Posts Tagged ‘toxic relationships’

9 Eye-Opening Reasons You Miss Relationship Red Flags

Once you recognize the pattern, you can break it. How many times have you found yourself trudging through the emotional muck of a breakup, only to make [another] promise to yourself that you’ll “never ignore those red flags again”? Yet, here you are, reading this article about why these same patterns keep finding their way…

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5 Ways You Can (try to) Save a Failing Relationship

First, some good news. The divorce rate in the United States recently hit a 50 year low. Yet, if we look around, it seems like so many are struggling to keep the love and romance alive for the long term. You may even be feeling the tension yourself, particularly in a new world when partners…

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5 Ways to Recognize Healthy Love

In a culture of ghosting, love bombing, and swiping…can we still recognize healthy love when we see it? The points in this article are written to give you a clearer vision of what healthy love looks (and feels) like, so you can recognize it when it comes along. 1: Healthy love lets you feel free. Never…

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5 Signs You’ve Been Putting Yourself Last For Too Long

You can’t pour water from an empty cup. Many of us are taught that caring for others is a noble trait, and often times we garner a sense of significance or contribution from it. While it is important to be a positive influence in the lives of others, many of us fail to draw a line to…

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8 Signs of a Toxic Relationship

The concept of toxic relationships is a very difficult topic to discuss. You need to be sensitive to people’s feelings, but at the same time give them a dose of reality. It’s both disappointing and unfortunate to see how many abusive relationships are happening on a daily basis, but are thought to be normal. It’s…

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7 Signs You’ve Given Your Heart to the Wrong Person

I am no stranger to people talking to me about their relationships. Human psychology and how people interact with each other has always fascinated me, so I enjoy the conversation. Perhaps that’s how I ended up writing about this topic in the first place. I am seeing more of a trend lately, though. I’m hearing…

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8 Warning Signs She’s Not The Right Woman For You

We’ve spent a lot of time discussing things that good men don’t do, as well as things that they need to do better. But we must not forget that there are two sides to relationships and that men need to know what to look out for in women, also. Without fail, every time I publish…

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11 Warning Signs You’re Dating A Toxic Person

While it is of course important to set our standards and understand within ourselves what we want when in a potential teammate, it is equally as important to understand what we don’t want. Part of defining what we don’t want in a partner is knowing what kinds of people are going to make us happy and what…

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5 Tips To Stop Dating ‘Fixer-Upper’ Guys

If you found your way to this article, it may be because you are the type of woman who constantly finds herself trying to “fix” a man, or entering into a relationship with someone who is not quite on your level of maturity or emotional stability. But that’s okay, because you’re going to change him…

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Why The NFL Dropped The Ball On Ray Rice’s Domestic Abuse Case

Ray Rice is a running back for the NFL team the Baltimore Ravens. He is now married to one Janay Palmer. On February 15th, one month before they got married, Ray Rice took a swing at Janay in an elevator at the Revel Hotel and Casino on Atlantic City, knocking her out cold. TMZ recently…

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