Category: Relationships
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Are You in a Parasocial Relationship?
Are You in a Parasocial Relationship? Monogamous, Polyamorous, Long distance, Open…those are some of the many different types of relationships you can identify with. Unknowingly many of us are guilty of being in a lesser known relationship type, parasocial relationships. What are they? In parasocial relationships an individual becomes invested or attached to a media […]
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How To Harmoniously Live With A Partner
There are some universal skills that I feel both parties in a relationship must bring to the table for a cohabitation to truly flourish and last. These basics center on the ability to care for yourself. It is crucial you know how to do so before trying to shirk the responsibility onto your partner. It […]
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Why You Don’t Want To Be Their Everything
In relationships, we often consider it to be romantic when someone considers you their everything. We think, I mean so much to them, I feel important. Which can feel great initially but become taxing and draining as time goes on. When you are literally everything to someone, you have so many roles to play. Some […]
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Why You Shouldn’t Treat Your Partner Like A Project
For a vast majority of women, we tend to view the men in our lives like projects. On the one hand it is understandable because of our innate creative capacity. I mean, we have the power to create and bring forth life! However, when it comes to the men we are dating we need to […]
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Are You Carrying On Bad Behavior From Past Relationships?
When it comes to relationships, we can try our best to be good to someone but not realize that our definition of ‘good’ can be tainted. We can express learned toxic behaviors that we came to believe were positive when in fact they were not. You can hope to be wonderful to someone but not […]
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Should You Give Your Number or Should They Ask?
Yesterday I got into a small debate with my coworkers about whether you should give your number to someone that seems interested or if they are supposed to ask. In my opinion, if someone is interested in you then they should ask for your number. I mean imagine it like this, someone compliments your looks […]
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How Do You Know If He Likes You?
This is a question ladies have plagued themselves with since grade school. How do you know if he likes you? First, understand that when you are younger boys can be quite confusing and horrible at expressing themselves. What tends to be popular as an answer is that if he hits or is mean to you […]
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What Should You Allow in A Relationship?
A person can only treat you in the manner in which you allow. You teach others what you will and will not accept. It is up to you to demand respect and manners. Sometimes we tend to forget this fact and get upset at people for how they end up treating us. Leaving us feeling […]
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How To Bury Relationship Baggage
When you go into a new relationship after being in another one it can be difficult to enter with an open mind. Especially if the previous relationship was a long one. You became so accustomed to someone else’s mannerisms and behavior that you can attribute that same mentality onto the new person. Without realizing it, […]
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How to Get Over Your Break Up
Getting over a breakup is one of the hardest things to do. Especially if you invested a majority of your heart and emotions into the relationship. When you initially breakup, it can feel like an oozing, gaping wound and nothing seems to help. You sob, weep, and may even find solace in food or withhold […]
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