Defensiveness – it’s the gut reaction to defend yourself when you feel someone has said or done something unfairly or negatively to you. This is instinctive – it’s biological – that when you feel attacked you will either shut down, run away and hide or retaliate to protect yourself. You know all too well what that feels like. The blood […]
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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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And vice versa! With gaslighting being repetitive manipulation as a way of control, it’s almost a guarantee you have been gaslit at some point in your life – even thanks to politics, marketing, and the media. Gaslighting in relationships is no different, which means it could be coming from you. Hello….is it you? Are you
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I see this question so often nowadays. It’s funny because when online dating first came about, it was hard then, too. We knew this, because people have been having strictly online-based relationships for years, and we know how most of those end up. Yet here we are. where instantaneous, online connections are easily considered the
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It’s easy to limit ourselves when it comes to the meaning of expression. And I think it’s quite obvious that most women have an easier time demonstrating their feelings and emotions, as well as opening up emotionally to their spouse and others. Meaning we’re [more] readily available to talk about them and willing to show
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Oh how far TML has come! Almost technically 3 years in the making, and 2 years as a full-time, all in or nothing blogger, designer and entrepreneur. Yes, I still have to correct the spelling of that word… every time. #noshame And you know, I have yet to actually celebrate a “bloggiversary” – which is coming up
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When we think of romance – we think heart-stopping butterflies, that vigorous desire for adventure and the anticipation of endless possibilities with someone special. When we’re romanced, we feel good – it is what it is. And when we have this feeling from that perfect person, it should last a lifetime on its own, right?
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Our entire existence seeks and thrives on connection, yet we forget that Love in its entirety is also based on faith. Having faith in the good in someone without pretenses. You know, not judging a book by its cover or assuming that the next person will be anything like the last. It’s being able to see
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I never knew this, or really understood it until I heard it, but overthinking is an addiction. The more I thought about it, the more I sensed how my mind would go digging for worries (when I wasn’t stressed at all), and would be searching for something to think about (in the moments I was
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Looking for all the Fall “feels” when it comes to date ideas that spice up your relationship, while also staying on budget? I got you. Now I’m not exactly “all into” the whole Fall season thing (ah, don’t kill me yet!). I’m a Florida girl, so we don’t get much of a real Fall around
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