A mid-life crisis is an emotional crisis of identity and self-confidence that can occur in early middle age. So I think that would make a mid-relationship crisis an emotional crisis of identity and self-confidence that can occur in early mid-relationship. I think it's very easy to have an identity crisis in a relationship. Before I started…
My first serious relationship was 4 years long and when I say serious, I took it very seriously. I pictured marriage and kids. Planned where we'd live, where I'd go to college, and how our lives would be. At that point in my life, I would frequently say "why bother being in a relationship with…
I googled the term "emotionally stupid" because I wanted to know if anyone else was as dumb as me when it comes to identifying their own emotions, specifically when it comes to romance. One of the first things that popped up was a question on Yahoo Answers asking: "Why are men so emotionally stupid???" There…
No two relationships are exactly the same. But it is possible that similar feelings will bubble up. That falling in love will seem familiar. It's possible that you'll get into the same fights you've gotten in before or feel hurt just like you did before. That doesn't mean your new relationship is exactly like your…
Continue reading ➞ When A New Relationship Reminds You Of An Old One
Reposted from 2016 I didn't really know who I was until a few years ago. Internally, throughout my teen years, I had a strong sense of self. I knew what I wanted but just didn't know how to get it. I couldn't externalize what I was feeling internally which made me very lost. I thought…
Continue reading ➞ I Want To Be Alone But I Don’t Want To Be Alone
Even when I was immature I think I was more mature than most people my age. When I was younger I dated someone older than me and I thought that I would continue that pattern because guys my age or younger just seemed sooo immature. Your age and your maturity level don't always correlate. People…
I once read that 82% of people meet their future spouse before they even turn 16. I tried doing my research on this one to find out where it came from and everything was unconfirmed. This is basically a made up statistic. Yet, it resonated with me and sticks with me to this day -…
Continue reading ➞ You Could Have Met Your Future Spouse Before You Even Turned 16
Meet cute: a scene in film, television, etc. in which a future romantic couple meets for the first time in a way that is considered adorable, entertaining, or amusing. Because I base so many of my falling-in-love fantasies off of love novels and star crossed movies, I've always pictured my moment with "the one" as a…
I was in a relationship once where I was always looking out for him. Looking for ways to help him succeed, to make his life easier. And in the same breath, I was always changing myself for him. Forcing myself to like that he moved away for his job when I wasn't allowed to move…
Continue reading ➞ Looking Out For Yourself Vs. Being Selfish
At my age, a lot of decisions I have to make seem like very final decisions. They seem like decisions that will affect the rest of my life. If you're dating, you have to decide if you're going to commit because it's getting to be around "that age" where people want to get married. If…
