Loading… Love is a beautiful emotion that clouds us with happiness and joy. It is immensely powerful and delightful and with time it grows fonder between two people completely devoted to each other. But often we see that things take a reverse turn and with time the relationship becomes exhausting and you learn that your partner’s feeling are way out of your control and there is nothing being done to…
Loading… Tough relationships — we all have them. But what do they leave you with? Sure, they leave you with a lot of heartbreak, but what do they leave you believing about yourself? It burdens my heart so much to see the lies other people can make people believe about themselves. Here are a few lies I found people believing after and/or during a bad relationship — myself included. 1….
Loading… Whether you are single, married or in a committed relationship, you likely know that there are plenty of ups and downs in even the best relationships. The truth is relationships are challenging and can be downright frustrating at times. If you are like most couples who seek the help of a marriage or couples therapist, you and your partner may be having the same conflict over and over, unable…
Loading… The Painful Part of Every Relationship Why is it hard to accept that there are certain people who will leave you hanging for nonsense and unexplainable reason? Why is it so hard to let them go with no hatred and bitterness deep inside? Why can’t I help not to feel hurt whenever I imagine that person is no longer in my arms but with someone else’s? Why can’t I…
Loading… It was Alexander Graham Bell who once said, “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” Who knew the inventor of the telephone was so good at giving advice that can be applied to your dating life? Now, breaking up is never really easy to do….
Loading… Some people make a choice to stay with a partner even though they declare themselves to be extremely unhappy in the relationship. They may be married or they may have been living together for many years with their relationship on life support. Others are complacent about their relationship circumstances and have adjusted to a union that is perpetually unfulfilling. Why do such people remain together? There are several possible…
Loading… If toxic people were an ingestible substance, they would come with a high-powered warning and secure packaging to prevent any chance of accidental contact. Sadly, families are not immune to the poisonous lashings of a toxic relationship.Though families and relationships can feel impossibly tough at times, they were never meant to ruin. All relationships have their flaws and none of them come packaged with the permanent glow of sunlight and goodness…
Loading… Are you in a relationship that feels like it may be over? Do you feel it’s time to move on? Almost a decade ago, I was stuck in a “relationship” which was leading to nowhere. The reason why I say “relationship” with the quotation marks is because it was like a pseudo-relationship where I was led on to think there would be something more when there never was. I…
Loading… So many people beat themselves up over the question “Why can’t I just leave?” You want the easy answer? You aren’t ready to leave yet. You haven’t been convinced that the abuse warrants you leaving, or you lack financial resources, or you’re in business with your abuser, or the kids are too small, or the kids are almost out of school, or the abuser needs you, or fill in…
Loading… While part of trust is simply taking your partner’s word, these little indicators make it easier to know you’re in a loving, stable relationship. She shares all her feelings Being honest about all of her thoughts and feelings is one of the biggest signs you can trust your partner, says Shaunti Feldhahn, social researcher and author of The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages: The Little Things That Make a…