Do you feel taken for granted in your relationship? Perhaps your boyfriend ignores your calls, takes ages to text back or seems to be blowing hot and cold? Or maybe you do everything for him but feel like he gives nothing in return? It can be really frustrating to find yourself in a relationship where …
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Maintaining a long distance relationship is not a walk in the park. Despite the convenience that technology brings when it comes to communication – the free messaging, audio and video call services – making a relationship work while you’re away from your partner is difficult. You will have arguments and fights. Some days you will …
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Whether it’s two blue ticks on WhatsApp, the “seen” feature on Facebook and Instagram, or the “read” notification on iMessage – being stuck on “read” is really annoying. You sent a message, he had the time to read it but for some reason, couldn’t take the time to text back. “Why? Why does he read …
So, you’ve finally found a relationship but there’s one problem, he teases you. It could be that he teases you about your height or your lack of cooking skills. Perhaps he mimics your accent or plays pranks with you based on your phobias. The question you should ask yourself here is, “How does it make …
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Not long ago a friend of mine called me in a panic because his girlfriend was angry with him and stormed off, got in her car and drove home. He wanted to know what he should do because he felt really bad. I told him he needed to apologise. It seems so simple right? But …
My favourite moment of Sex and the City is when Miranda points out that men are like cabs: Charlotte: Sometimes you just know, it’s like, magic, it’s fate. Miranda: It’s not fate, his light is on, that’s all. Charlotte: What light? Miranda: Men are like cabs, when their available their light goes on. They awake …
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The other day I had a conversation with a friend who announced she was in a new relationship of 3 months. She said, “I don’t know what’s wrong with me….but I’m just becoming so needy!” She proceeded to tell me that her boyfriend would always send her good morning texts, and then one day when …
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The other day I came across an article about the concept of “conscious relationships” – the idea that two people focus on growth, both individually and as a couple. Now I’m not usually a fan of these newfangled terms (remember when Christ Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow said they were “consciously uncoupling”?) but I do like …
Relationships, even the best of them, are never easy. A great relationship isn’t about having similar hobbies or tastes in music, it’s about being able to navigate your way through life’s ups and downs, respect each other’s differences and still come out the other side as a team. It’s easy to talk about what makes for …
Once upon a time I did not have boundaries. I didn’t even know what personal boundaries were, but they’re important, particularly for people who have low self esteem. So what is the meaning of personal boundaries? Essentially having boundaries is not letting someone (in this case the guy you are dating) treat you like crap. …
