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There comes a time when the person who always believed they held the upper hand suddenly feels the weight of silence pressing down. The avoidant...

Many people write in saying that boundaries never work with narcissists or that their partner simply ignores them, so this needs addressing. One crucial caveat:...

No one goes into a partnership hoping it will turn into a roommate arrangement, so why does it so often end up that way? It...

Even if you made it through the damage caused by abusive or neglectful parents, there’s a good chance another relative — a sibling, cousin, or...

If your former partner was narcissistic, it’s very likely that even after the relationship ended, you still feel its effects — those relationships are destabilizing,...

Hi everyone — Mel here. I want to kick off today’s video by sharing something that happened last night. It was a Tuesday, one of...

I didn’t have this knowledge, and that ignorance destroyed my relationship — yours will keep deteriorating unless you choose to learn what it truly needs...

This episode is sponsored by “corn.” Alright, someone warned me that if I say the p-word this clip might get pulled, so from here on...

Estimates suggest roughly 15% of people experienced significant trauma in childhood—depending on how you define “trauma.” Many of those people don’t even realize they were...

Hey—you. Yes, you. Stop scrolling. We need to have a talk. We need to address that sensation you’ve been carrying. That tight knot in your...

Every so often a letter arrives asking for guidance that’s so grave I hesitate to even read it aloud on YouTube. Usually such requests are...

Tell me something — have you ever felt like you’re dating a ghost? One moment the connection is electric: they’re messaging you, sharing laughter, looking...

The smallest, most ordinary moments often leave the deepest marks on a relationship — they are where trust, intimacy, friendship and connection are built and...

One of the unexpected gifts of becoming a stay-at-home dad was the quick realization that, without meaning to, I had shifted a large portion of...

When your attachment is anxious and insecure, and a partner tells you, “I don’t want to be with you anymore,” yet you cling more tightly,...

There’s a clear pattern behind why some people withdraw the moment a relationship grows serious. The nearer you get, the more they recede. You open...

The instant you open up with vulnerability — sharing how you feel, explaining your hurt or your point of view — and the person across...

Everyone knows that ignoring certain warning signs can undermine even the deepest love; no matter how strong the feelings, overlooked red flags eventually create friction...

Okay—if your relationship feels stuck in a loop of arguments that never resolve, know that everything shifted for the better in my partnership when we...

Let me ask you something: have you ever been with someone who made you feel uniquely cherished one moment and then, seemingly without warning, drifted...

You check your phone again. You replay the last exchange in your head, searching for the moment you slipped up. You’ve tried to be more...

Many men believe that having needs in a relationship is somehow unhealthy, but the fact is everyone has needs whether they acknowledge them or not....

This is the reason a narcissist often insists on staying friends after a breakup. At the start of your relationship it felt electric, didn’t it?...

Someone in the comments claimed that women don’t want men to be vulnerable — apparently I wasn’t aware of that either until they pointed it...