Entries In Relationships

Be happy with the people you love.

Actually, You Do NOT Have to Love Yourself to Be Loved By Others

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Conventional wisdom says that you have to love yourself before anyone else can love you. But in practice, being loved helped me learn how to love myself.

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A Muddled Attempt to Work Through Abandonment Issues

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
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Current events trigger old hurts, and it’s hard to tell them apart.

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Why Opposites Attract

Monday, March 11th, 2013
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We seek out the people who require hard work because the work makes us better.

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Connection Means Getting Dirty with Me

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
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I was certain yesterday that the weight of life’s stresses would crush me. Nothing serious is happening; just normal life stuff had seemed to gather momentum and formed into a giant ball of worry. I crawled into bed after work and pulled the covers up over my head. Jared crawled into bed beside me and [...]

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How to Be Seen and Heard: Look and Listen

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
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We all want to be seen and heard, but it can be just as healing to look and listen to someone else.

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