How Does Toxic and Abusive Behaviour Work, and How Can We Predict What Behaviour Might Come From an Individual Emotional abuse in relationships can be difficult to identify. Nobody is perfect, after all, and using labels like “abuse” can be hard to use. Therefore, it’s sometimes easier to identify “toxic” behaviours, where you know something
Relationships Are Full of Emotional Honesty. Can we Take These Opportunities to Become Closer to Our Partners and Maybe Find a Way to Heal Some Old Wounds Relationships can be funny for our emotional states. We open ourselves up to being hurt, but also known and deeply loved. It’s a complicated balance, and with that
What’s the Difference Between Resolvable and Unresolvable Problems in Relationships? When the Hindustan Times published an article about unresolvable issues that exist in relationships, I thought it would be discussing things like one partner not wanting children when the other does, or someone coming out as gay. There’s no way to change your sexual orientation,
How to Know if a Relationship is Worth Continuing After a Complicated Time Recently, the New York Times published an opinion piece where they discussed the harm done by ambivalent relationships. They specified that these wouldn’t necessarily be romantic in nature, and could be bosses, co-workers or friends with whom you have positive and negative
How Can Closeness Be Achieved, and What Makes People Feel Connected to Each Other? “Intimacy” is a curious term, because although people often use it to indicate sex, it actually just means closeness and affection. Therefore, there can be different kinds of non-sexual intimacy between people, be they sexual partners, friends or family. An article
You might feel scared to get back into the dating game after a long break. You may have been married or in a relationship for a long time, but now you’re single again. Maybe you’ve been alone for a while and are now looking to meet someone. It could feel daunting, uncertain, or even a
Trying to Work Out What Your New Partner is Really Like? Keep an Eye out For These Green Flags Introduction If you see any happy couple and start talking to them, they’ll often have a story from early in their relationship where one person did something nice and the other realised how much they wanted
Introduction Before Tinder and other dating apps, most couples met through friends or at work. I can see why this happened, although I do think it would probably be annoying to have to see your partner or ex in the workplace. Everyone needs a break now and then. So imagine my thoughts when I found
Understanding Relationships Has Always Been Hard, And Situationships Make Things More Confusing. But Are They Bad? Anyone who has read this blog before will know that I am not a fan of situationships. I like boundaries, communication and honesty, and situationships are famously not places where these virtues thrive. I find it a little strange
We all desire to form healthy relationships. But at the same time, we all have different attachment styles that influence the way we connect with friends, family, or other people. I have noticed that those who have an anxious attachment style, which we are going to talk more about later, may desire more intimacy but
