What if this was the last time you ever spoke with them? – Unknown Relationships are hard. Sometimes it gets tense. Sometimes you just want space and everything they say grates your nerves. But we …
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Best Quotes on Relationships
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You can’t find love by running from pain
I know you’re lonely. I get it. You wish there was someone there. You wish someone could hold you. Maybe you just wish they could get you out of your head for 5 minutes. Your …
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Best Books on Relationships
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman I love research-based personal development books, and this one is incredibly empirical. With 3,000+ couples studied, the author shares useful tools, conversation templates, and frameworks …
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Finding the right partner starts with finding the best you
I know you’re lonely. I get it. You wish there was someone there. You wish someone could hold you. Maybe you just wish they could get you out of your head for 5 minutes. Your …
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If you’re not happy alone then you won’t be happy in a relationship
“I’ll be happy when I get a girlfriend.” “If I just wasn’t coming home to an empty house then life would be so much better.” “I need to have someone who loves me before I …
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Your best decisions all had something in common
What are some of the best decisions you ever made? Think about it – the ones with the largest positive impact. Maybe it was pressing the “call” button to end a toxic relationship. Perhaps it …
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Three questions that help me deal with difficult people
“What can I learn from this person?” The hidden assumption here is that you can learn something from everyone. It’s true, and more importantly it pulls you both out of a combative mindset. When I …
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Putting off hard conversations doesn’t make them easier
Every hard conversation you put off is a pebble in your shoe. Each day is a painful step that you tell yourself “Not yet, I can’t stop and deal with this right now. It’s too …
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Someone will have to pay the price for wounds you never healed
How long have you been running from your pain? You’ve ignored, numbed, denied, hidden, and lied. You’ve done everything but heal your old pain. You turned your head away from wounds gushing blood, as if …
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It’s not about you – and that’s a good thing
I thought my friend was avoiding me because I did something wrong. Apparently she was disappointed in herself and was too ashamed for me to see her – even though being able to talk to …