Singles often make the mistake of pursuing relationships by looking for what is good on paper. A dater may be seeking someone who is successful with an appealing background and a certain visual look (tall, blonde, muscular, etc.) without understanding that person’s core values and what their process looks like when navigating difficult situations in life. However, long-term partners must be able to work through difficult times and conflicts together. As much as a couple may want their lives to just be comprised[...]
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Have you gone on a series of dates, but can’t move past those dates into a relationship with the person you have been dating? If that’s the case, you may be struggling with being vulnerable in your romantic relationships. If it is difficult for you to share your true self with someone you are interested in so that you can create the partnership that you seek, then whoever you are interested in will also struggle with truly connecting with you. However, knowing how and when to be vulnerable requires an incre[...]
The value we assign to ourselves aka our own self-confidence or self-worth has quite an impact on our day-to-day interactions and relationships despite this value often being invisible to those around us. However, for those of us who come from an environment where self-love and confidence were not taught to us as children - building your own self-esteem can seem like a harrowing task. After all, where does one start when they struggle with loving themselves? Have no fear; while improving your confidence may soun[...]
Not every connection that you try to build is going to work out and that’s completely normal. But how do you break up with someone kindly but firmly? This can prove to be a more difficult task than it seems because when ending a relationship, all parties are losing something and must be present together in a moment of grief. Letting go of someone you care about or love can be hard. Because someone is being broken up with, they may feel rejected, which can be painful and difficult to process. At times all parti[...]