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'Social Ditching': How To Use Social Distancing To End A Toxic Relationship
Quarantining may help you make thoughtful use of social distancing to decide if you should end an unhealthy relationship.
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How To Tell If You're In A Healthy Relationship (When You've Never Had One Before)
Knowing what a “healthy” relationship is in theory is different than knowing what a healthy relationship feels like on the inside.
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5 Ways Your Dad Is Affecting Your Relationships With Men — For Better Or For Worse
The growing body of research on father-daughter relationships offers invaluable lessons for women.
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What To Do When Your Ex Reaches Out Again After Breaking Up With You
What does it mean and what should you do when your ex reaches out again after you've broken up?
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10 Harsh-But-True Facts About Being In Love With A Married Man
Statistics show that a tiny percentage of married men who have affairs go on to divorce their wife and marry their affair partner.
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How To Know If The Person You're Dating Is A 'Healthy' Vs 'Unhealthy' Narcissist
The word narcissism gets thrown around a lot. Here's how to know if you are really dating someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
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The Real Reasons Why Men are Willing to Have Sex with You (But Not a Relationship)
Are you confusing sex for love? Are you stuck in an "almost relationship"? Why are men willing to have sex with you but not a relationship?
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Do You Keep Attracting The Wrong Guy?
A significant part of figuring out how to change negative patterns is to explore why they keep happening.
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5 Reasons Men Pull Away Or Ghost You When Dating
Why do men pull away just when things seem to be going well? There are a lot of reasons, ranging from him being emotionally unavailable...
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If You Have An Insecure Attachment Style, You’re Probably Sabotaging Your Love Life (Here’s How)
Attachment theory tells us that patterns of relating to others are formed in early childhood and hold stable throughout our lives.
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6 Reasons You Keep Falling For Emotionally Unavailable Men
It's time to figure out why you keep choosing unavailable men and find real love instead. You definitely did not set out to fall in love with an emotionally unavailable man, but here you are once again. You're likely reliable, caring and compassionate — not willing to simply give up on your guy so easily! Plus, if you are in love, it’s even harder to see reality. You stay too long trying to "change" them, or you leave them only to trade him for another guy with the same probl
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The Surprising Ways Unhealthy Childhood Attachment Tricks You Into Giving Up On True Love
Attachment Theory research offers some explanations about why we settle or stay in unsatisfying relationships.
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4 BRUTAL Truths About Why You Fall For Guys Who DON’T Love You Back
Are you read to break the habit? Love is blissful when it is reciprocated, but what if it isn't? As much as we may wish it to be otherwise, some people may not want to be with us in the way we want them to be with them. Unreciprocated love is awfully difficult for some people to accept. Here are 4 reasons people continue to pursue someone who's not interested in them: 1. You're projecting what you want to be true. Projection is a term that’s often used in psychology to descri
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Is The Person You're Dating Giving You Mixed Signals?
Mixed signals are simply bad signals in disguise. As a therapist, my single clients and friends often ask me what might be happening in their relationships when they get "mixed signals" or "mixed messages." First, let's define what this means. UrbanDictionary.com states that mixed signals are given by people who contradict themselves via words or actions when they are interested in a member of the opposite sex. LawDictionary.org defines this concept as "a confusing message ma
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A 5-Step Plan To Stop Being The Mistress And Finally Walk Away From An Affair
It's time to move on and find a real relationship. No one sets out to be "the other woman." True, some women may set out to have an affair or a fling with a married man; however, most will avoid intentionally falling in love with a married man. Despite the best of intentions, you may suddenly realize one day that the "casual" fling has turned into a full-blown love affair. Whether the love affair is mutual or one-sided, being in love with a married man rarely works out in you
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Signs You're Being Emotionally Manipulated In Your Relationship
It is hard to believe, but, even emotional intelligence can go wrong and cause manipulation. "Becky" came into my office a wreck. She had been experiencing a roller coaster relationship and lots of heartache. She was "madly in love" with "Alex" and but knew something wasn't right. After listening to her story, it dawned on me quite clearly that she was in love with a sociopath. He was highly intelligent, charming and sophisticated. Moreover, the sex was amazing. He knew how