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20 Moments That Feel Just As Good As Falling In Love

Love is still awesome, but truth be told, these life moments are pretty amazing too.
By Charli Penn · Updated October 27, 2020
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Move Over Love!

Love is still awesome, but truth be told, these  life moments are pretty amazing too.

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Becoming a Mom

Bringing life into the world is the greatest joy of all. From conception to college graduation and beyond, being a mother is an endless source of joy and love.

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Buying Your First Home

Closing on your dream home feels like a home run, especially when the price is right.

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Beating An Illness

Overcoming a life-changing illness and getting back to a healthier you means you’re also a much happier you, and a true winner. Unstoppable joy will certainly follow.

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Falling In Love With Yourself

True self-love realized is a beautiful thing.

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Getting Your Degree

After four-plus years of long nights, tough tests and limits testes, nothing compares to walking across that stage to accept your degree (or degrees!).

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Paying Off Your Debt

When school loans and credit card debt are things of the past, suddenly your future looks mighty bright.

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Realizing That You’re Beautiful

The next stop on the road to reoccurring bliss is looking in the mirror, loving the person you see and appreciating her beauty in every form.

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Taking The Trip Of A Lifetime

Stop putting off that epic getaway. We mean it. Don’t just stalk  the flight, book it, because there’s no topping the smile on your face when you arrive in a new and incredible destination.

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Opening Your Own Business

The day your open the doors (or press the launch button) to your very own entrepeneurial excellence, is a day you will never, ever forget.

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Getting a Huge Promotion

When your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed and suddenly you’re upgrading your pay, title and bragging rights, you’re sitting on top of the world.

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Achieving a Dream

Setting your sets on something incredible is already a hug step, but reveling in the joy of the success once you get there, is absolutely everything.

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Getting Into College

Getting accepted into your school of choice is like finding out the person you’re in love with loves you back. There’s no beating it.

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Landing Your Dream Job

The moment right after you’ve accepted the job offer of a lifetime, it’s hard to come down from cloud nine.

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Having Amazing Girlfriends

Long before you ever fall in love with a guy it’s actually your girls who have your heart and your back. Have you hugged your incredible sister-friends today?

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Qutting An Awful Job

Say goodbye to the job that’s sucking the life out of you and making you unhappy. The moment you move on and leave it behind is the first step on the road back to bliss.

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Starting Fresh In A New City

Changing your zip code, coast or country can be an exhilarating new adventure that begins at your happy place.

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Great Sex

An amazing romp between the sheets with the person you love can be the definition of bliss. The combination of the ultimate emotional and physical connection is truly the perfect combination.

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Taking Your First Solo Vacation

There’s something incredibly freeing and wonderous about seeing the world on your own terms and your own time without complication, worry or companionship.

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A Major Apartment Or Home Upgrade

Upgrading your living quarters is a boss move that will leave you feeling refreshed, happy and unstoppable. Do you really need more?

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Your First Well-Earned Splurge

It could be a car, a new home for your parents or a one-way ticket across the globe. As long as you saved up, claimed it and made it happen for yourself, it’s sure to bring you unwavering joy.

20 Moments That Feel Just As Good As Falling In Love