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Do you feel like you and your partner are fighting all the time? Maybe, just maybe, its not about the fighting itself, but instead about how you fight. My partner, Tim, has a temper - this, I am well aware of. He tends to get emotional, especially when he is worn down, and he snaps.…
Continue reading ➞ Your Temper Could be Ruining Your Relationship
Oof; what a question. I will be doing a post about this soon, but in today's day and age the line of what is and is not kosher in a relationship regarding online activity are pretty blurry. At one time it really bothered my when my partner followed fitness models on Instagram, because it made…
Continue reading ➞ Should I Be Bothered that He Follows Instamodels?
Someone recently asked me, "Am I expecting too much?". This got me thinking - what does it mean to have unrealistic expectations, and how can we tell if we have them? Over the past few weeks, after speaking to many women of all ages, relationship statuses, and demographics, I have come to realize one thing…
I once spoke to a relationship counsellor, and she gave me a funny little bit of advice that I sort of brushed aside. Now, ten years later, I realize that this was the most important bit of dating advice I ever received: "Imagine you went to a restaurant, and you ordered soup. When the soup…
Now this post took a little bit of research; I reached out to several men to ask what compliments mean the most to them coming from a woman of interest, and was surprised just how much overlap there was between answers. This is what they had to say: 1. "You work so hard and accomplish…
As an incessant overachiever, I don't believe in the "when you know, you know" narrative. I am constantly looking for and wondering what I can be doing better in my relationships and in all facets of life. I thought I wanted a low-key dorky type, then decided I wanted the pretentious yacht-club type, then I…
Being a woman in her late 20s in 2020, I feel like I have gone on a date with every "type" there is. I know what I like and what I don't like, and I know what works for me when it comes to choosing partners. What I have realized, and what I want to…
So, before I start rambling and raving about the 'dos and dont's' of dating, I think it is important that you understand a bit about my dating history. Ever since I was a teenager, people have always told me that I had a "knack" for picking the good ones. This, I assure you, is not…
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