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One thing that both intrigues and alarms me is how those who seek to control and manipulate others seem to instinctively recognize that people with...

Have you ever noticed that sudden, hard-to-name change? One minute the atmosphere between you feels warm and alive — real connection, tangible possibility. You feel...

I keep thinking there ought to be a simple checklist to tell you if the person you’re dating is a narcissist — that would be...

When an avoidant ex comes to the slow recognition that the most valuable thing they ever had was you, it doesn’t land like a thunderclap....

Have you ever stared at someone you adore and felt like your words were dissolving into emptiness? You reach for any sign of intimacy, any...

Our romantic partners are not our dependents, so it becomes problematic when we end up managing everything for them while they fail to contribute their...

I think we waste too much energy trying to label our partner as a narcissist instead of simply acknowledging that certain behaviors are unacceptable. Ultimately,...

Why do avoidant partners act with contempt toward you? That question doesn’t just float through your mind — it lands hard in your chest because...

Have you ever watched an avoidant partner disappear the moment things start to deepen, only to reappear weeks or months later as if nothing happened?...

Aufwachsen in einer Umgebung, die von emotionaler Vernachlässigung oder Grausamkeit geprägt ist, trainiert Ihr Nervensystem darauf zu reagieren, indem es sich zurückzieht. Sie hören auf zu weinen. Sie hören auf zu protestieren....

Manche Menschen verhalten sich schwierig, weil sie Schmerz mit sich herumtragen; andere benehmen sich so, weil sie durch das Zufügen von Schmerz ein Gefühl von Macht erhalten. In beiden Fällen, wenn...

Keine Frage. Dies ist keine Geschichte über ein gebrochenes Herz — es ist ein Urteil über schlechte Entscheidungen, eine sorgfältige Rechnung, die jede Kostenstelle aufführt...

Gesunde Beziehungen erfordern immer die aktive Teilnahme von zwei Personen; es gibt schlichtweg keinen Abkürzung. Intimität, Vertrauen und emotionale Sicherheit entstehen, wenn beide Partner beitragen —...

Ich kann mit absoluter Sicherheit sagen: Allein mit 'Ich liebe dich' zu sagen, wird eine Beziehung nicht bewahren. Liebe allein ist unzureichend — Intimität erfordert weitaus mehr...

Think of these two leaves as a picture of your relationship. I plucked them from the same flourishing plant—one received sunlight, water and good soil;...

Think about it — the same things we did to win her over are exactly the things we need to keep doing to maintain her...

The single thing that terrifies a toxic person more than almost anything else is when you draw firm boundaries — because boundaries remove their power....

Alright — as you probably know, Father’s Day is this Sunday, and I wanted to offer some thoughts on ways you might show your partner...

Okay — a straightforward question: how do I talk to my partner without them feeling attacked or shutting down? How can I bring up something...

You cannot keep playing the avoidance game forever. Time evens everything out. The wall you assembled around your heart, brick by brick, telling yourself it...

Okay, we’re live — hello everyone, and thanks for being here. It’s me, the Crappy Childhood Fairy, and Rob has been collecting your questions for...

Listen — I don’t know which one of you needs to hear this, but it drains you when only one person seems to care about...

All right — if you arranged a spa day for your partner or encouraged her to spend Mother’s Day out with her friends, nice work....

There comes a point when words begin to lose their power. You have spoken everything that could be said, named every feeling, justified every silence,...