Category: Heartbreak

  • Why Trying To Love An Emotionally Broken Man Will Only Break Your Heart

    Why Trying To Love An Emotionally Broken Man Will Only Break Your Heart

    It’s a whole different level of logic … Damaged, emotionally unavailable people arrive primed for pain. Some may even tell you they can’t fall in love with you because of it. They’ll go to great lengths to avoid emotional pain in relationships and dating, but they expect to be hurt in love. Through this expectation, they cause […]

  • If You Feel These 7 Things, Your Relationship Is Over (Or Should Be)

    If You Feel These 7 Things, Your Relationship Is Over (Or Should Be)

    Relationships need more than love to survive. It’s a question I face frequently in my therapy practice and in my advice column: “I know my relationship has issues, but should I break up with my boyfriend? Would I truly be better off alone?” Of course, real life is not an experiment, and there is no […]

  • Self-Esteem Makes or Breaks Relationships

    Self-Esteem Makes or Breaks Relationships

    Self-esteem not only affects how we think about ourselves, but also how much love we’re able to receive and how we treat others, especially in intimate relationships. Research has well-established the link between good self-esteem and relationship satisfaction. Self-esteem not only affects how we think about ourselves, but also how much love we’re able to […]

  • I Finally See How You Never Loved Me

    I Finally See How You Never Loved Me

    I finally see how indifferent you were. How nothing ever seemed to matter to you, or how my words never really resonated. When I was confessing my affections, worries and opinions, you weren’t actually listening to me, you were just hearing me. Now I see how you never made me feel important, like I didn’t matter enough to prioritize, […]

  • Don’t Hurt Her Because Your Ex Hurt You

    Don’t Hurt Her Because Your Ex Hurt You

    If you are heartbroken over getting cheated on or dumped during your last relationship, then you should not rush into a new relationship. Stay single for a while. Put the flirting on hold. Resist rebounding. Spend some well-needed time on your own so you can grow into someone whole, someone ready to love again. Don’t […]

  • You Broke Her, You Don’t Get To Come Back

    You Broke Her, You Don’t Get To Come Back

    They have told you one too many times, “One of these days you’re going to completely lose her.” You’ve been warned and yet you remained unfazed. Of course, it wouldn’t bother you, she’ll always take you back. She’ll wait for you until you’re done with your games until you’re ready for commitment. Her love for you […]

  • True Strength Is Sharing Your Heart — Even When It’s Messy & Broken

    True Strength Is Sharing Your Heart — Even When It’s Messy & Broken

    Don’t let the world close you off. I’m not one who’s big into sharing my emotions, especially when they’re sad ones. Never wanting to be a buzzkill, I play it off like everything is fine. And in those moments where everything is far from fine — like right after a breakup when I’m learning how to get […]

  • For Anyone Whose Heartbreak Is Keeping Them Awake At Night

    For Anyone Whose Heartbreak Is Keeping Them Awake At Night

    Nighttime is the hardest. That’s normal, I promise. You’re not alone in that feeling. You’re not weak, you’re not less capable of getting over heartbreak than other people. You’re not weird or pathetic for staring at your phone screen and wanting nothing more than to see it light up with their name. What you are is […]

  • This Is What She Turned Into After You Broke Her

    This Is What She Turned Into After You Broke Her

    She loved you and you broke her. Instead of making life beautiful for both of you by simply giving her your love, you chose to go the other way around. And that sucks. Do you know why? Because she pulled the shorter end of the stick. She did nothing to deserve the things you did […]

  • 7 Steps to Rebuilding Your Relationship After Infidelity

    7 Steps to Rebuilding Your Relationship After Infidelity

    Make no bones about it, infidelity sucks. Working through and overcoming infidelity is a double suck. And it will suck for a long time. It’s a challenging and gut wrenching process with no easy solutions and no quick fix. That’s just the way it is. So if you choose to stay in your relationship and […]