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It’s scary to consider the idea that love may not be the main emotion at play in your relationship.
You need to believe your partner loves you. Questioning that—even for a moment—can feel catastrophic. [Read more…] about Can You Love Each Other & Still Hate Each Other Sometimes?
Do you think it’s possible for a man to love you a lot and just never show it?
Do you think it’s possible for a man to be totally selfish and still love you?
Do you think it’s possible for a man to be incredibly hurtful and still love you? [Read more…] about Look For This Clue to How He Feels
I feel a bit cringe when I write anything about “How to Make a Man Love You More.”
Because there’s something important I’m leaving out.
You CAN’T make some men love you more. [Read more…] about His Love Capacity
I wish someone had taught me what I’m teaching you now.
Twenty years ago, I didn’t know how to fix a relationship or how to end it. I’d let things get so bad he’d break up with me.🤦♀️
Bad boyfriends broke me, but they also taught me the need to grow a backbone. [Read more…] about Difficult Relationships With Difficult Men Part III
When you’re in a difficult relationship, you just want him to change.
But he’s so stubborn. He refuses to change his hurtful behaviors or get any help.
And why should he? [Read more…] about Difficult Relationship With Difficult Men Part II
What do you do when all that great relationship advice doesn’t work with your particular partner?
He mocks you when you express your feelings. He refuses to try anything new. He maintains that you’re the problem, not him. [Read more…] about Difficult Relationships With Difficult Men: Part I
In 1991, Alison Armstrong got a phone call that stopped her in her tracks.
A friend called her out on the way she spoke to men.
Alison didn’t believe it at first. [Read more…] about Never Say A Bad Word About Men Again?
In the 20th Century:
Forgive & forget.
In the 21st Century:
Fix it.
Good people forgive and forget. [Read more…] about Should You Keep Forgiving Him?
In the 20th Century:
Men are only attracted to women living their best life.
In the 21st Century:
Your best life may not leave you with room for anyone else.
I came of age in the 1990s, and all the women’s magazines I devoured told me the same thing: [Read more…] about Rethinking “Living Your Best Life”
In the 20th Century:
The best way to show him love is to do nice things for him.
In the 21st Century:
The best way to show him love is to understand him. [Read more…] about Be The Woman Who Truly “Gets” Him
In the 20th Century:
If you do the right thing, everything will be all right.
In the 21st Century:
All you can do is make healthy choices for yourself and the relationship. [Read more…] about Older, Wiser, and Readier for Lasting Love
In the 20th Century:
What you do in bed is make it or break it.
In the 21st Century:
What you do when you hurt each other is make it or break it. [Read more…] about The REAL Relationship Litmus Test
In the 20th Century:
Love is putting others first.
In the 21st Century:
Love is inclusive. (It includes you.) [Read more…] about Prove Your Love by Putting Him First?
In the 20th Century:
Change him.
In the 21st Century:
Change yourself.
When you’re frustrated with your love life – you want him to treat you better [Read more…] about Wish You Could Change Him? What That’s Really Telling You…
In the 20th Century:
Falling in love is just the beginning.
In the 21st Century:
Falling in love is the whole point.
Every love story begins with falling in love. [Read more…] about From Falling in Love to Forever
