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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.

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How to spot a fake friend in your life

If you have a fake friend, or frenemy in your friendship circle, they’ll seem genuine on the outside when, really, they’re actually quite parasitic. Again, seemingly harmless on the outside but can actually be doing unforeseen and unexpected damage. There are some pretty dead giveaways, and I’m giving you 10 easy examples on how to […]

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Simple Sandwich Bread Recipe

A sandwich bread recipe so easy you’ll quit store-bought!

Listennnnnnnnnn, MOST store-bought bread is absolutely atrocious! Not only are they filled with ingredients that have no business being in food to begin with (like conditioners [?!] to make bread soft and pillowy) but they’re downright terrible for you. I knew I had to quit store-bought after seeing the additives, processing aids and emulsifiers being

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A great deal of thought and consideration goes into choosing a partner. But sometimes, the reality is...many may also be settling in a relationship, and this post dives into the signs according to someone who did. Yes, yours truly.

8 Signs you may be settling in a relationship, according to someone who did

After thinking long and hard on this, it really dawned on me how we’re all afraid to admit just how much we settle for things in life. I mean, on days we don’t feel like putting in the effort to cook, we settle for something to eat that’s quick and not always nutritious, right? And

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Straight up, I hate social media now more than ever. In fact, I recently wrote a post talking about what happened when I stopped using social media.

5 Unhealthy social media behaviors that damper real-life connections

Straight up, I hate social media now more than ever. In fact, I recently wrote a post talking about what happened when I stopped using social media. I’ve only grown to see how barren, tainted and useless it truly is. For a long time, I was always one click away from deleting my socials permanantly.

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Now that that's out of the way, a forewarning: this post is prettttty in-depth - almost 7,000 words! It's a long one, but definitely worth reading in full to gain a different perspective and better understanding of the anxious attached partner.

25+ Things to say to an anxious attached partner (that actually help)

If your partner has an anxious attachment style, what you say matters, and there are things you can say that are helpful instead of hurtful. Those who actually read this post are most likely to have an anxious attachment style (not to be confused with the fearful avoidant attachment). Because, alas, I would bet it’s

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I notice this quite a bit -men who genuinely believe their relationship is *improving* when actually it's the opposite. She's moved on, like done-zo - checked out of the relationship.

Dear men, the relationship isn’t improving – she’s moved on

Your relationship may not be getting better like you think. In fact, certain signs can point to an illusion that your relationship is improving when actually it may be taking a turn for the worst. I notice this quite a bit –men who genuinely believe their relationship is *improving* when actually it’s the opposite. She’s

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