.

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I Told All My Old Crushes That I Used To Like Them And Here's How They Reacted

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I'm in the middle of my final year as a 20something, and one thing I'm feeling, aside from old, is this notion that I don't care about certain things I used to care a lot about.

In my early 20s, I collected friendships like one would collect stamps so that I always had a tribe of BFFs to go to a bar with, see a movie with, or group text whenever I felt lonely. I cared about making sure life never felt stale, and no Friday or Saturday night was left open on my calendar. I cared about keeping my cool around my crushes. If I liked you, I was usually too shy, too proud, and too awkward to let you know.

But I don't care about any of those things anymore. Mostly, because as an almost-30-year-old, I have more important things to care about, like taxes, paying rent in New York City, and trying to put my best self forward in my long-term relationship.

So one Friday night, spent gladly alone on my couch watching reruns of Gilmore Girls, I had a thought. What if I told the handful of guys I had a crush on in my twenties that I used to like them? Why not come clean so that I can spend my thirties knowing I've made amends for my heart?

Plus, I was really bored and wanted to potentially stir up some drama. Again, it was Friday night, and I was alone watching Gilmore Girls.

Here's what happened when I mustered up the courage to reach out to babes I used to crush on hard, but who never had any idea. (By the way, I stopped talking to each guy after I sent my crush text. It felt awkward to continue on.)

1. The “OMG, I Liked You, Too”

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Jen Glantz

Right after I graduated college, I met this guy who was the weirdest person I ever met. So naturally, I fell in love with him.

I admired how he said whatever he wanted, dressed a little funky, and made me laugh by saying the strangest things about common objects like faucets, street signs, or jello. He also had a reputation of being a little bit of a player who was always dating a new girl. I kept a distance from him so that he wouldn't see me as just another person who adored him.

One night, we hung out alone. We spent two hours talking in my room. We didn't touch, kiss, or even sit on the same side of the bed. When he left that night, I realized, Wow, I'm totally in the friend zone. He doesn't like me at all.

It was annoying when I admitted that I liked him that he said he liked me, too. Though I'm in a relationship now and happy with my partner, I was beating myself up a little bit because I wish, back then, I wasn't so timid about sharing my feelings. It got me nowhere in the love department. Instead, it made me fill up with regret for years and years over not telling this guy I liked him when I did.

2. The “I'm Gay Now”

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Jen Glantz

In my college days, I had this one guy friend who always seemed to be around. He was best friends with a few of my friends, and super good-looking. I was always too shy to say hello or talk to him. We never spent much time together alone.

He seemed to be always dating someone long-distance, and my friends found it weird that we never met this mystery person. I always thought he and I would be a good match, but I never admitted my feelings to him or my friends.

Was I shocked by his response? No. A part of me thought in college that he might have not been straight. I know I'm being stereotypical here, but he was always well-dressed, loved all the girly shows we all watched and gossiped over, and had zero interest in making guy friends. Those were the things I kind of liked about him, though.

I was definitely a little embarrassed that he remembered how I never spoke to him.

3. The Pure And Utter Shock

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Jen Glantz

One of the first guys I had a crush on in New York City was a co-worker of mine. The problem was, he was my only co-worker. We worked at a company of three: him, myself, and my boss.

I couldn't tell him that I was falling for him because I couldn't risk losing my job. What if he was repulsed by that? What if we did start dating and my boss wasn't cool with that and fired only me because I was the newbie? That fear alone was enough for me to keep my mouth shut.

Spilling my guts to him about my feelings was the hardest because I truly wondered if he ever had any idea or felt the same. Unfortunately, his response had no mention of similar feelings, but he did mention that's he tied up with someone else — one of the clients we used to do work for. All I could think was, Why did he never have a crush on me, and why did he pick someone else instead of me?

I was glad I spilled my love guts to him, but would be OK if we never spoke again.

4. The Pending Response

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Jen Glantz

I had a crush on this guy during my senior year of college. We met one or two times through mutual friends, but we never hung out alone, and we never talked much. He gave me his phone number because we were both taking the same English class, just at different times during the week. We had made tentative plans to get together and “study,” but my nerves got in the way and I never reached out to make those plans. But neither did he.

I texted him, finally, almost seven years later, admitting that I had the feels for him.

He never ended up sending me anything back. I felt a little stupid. I felt like maybe I shouldn't have reached out to this person because maybe it was a bit too random and a bit too buried in the past. I wonder if he even remembers who I am? I hope not. I'd kind of rather him think he mistakenly got a text from a girl named Jen Glantz than remember me.

I'm glad I did this experiment. If anything, it made me realize that when you feel something, say something. Don't wait for time to pass. You never know who was also crushing on you — or even better, who isn't crushing on you because they are crushing on the opposite sex.

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