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
Poor Communication Can Indicate a Disregard for your Partner’s Feelings or Issues Which Need to be Solved. Let’s Talk About It. It’s always interesting to see the flaws in someone else’s relationships which they are unaware of. I won’t tell my friends the reason they have such dramatic breakups is that they throw themselves into
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
Ready to Disagree With Your Partner? Start Off By Trying Not to Tell Them How Much You Hate Them Introduction Another day, another relationship expert giving you advice. I love a bit of online relationship advice because some of it is really good, and some of it is just absolutely chaotic. The latest ridiculous piece
People have been leading people on and playing with their emotions for far too long. Here’s how to identify it and stop it from affecting you. Introduction We’re all familiar with the story of Hansel and Gretel, two poorly-named children who try to find their way home by following a trail of breadcrumbs after being
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
