What having a “type” actually means and where it stems from, why your “type” may be more “restricting” than helpful, and how to evolve from dating strictly within your “type” – these are questions you will find answers to within this post. So if your dating “type” has failed you or always seems to bring […]
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If the title of this post brought you this far, you were likely thinking: A. “Um, duh, yeah! Let me see if there’s anything new I can take away from this.“, B. “Hm, interesting, this is new to me – I need to know more!“ or C. “Uh, why should I “fix” something that isn’t
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This may get me in trouble, I don’t care, but I’m not into “following my heart”. The heart is deceptive because it desires chaos (in the name of man’s version of Love and what we deem as “passion”), which often led me along the path of blind ignorance and self-destruction. Woo-wee. So when it comes
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Did you know you form an attachment style early in childhood? In fact, there are multiple forms of attachment (healthy and unhealthy), but that’s not where I’m going with this post. And while attachment and Love are fairly interconnected (especially in relationships today), they are actually distinctly different and often confused. THAT’S what I want
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Breakups are hard. Setting and honoring boundaries post breakup can be even harder. The most crucial part about heartache many fail to see is the scared, lost, and deeply wounded inner child that is screaming out for help – to be seen, heard, and healed. And for many following a breakup, there is a continuation
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I don’t know about you but I sense a shift in the way dating works lately, especially post 2020. As if dating in itself isn’t already the same, first dates have also changed. Cost, activity, location, and time among a few things. These days I’m starting to notice a trend where first dates have become
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We need to STOP romanticizing dating red flags. Because…”What you allow is what will continue,”, “The treatment we tolerate from others is a reflection of how we treat ourselves,”, and “Your worth is not determined by self-neglect.” Just a little dating food for thought there, since I am speaking from the very position where I,
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Besides the usual ‘How was your day?’ in the mix of your conversational routine with your spouse, are you making a point to connect with your spouse every day? Hopefully, ‘How was your day?’, is the bare minimum. It’s not that the mundane questions aren’t thoughtful and connection-focused, but you know who else likely asks
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The Holidays may be quite different this year (thanks, Corona), but that doesn’t mean you can’t share Holiday cheer with those you love – er, even the new people that enter your life. So if you’re seeing someone new this Holiday season, there’s still more than enough reasons to make it count without going over-the-top.
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Closure – it’s all about the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of uncertainty in an attempt to fix or control the outcome or ending of a relationship. The wanting to know what you did wrong, what you could do or could have done different, what changed so substantially or abruptly, why you weren’t given the time of
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