Have you ever wondered if you get attached to men like a junkie to heroin? The other day I passed some teenagers on the street, they were in school uniform, and as they walked past me the boy put his arm around the girl and pulled her in for a sweet cuddle… Seeing this reminded me one of my first…
Why the state of your bank balance or your relationship with money could be linked to poor relationship choices, unhappiness and desperation. Let me just say it right from the start — men and women often choose a partner and stay…
In an age obsessed with the romantic ideal, most single people are searching for love and, not uncommonly, in all the wrong places. I know many women who devote invaluable years of their prime to men that are largely unsuited to them. And whether they go down the path of serial dating or long-term relationships, they often hit a dead-end…
“Only Love Can Hurt Like This” is the name of a Paloma Faith song I heard on the radio this morning as I was getting ready to head to the office. The lyrics got me thinking about love and relationships. About how song lyrics–like so many other things such as advertising and social network threads–can push us into thinking about…
Are the highs and low of finding love murdering your love life? If you’ve been dating for a while you’ll probably know that dating and love don’t necessarily go together as easily as you’d like. Sure, dating could spark love but let’s be fair, it doesn’t happen all the time. No matter how hopeful and optimistic you are, the dating…
Healing after a breakup can be difficult, especially when the relationship was significant and meaningful. Not only are you dealing with the grief of “losing a loved one”, but you’re also inundated with the fear that comes with starting over and living life without them. It may even feel as if your heart and mind are going through an internal…
No matter who you are, or how many therapists you’ve seen or workshops you’ve attended, everyone experiences fears and insecurities around relationships. So tell me, could my closet-fears be yours too? Have a read and let me know in the comments at the very bottom of the page. So here we go..GULP… A few years ago I came to a…
5 Terrible Reasons You’re Staying In An Unhappy Relationship Knowing when a relationship is worth saving or ditching… Do you sometimes feel like you’re not getting as much from your relationship as you’re putting into it? Do you feel like something is missing, gone, lost forever, or was never been there, to begin with? And yet you stay in this…
Don’t watch the years pass by attached to your comfort zone Staying single today is much easier, much more acceptable than it was, say, a hundred years ago. There are people for whom the single life suits their lifestyle — because that’s the way they like it. But many more stay single because they are afraid of commitment. Of course,…
A good friend of mine called me over the weekend in tears. The relationship she was in was on the brink of ending and without her having to explain too much about the situation I could clearly see what had happened. You see, my friend Viv has a pattern that she runs in her relationships that creates huge problems. Her…
