We always talk about the normal milestones of life. You walk, you talk, you go to school and you graduate. You get a job, get married, have a kid, retire and the end. But no one ever really talks about those weird milestones in life that everyone seems to hit around a certain age that…
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Forgetting How To Be Vulnerable
It happens to the best of us, we put up a wall and we have no idea how to knock it down. Someone along the way hurt you enough or broke your heart enough for you to start building brick by brick. An indestructible shield around yourself so that no one could get through like…
Rejection: The Ghoster And The Ghosted
Ghosting (verb): The act of suddenly ceasing all communication with someone the subject is dating, but no longer wishes to date. This is done in hopes that the ghostee will just "get the hint" and leave the subject alone, as opposed to the subject simply telling them he/she is no longer interested. Let me start out…
Can You Date Someone With The Same Name As Your Ex?
I once ran into the problem of whether or not I could date someone who had the same name as my dad. I googled it, read many blogs on the subject, and then realized how silly that was. If I really liked someone - why did it matter what their name was? Also I have…
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Stop Revisiting Failed Relationships
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. This doesn't apply to failing relationships, so stop trying and trying again when you already know it's not going to work out. I'm completely guilty of double, triple, quadruple thinking my decisions especially when it comes to relationships. After ending something I often wonder if…
How Break Ups Can Become New Beginnings
Break ups can be different depending on what stage of your life you're in. When you're in high school, break ups are over-dramatized and earth shattering. In college, they're the thing that turns you towards things you might have not done without a broken heart. After college, they make you evaluate your life. Because when…
The Courage It Takes To End A Relationship
When break ups happen, I think the person who did the breaking up is often overlooked. The person who got broken up with must be so shattered, must need tons of support - but, no one stops to think about how hard it really is to break up with someone. It takes a lot of…
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Finding Yourself Before Getting In A Relationship
I recently wrote about how in my current relationship I learned that you don't need to be alone in order to grow. It was an idea I was obsessed with after my last break up. And in part, it was true. From age 16-20 I was in a relationship that consumed my whole entire world.…
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Bad Mouthing Your Ex Is Hurting You, Not Him
The 7 stages of grief are: Shock, it doesn't quite feel real that your relationship is over. Denial, we try to work things out, talk it out, do anything and change everything to get back together. Anger, we call you names. We tell you it's all your fault, you're a horrible person, you're the reason…
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The Hate That Can Come From Love
Love can change us. Young love shapes us, quick love pleases us, the love that's here to stay grounds us. But I don't think anything changes you more than the hate that can come from love when everything goes wrong. I have loved people in situations that didn't end poorly. We lost touch and I…