Communicate openly and honestly. Always.
We all know this: verbal communication is key for human relationships. Yet so often we fail to say things we should, we get misunderstood and misunderstand each other. Why does...
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How your parents loved you as a child, and each other (or didn’t) still impacts your love life. Here is how.
We learn about love and relationship from our parents, or guardians – first and foremost. The patterns we pick at that early age are often repeated and re-lived throughout our...
Role-playing in relationships
Are we playing the right roles in our relationships? Are we friends to our friends, and partners to our spouses? Are we parents to our children? I know it may sound confusing – how can we not be? – but many times in relationships we play roles which are not appropriate and healthy for that type of relationship. We become friends to our children, and parents to our parents, or therapists to our partners or friends.
Do you believe in soul mates?
Soul mates are an intriguing concept. The idea there is only one person in the whole world who’s your perfect love match is both exciting and frightening. It can give...
How to stop thinking you’ll be alone forever
Forever is an incredibly long time. I think, apart from our own company – nothing in our lives really lasts forever. But when we’re looking for a partner and not...
It’s over… but you don’t feel like leaving
What happens when a relationship runs its natural course? You’ve had happy so-in-love times, then you had some OK times, then somehow something started to change, and – before you...
I am a love failure
Wouldn’t it be great if dating and relationships came with some sort of how-to manual? Or at least some beginners-level introduction course, which would help us prepare for that first...
How do we know it’s the real thing?
Is it love? Do I really love this person? Should I stay or should I go? How do I know I’ve found “the one”? …The short and easy answer to...
5 not-so-easy steps to finding love
The 5 not-so-easy steps that are sure to make you find true love the very day you master them. I guarantee you it will happen the same day – even if you choose to lock yourself at home, turn off your phone, disconnect the internet and refuse to answer the doorbell – he or she will find the way to drop down your chimney. Even if you don’t have a chimney.
Is loving yourself selfish?
Loving yourself the right way means you love everything that is human about you and others. It creates a feeling of abundance, and in return – you have more to give to everyone.