An apology cannot undo a mistake, but it can begin to repair the hurt.
Sex & Relationships
Why Do Some Men Feel More Comfortable Being Needed Than Being Loved?
When a man's sense of worth becomes tied to what he provides, being loved for who he is can feel unfamiliar, even when that love is genuine.
When a man’s sense of worth becomes tied to what he provides, being loved for who he is can feel unfamiliar, even when that love is genuine.
You Cannot Delete a Person. Only Their Notifications.
On the strange afterlife of a love that has nowhere to go.
On the strange afterlife of a love that has nowhere to go.
When the Person You Love Doesn’t Appreciate Everything You Do
Maybe the answer isn’t to stop giving. Maybe it’s to stop letting someone else decide whether your giving was worth it.
Maybe the answer isn’t to stop giving. Maybe it’s to stop letting someone else decide whether your giving was worth it.
I Was Born Talking to Men in Bars
Maybe that’s my problem.
Maybe that’s my problem.
A Woman Once Told Me Why No One Could Ever Get Close to Me. It Took Years to Understand What She Meant.
I thought I was easy to love. I was actually impossible.
I thought I was easy to love. I was actually impossible.
When Narcissists Use Insecurity to Keep You Feeling Sorry for Them
I spent two years trying to heal his wounds. I didn’t realize what my compassion was costing me.
I spent two years trying to heal his wounds. I didn’t realize what my compassion was costing me.
Your Wife Didn’t Stop Respecting You Overnight
He starts keeping score.
He starts keeping score.
6 Questions That Instantly Reveal a Narcissist
You don’t ask them out loud. You learn to read the answers in what they do when they think you’re not watching.
You don’t ask them out loud. You learn to read the answers in what they do when they think you’re not watching.
The Caring Narcissist: Beware of Their “Help”
How covert manipulators use favors and generosity to purchase a license to abuse.
How covert manipulators use favors and generosity to purchase a license to abuse.
3 Things That Can Make a Woman Look at You Differently
Sometimes, the smallest details leave the strongest impressions.
Sometimes, the smallest details leave the strongest impressions.
Psychologists Finally Put the 5 Love Languages to the Test — The Results Surprised Almost Everyone
You’ve been treating love like a language. Researchers say it works more like a diet.
You’ve been treating love like a language. Researchers say it works more like a diet.
The Loneliness of Wondering Why Nobody Chooses You
Three questions about being alone, wanting love, and wondering whether life will always feel this way.
Three questions about being alone, wanting love, and wondering whether life will always feel this way.
When Relationships Stop Evolving
When there’s not room to speak truth, make an adjustment, extend grace, laugh at ourselves, or discover a better way of loving each other.
When there’s not room to speak truth, make an adjustment, extend grace, laugh at ourselves, or discover a better way of loving each other.
What Emotionally Intelligent Men Actually Need in a Relationship (But Never Ask For)
Society tells men not to need anything. But when they don't get these three things, they will walk away without warning.
Society tells men not to need anything. But when they don’t get these three things, they will walk away without warning.
He Was Gone Before He Left
I asked him to show up. Then I made him pay for it. When his account hit zero, I left the room.
I asked him to show up. Then I made him pay for it. When his account hit zero, I left the room.