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Right now this so-called lockdown, staycation, work-from-home, solitary confinement or period of unwilful solitude - whatever you want to call it - is about to test everyone's relationships. Whether you're newly dating, in a relationship, living together or apart, engaged or married, this indirectly enforced stay-at-home confinement is going to be the ultimate test if your relationship is built to last.

A Relationship Built To Last Can Survive A Stay-At-Home Lockdown

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Right now this so-called lockdown, staycation, work-from-home, solitary confinement or period of unwilful solitude – whatever you want to call it – is about to test everyone’s relationships. Whether you’re newly dating, in a relationship, living together or apart, engaged or married, this indirectly enforced stay-at-home confinement is going to be the ultimate test if […]

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Let's be real, there's going to come a time when you're in desperate need of things to do when you're confined to home or indoors with your partner. For instance, one of you or both are under the weather, it's raining cats and dogs outside or you're on standby for the AC guy to show up between that annoying 5-hour window.

25 Activities for couples when you’re confined to your home

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Can’t do date night out? If you can’t leave the house, there are still plenty of fun activities for couples that can still keep you connected. Let’s be real, there’s going to come a time when you’re in desperate need of things to do when you’re confined to home or indoors with your partner. For

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If you're dating below your standards, you are implying someone else is responsible for your . You get the idea, hopefully.

150+ Examples to avoid dating below your standards

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If you’re dating below your standards, you are implying someone else is responsible for your [happiness, fulfillment, expectations, worth, self-respect]. You get the idea, hopefully. That’s why your dating standards DO matter. Yet we’ve ALL done it. I’ve done it. Call it the having kissed a few toads before knowing what it means to kiss

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Stop expecting YOU from others - sincerely, a recovering people pleaser. There's a slightly nasty, yet logical part of me that thinks we do this because we are constantly told we are imperfectly perfect, and to focus on our positive qualities. So we start looking for that same sense of perfection in others - meaning, we're looking for that good in others to measure up to our own perceived goodness.

Stop expecting YOU from others – sincerely, a recovering people pleaser

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Stop expecting YOU from others – sincerely, a recovering people pleaser. There’s a slightly nasty, yet logical part of me that thinks we do this because we are constantly told we are imperfectly perfect, and to focus on our positive qualities. So we start looking for that same sense of perfection in others – meaning,

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These are vows you should not only make but continue to keep. These are vows not only for yourself but for your relationships.

30 Self Love Vows To Make In The New Year

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These are vows you should not only make but continue to keep. These are vows not only for yourself but for your relationships. And regardless of how others make it seem, self-love is not selfish. It is not arrogant, greedy, uncompassionate or egotistical. It is, however, threatening to those who lack it and who thrive

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How To Stop Being Defensive [When You Feel Under Attack] | It's instinctive - biological - that when you feel attacked you will either shut down, run away and hide or retaliate to protect yourself. But from a social standpoint - particularly with our close relationships with others - this defense mechanism does more harm (for you and others) than good. Begin the process of healing yourself, learn how to manage your emotions and conserve the energy for what truly matters in life | #selfimprovementtips #defensive #selfhealing | theMRSingLink

How to stop being defensive when you feel under attack

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Defensiveness – it’s the gut reaction to defend yourself when you feel someone has said or done something unfairly or negatively to you. When you feel attacked you will either shut down, run away, hide or retaliate to protect yourself. You know all too well what that feels like. The blood is rushing to your face, you start

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And that might be part of the problem - basing gift ideas solely on what the other person asks for. As adults, that isn't always reliable or achievable. So what then? That's when I decided to come up with a gift guide for couples. Since Christmas is second runner-up for being the most romantic time of year, I thought of this being the perfect opportunity to create a guide to bring the romance.

Gift guide for couples – 7 Ways to bring the romance for the Holidays

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This post received complimentary product by Kisses 4 Us® in exchange for a gift guide recognition. The Holidays are right around the corner! Um, yesterday was June I thought? And that’s what happens when you blink. Before you know it, you’re trying to remember all the things you came across throughout the year and said

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Since gaslighting is a control tactic through manipulation, it's almost a guarantee you have been gaslit at some point in your life - even thanks to politics, specialists, marketing, corporations, culture and social media. Gaslighting in relationships is no exception either. But while we're pretty hyper-focused on the things in which happen to us, are we REALLY willing to ask ourselves, "Is it me? Am I the problem?" Are YOU the one doing the gaslighting?

4 Signs of gaslighting in relationships – hello, it’s coming from you!

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Since gaslighting is a control tactic through manipulation, it’s almost a guarantee you have been gaslit at some point in your life – even thanks to politics, specialists, marketing, corporations, culture and social media. Gaslighting in relationships is no exception either. But while we’re pretty hyper-focused on the things in which happen to us, are

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