Irina Zhuravleva

Hear this carefully — it will land hard. Keeping quiet after a breakup is not a sign of frailty. In fact, silence, particularly when the...

Have you ever noticed that invisible pull — as if something inside you is drawn toward someone who simply cannot reciprocate love fully? You pour...

Let’s be honest: if you’re holding out for them to suddenly realize what they did, feel remorse, and come back with a genuine apology, stop...

This video addresses a vital question: how can we best avoid entering into a relationship with a narcissist? It matters because a true narcissist is...

How can you tell when it’s time to walk away from a relationship? That question feels one of the hardest to answer because we invest...

Relationship experts consistently point out that a major factor determining whether a partnership flourishes is how regularly partners make small “deposits” into each other’s emotional...

The issue with romantic bonds—especially for people who experienced neglect or hurt in childhood—is how intensely attached we can become. Breaking up can feel catastrophic,...

Is it feasible to have a relationship with a narcissist? That’s a big question. It really hinges on how you define “narcissist.” If you mean...

Let’s set one thing straight from the outset. Feeling shattered does not make you irrational. And his ability to walk away appearing unfazed doesn’t mark...

I stood at the altar and vowed to love, honor, and cherish Emily for the rest of my life — and only in retrospect did...

You have a friend you secretly love. You convinced yourself you had to behave like “just a friend” in order to keep them, afraid they’d...

Dr John Gman reported that in his study of thousands of couples, when a man refused to accept the influence of his female partner, the...

There comes a point when you stop running after someone. You stop refreshing your phone. You stop waiting for the three dots to appear. And...

What if the very work you’ve poured into personal development is the thing keeping you stuck? You’ve devoured self-help books, journaled your inner life, pushed...

Listen. Put whatever you’re doing on pause. Are you glancing at your phone, waiting for a message that you’re convinced will make everything right? Do...

Let me make this unmistakably clear: there are boundaries in your life that must never be crossed. Not for the sake of love, loyalty, blood...

Have you ever wondered why so many relationships fall apart? A big part of it is that partners often don’t understand what the other’s life...

Nothing healthy ever grows out of a relationship built on deception. You can justify lying — say you do it to avoid hurting someone, blame...

Seventy percent of divorce filings are initiated by women, and while some men will bristle at that statistic and say it’s part of the problem,...

Listen — none of your efforts to communicate or resolve conflicts will really work if one crucial element is missing. No, it’s not alcohol; the...

If you want a sure-fire recipe for wrecking relationships, ruining your reputation, stalling your recovery, and making yourself look foolish, the fastest way is to...

Okay — today I want to discuss how some men can be utterly useless in relationships. Ladies, you might be tempted to randomly send this...

One of the most eye-opening moments in my life came when I finally discovered that what I’d been living with has a name: complex PTSD....

Okay, let me be direct about something: you are not obligated to attend to your partner’s needs. You don’t have to take on their aches,...