Defensiveness is Certainly a Way to Protect Ourselves, Right? Let’s Rigure Out if it’s Actually Helpful Introduction Defensiveness is one of those things which must make therapists’ ears prick up. Here is something to dig into. Apparently, it originates in our childhoods and makes us feel protected by ourselves because nobody else will make us
Do you feel that your partner’s phone is ruining your relationship, or is it just changing existing issues? Introduction We all know that boomers think our phones are rotting our brains and destroying our relationships. Whether or not this is true is subject to some debate and varies from person to person: overuse of anything
ToDate has done its homework and spoken to people of different gender and generational. They all think dating sucks. Is ToDate going to change this? Another day, another dating app striving for attention. We’ve had the ridiculous (dating through memes) and the clear rip-offs of Tinder (too numerous to count) and the niche (dating for
OkCupid Has Published Research Based on the Dating Trends on Their App in 2022, and the Results are Clear: Women are Very Concerned About Reproductive Justice. Introduction Hiya! I’m here to answer the age-old question: “what do women want”. The only people who don’t know what women want are people who’ve never had a meaningful
Introduction The world doesn’t always end with a bang, sometimes things go out with a whimper. Sure, some relationships end because of cheating or betrayal or huge fights, but I’ve seen many fizzle out because of an endless supply of little arguments which sap the life of significant others. The death by a thousand cuts,
Introduction There’s a tendency I’ve seen with people who are struggling with their mental health. They get introspective, which is great, but to a level that becomes troubling. A healthy, balanced mind might attempt to look at the strengths and weaknesses of any situation and find a way to work through it, but some people
Introduction It seems like everyone has relationship advice. That doesn’t mean it’s good, or applicable in every relationship, and to be honest a lot of the time I see two pieces of completely contradictory advice that are actually both appropriate, just in different situations. So when MGB Relationships put together a list of the best
Eroticism is fluid, personal, and so much more. Let’s celebrate and explore. Earlier this month, Esther Perel published a thoughtful and interesting reflection on eroticism and how it’s more than just the sexuality you share with a partner – it’s about self-exploration and understanding. Perel posits that we are responsible for turning ourselves on and
Toffees are lovely. They’re sweet and delicious with a lovely texture. Of course, you wouldn’t want to eat more than one because then they’re sickly and sticky and unpleasant. So it’s perfectly fitting that the Toffee app sounds great at first but quickly becomes, well, gross. Toffee launched in the UK a few years ago and
Wedding season. According to most romcoms and sitcoms, it’s the time of year that single people hate the most, probably because their core premise is that if you don’t have a significant other, you must cry yourself to sleep every night, hugging a cat/tub of Ben and Jerry’s. In reality, of course, it’s an opportunity
