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My name is Carissa Link and I am a Florida-based life and love improvement blogger. I share resources and personal insight to young women on living and loving their best self - through relationships, marriage and self love.

I'm not afraid to admit it - as a married woman, relationship-care and self-care are congruently interconnected. Relationship-care is also self-care, yet why is this statement so combative? That's a personal question to ask and unpack yourself. Putting effort into and towards my marriage ultimately makes me *feel good*, as it should! The same way working out is part of your self-care routine - it's work and it's effort, so you may not always feel inclined to doing it, but in the end it's worth it.

Relationship-care is also self-care [9 examples]

I’m not afraid to admit it – as a married woman, relationship-care and self-care are congruently interconnected. Relationship-care is also self-care, yet why is this statement so combative? That’s a personal question to ask and unpack yourself. Putting effort into and towards my marriage ultimately makes me *feel good*, as it should! The same way […]

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If you're looking for Love, dating can be hard, especially in a very digital-focused, online-based world. From simply meeting people to actually getting to know them has changed, and not necessarily to a better alternative. Maybe getting a date isn't the problem - that's why I came up with five important, self-reflective questions to ask yourself after a first date.

5 Questions to ask yourself after a first date if you’re looking for Love

If you’re looking for Love, dating can be hard, especially in a very digital-focused, online-based world. From simply meeting people to actually getting to know them has changed, and not necessarily to a better alternative. Maybe getting a date isn’t the problem – that’s why I came up with five important, self-reflective questions to ask

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If this title resonated with you, I'm glad you're here, because not many are willing to admit (even to themselves) that the very friendships in their life are only there out of force. And let me explain the very self-respecting reasons I stopped forcing friendships to *fit* in my life.

4 Self-respecting reasons I stopped forcing friendships in my life

If this title resonated with you, I’m glad you’re here, because not many are willing to admit (even to themselves) that the very friendships in their life are only there out of force. And let me explain the very self-respecting reasons I stopped forcing friendships to *fit* in my life. You know why I’m writing

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This isn't my typical kind of post but more of a rant, venting and confession all-in-one. That's the energy I'm bringing today, because my heart has been heavy lately pertaining to why I stopped chasing friends.

Friendship fallout as an adult: Why I stopped chasing friends

This isn’t my typical kind of post but more of a rant, venting and confession all-in-one. That’s the energy I’m bringing today, because my heart has been heavy lately pertaining to why I stopped chasing friends. I’m sure many can resonate with this one. To be clear, there’s a difference between showing up, making an

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It's becoming almost dreadfully and unbearably easy to resort to the ole' dinner date these days. Okayyyy, I know, we shouldn't really complain that much, and for the average couple with many years under their belt that dinner may actually be their escape from reality and just what they need to focus on nothing but each other. If that's you and dinner dates are your jam, own it, baby!

15+ DAY DATE ideas that aren’t just *dinner*

It’s becoming almost dreadfully and unbearably easy to resort to the ole’ dinner date these days. Okayyyy, I know, we shouldn’t really complain that much, and for the average couple with many years under their belt that dinner may actually be their escape from reality and just what they need to focus on nothing but

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And I'm talking about Love in truth, not this version of Love from culture, or "man" (society). Because the "Love" that society has curated and pushed is not only destructive but normalized. Part of me almost wants to say that we aren't actually equipped to handle what real Love means because subsequently...we'd crumble to dust.

8 Lies about Love society has made you to believe

Humanity’s definition of Love is always ever evolving and changing, so what are some lies society has made you believe about Love? And I’m talking about Love in truth, not this version of Love from culture, or “man” (society). Because the “Love” that society has curated and pushed is not only destructive but normalized. Part

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