Reconnections
Here are a few tips on how to overcome the disappointment you feel in your relationship, your husband, or your boyfriend. Last night I was talking to a friend about the depression she’s been struggling with for three years. The emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, and spiritual numbness is bad – but the fact that her [...]
Whether you’re in a new relationship or trying to fire up an old flame, you’ll find something you can use in these easy ways to say “I love you.” They’re not just words! These ways to profess your love are big and little actions that make a big difference in your everyday interactions. Knowing different [...]
Six ways to know if you’re wrong for flirting, plus the difference between harmless flirtation and emotional cheating. Are you cheating by flirting? Flirting is cheating on your partner when your body language goes beyond innocent winks, smiles, and teasing. It’s not harmless flirtation when people are emotionally involved or invested in each other. Here [...]
In every relationship, one partner needs more space. These tips for giving boyfriends time alone to retreat into their “man caves” are based on a reader’s question. “How can I learn to simply give him his time to be alone so he can regroup?” asks a reader on When Your Boyfriend is Depressed – 6 [...]
The first step to overcoming fear of intimacy is recognizing the emotional walls and barriers that exist in your relationship. Fear of intimacy is often related to being hurt in the past. it involves the reluctance to open up and reveal your true self, perhaps because you’ve been hurt in the past. Or, if you [...]
It’s normal not to feel “in love” with your boyfriend or husband all the time. How do you decide what to do when you love him, but you don’t always feel in love? Here’s what Karen (not her real name) says: “I’m 30 and I’ve been in a relationship for 6 years, I have 3 [...]
Whether you call it co dependency in love or a codependent relationship, the result is the same: two people depending on each other in unhealthy ways. Co dependent partners feed each other’s sickness and support each other’s unhealthy patterns of relating and communicating. Here, a woman I call Dee shares her tips for ending co dependency [...]
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