"We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all." - Eleanor Roosevelt I know you see quotes, memes and stories all over Facebook and Instagram that tell you no one will love you unless you love yourself. In fact, the other day I saw a few quotes which said: “The best relationships are built on a foundation of two people who were already happy before they [...]
This post contains affiliate links. Please see our Disclaimer " Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations." - Leo Buscaglia We all have expectations in life and relationships. We all want to be happy and find someone who we can love and who will love us in return. But, did you ever stop to think that maybe you aren't happy in your relationships because you expect too much? I believe one [...]
"If you look for perfection, you'll never be content." - Leo Tolstoy Do you know the most powerful way to save your relationship? Do you think you're being unrealistic with your expectations in your relationship or do you think you're right and your partner is wrong? Do you think you expect too much or your partner just isn't doing enough? Do you think you do all the work and they do nothing? I’ve learned a [...]
"Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option." - Mark Twain Some days I wonder, how many times can you give your heart away without return before it breaks for good? How many times can you feel like you give of yourself and get nothing back? How many days can someone feel ignored and pushed away before they go away for good? How many days can someone try to [...]
“The desire to love someone always exceeds the desire to be loved by someone & that's exactly why we end up loving the person who doesn't deserve that LOVE.”― Anirban Bose, Bombay Rains, Bombay Girls Can we have a little girl talk for a minute? Can we talk about the reality of having an affair and being a mistress? Can we talk about the truth of what's going on and how its affecting you and [...]
“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.” - August Wilson Do you know your value? Do you fear that you're never going to find someone who loves you because you're too much trouble, too difficult, too fussy, too depressed, too outspoken, too weird, too whatever? If so, I know how you feel. I always [...]
"Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons. " - Travis Bradberry If you're in a toxic relationship you need to escape and I say escape because often you're a prisoner and don't even know it. You've become a prisoner of your own negative beliefs and thoughts because every ounce [...]
"The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity." - Erich Fromm For those of you that read my prior post on Insecurity in Relationships on Tiny Buddha this is a follow up. For those who haven't, here is the link:Why You Feel Anxious in Relationships and How To Stop I’m going to share something really painful right now. After 7 months of what I [...]
"If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend." - Henri Nouwen Intimacy is super scary. I admit to being totally scared of it most of the time, but without it you can become a pretty lonely person. What you might not know is the reason why you're so scared of intimacy so I'll break it down a little here. We All Have an Attachment Style I mentioned in a previous [...]
"Attachment and aversion are the root cause of karma, and karma originates from infatuation. Karma is the root cause of birth and death, and these are said to be the source of misery. None can escape the effect of their own past karma." - Mahavira Have you ever heard of attachment styles? If not, I’m going to give you a brief summary of what they are and how they affect every relationship you've had and [...]
