Category: Relationships
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Law of Attraction and Relationships
When the Law of Attaction doesn’t bring you what you desire in a relationship, it may be bringing you the next most convenient form of it. Want to know a trick for figuring out if a relationship is over? Uh, no, it’s not always that easy to know. Especially if they’re telling you one thing and your…
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Spotting Relationship Patterns: the Rule of Three
The Relationship Rule of Three, a relationship pattern recognition tool for identifying trends and behaviors in personal connections. Learn how to understand patterns in relationships to enhance your awareness and improve your interactions. Call it the “Relationship Rule of Three,” but it could be the Rule of Ten or the Rule of Twenty. It may…
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Why Can’t You Be Happy for Me?
“Why can’t you just be happy for me?” It wasn’t a question. It was more of a demand. There was anger in his voice, as well as frustration. It came out in a–almost–throw-away, half-wail, half-retort. “Why can’t you just be happy for me?” The words came out angry, yes, but also deeply wounded. I hadn’t…
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Relationship Guideline: When You Start Making Excuses
It’s been years now, but I still remember the first time I made excuses for a significant other. I sat at my best friend’s kitchen table during a long lunch hour I’d taken in the middle of the work week. My kids were little—in kindergarten and elementary school—so weekday lunches were the only time my…
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Ghosting: Why Some Romantic Partners Disappear without Warning
My writer friend, Christine Ashworth, called to my attention something I found to be all too common in the dating world. I didn’t realize it had a name and I really didn’t realize that anyone else endured it besides me. Christine pointed out an article about Sean Penn and Charlize Theron that explained the relationship…