I’ll say it louder for those in the back: red flags should not be ignored on a first date! This may get me in trouble, I don’t care, but I’m not into “following my heart”. The heart is deceptive, delusional, depraved and often fleeting. Following my heart has often led me to chaos and destruction.
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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 after a breakup can be even harder, especially when they’re necessary. The most crucial part about heartache 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
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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
Is gift giving too weird or forward when you’re dating someone new around the Holidays? 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. It’s still important to set a budget and stick to it, keeping in mind there should be zero expectations
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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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Traveling as a couple will test your relationship, and you’ll learn 7 things about one another that can also reveal whether or not you’re truly compatible. Even if you’re just dating, you might think of traveling together as fast-forwarding your relationship in time. Do this too soon, and you may run the risk of prematurely
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I could say the guy should pay. I could also say the woman should offer, or whoever does the asking out should take responsibility. But damn is it ever NOT that simple. Why? Because as relationship equality would have it, it’s equally both parties’ duty to put in equal effort (including splitting the bill). So
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