Trying to be let inside the walls of someone who is emotionally guarded can be challenging.Not because they are afraid of being exposed, but because they are guarded themselves.You can’t just walk in. You have to pass through the walls, steps, and doors of pride, fear, and hesitation.The first step in learning how to be …
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Most people think they are good listeners. I know I certainly do. It is one of the things I pride myself on the most, along with my extensive Harry Potter knowledge and that time I played ZODIACAL for 113 points in Scrabble. Since I was 14, my role in all my friend groups has been …
I have always been a curious person. A typical teenager, I would often sit around my bedroom window, watching the people walk by. I would then write down their details until my head was spinning.One day, I had an experience that I did not want to forget. I had watched a couple of love stories …
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How to Love an Addict (Without Losing Yourself)Over 19 million people in the United States are struggling with a substance abuse disorder and more than 2 million of those are addicted to opioids. Studies show that one in three Americans know someone who is battling with opioid addiction, many of whom have lost a friend …
There I was, fresh off a break up when a friend gave me one of the strangest pieces of advice I’ve ever received. She told me to intentionally stay single for a year. One whole year? Naively, I sat in front of her thinking ‘thanks, but I really don’t need that long’. Oh, how I …
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Many times in life we find ourselves in challenging or unfulfilling partnerships. Or we find ourselves coming to terms with the fact that we’re done being who we were meant to be. If you find yourself in either of these situations, you might find yourself missing someone profoundly, yet unable to let them in. You …
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Whenever I see women I’m attracted to, I often get in my head. Like, I start to think about how I could talk to her, but often, there’s some reason I shouldn’t, like she’s talking to someone else. And that gets me in my head to the point that even if something happens to make …
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Many woman ask: What does it mean when your husband or boyfriend treats you like shit? It can mean a lot of things. It can mean he is a piece of shit, or he acts as though you are a piece of shit because he has seriously undervalued you. It can mean he is a …
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If I had a dime for every time someone proclaimed, “He’s a good man,” well you know the rest.I thought I knew what a good man was. What he looked like. What he did or didn’t do. In recent years my views have changed. No longer do I feel that a good man is subject …
The lessons I’ve learned from dating in the pandemic are being applied full-time as I navigate navigating the dating game in 2020. I’ve seen many men and women cope, adjust, and progress through the upheaval; some have gained patience, and now find themselves in new stages of their lives. As a society, we have become …