The “It’s Fine” Relationship
Inertia keeps you in the Meh zone. It’s tolerable, but not amazing. Description: You’ve been together for a while, and the relationship mostly works, at least on paper. You don’t argue much, and day-to-day life runs smoothly enough. But under the surface, things feel flat. You’re more like roommates than romantic partners. The connection you […]
The “Trying but Struggling” Couple
You See the Potential, But You Keep Butting Heads You and your partner may have something real—there’s passion and a sense that you could be amazing together. Maybe you’re new to each other, or new to serious relationships. And it’s challenging, some might even say toxic. A drama machine. No matter how hard you try, […]
The “Stuck for External Reasons” Couple
You’re Stuck Together, and You Need to Make It Work You don’t feel deeply connected anymore, but leaving isn’t an option—or at least it doesn’t feel like one. Maybe you have kids and don’t want to break up the family. Maybe divorce or separation would be too complicated, expensive, or painful. Maybe cultural or religious […]
The “Where did the Love Go?” Relationship
You Used to Love Each Other, But You Lost Your Way You weren’t always like this. At one point, you were deeply in love, excited about your future together. But over time, things changed. Maybe life got in the way – kids, work, stress. Maybe unresolved wounds and resentment piled up, making you feel more […]
How to kindly dump a deadweight
Breaking up with a partner that isn’t right for you, in the nicest way possible You’ve gotten real honest and decided your partner is holding you back. Well done, this was no doubt a difficult process. Now it’s time to be brave and take a stand for your future happiness. He might not like what’s […]
Are you a cheater or partnered with one?
What Ashley Madison tells us about relationships Did you watch the Ashley Madison documentary on Netflix (released March 2024)? To recap, Ashley Madison is a “discreet” dating platform for people looking to cheat on their significant other. Currently they have 70M members, and their tagline is “life is short, have an affair”. In 2015 Ashley […]
Uplevel your friend circle
Okay, this may sound calculated but I’m going to ask you to do an analysis of your friends and put them into categories. Your time is your most precious resource and the people you send it with have an influence on your motivation, happiness, self confidence and other important identity factors. While YOU are the […]
