Ирина Журавлева

Concrete starter: in first 10 minutes, ask two specific prompts: whats your college major and which song shaped youre taste in music. If they name...

Recommendation: Monitor concrete behaviors for 12 weeks and score them: bedside presence during illness (count), follow-through on planned commitments (percentage), financial or time investment in...

Set a one-hour cap and a weekly quota: one hour per meetup, max three meetups – this reduces decision fatigue and preserves time for job-search...

Practical verdict: decline a legal partnership unless both partners meet a clear checklist: combined emergency savings ≥ 6 months of expenses, a plan to lower...

Apply with a clear plan: aim for a 2:1 (or AAB-equivalent at A-level), an IELTS 7.0 overall (minimum 6.5 in any component), and a research...

Reduce contact with new romantic prospects who mirror past trauma; set firm boundaries within 30 days, document triggers in a daily log, and schedule weekly...

Act within 72 hours: collect timestamps, screenshots from facebook, phone logs, brief notes about in-person moments; compile a timeline of these episodes that looked flirtatious...

Immediate action: Say sorry in person within two days, list the specific mistakes you made, explain the reasons without deflection, and provide a written timeline...

Choose a private, short window: 20 minutes max. Pick a calm room, silence phones, keep seating side-by-side. Offer water. Avoid interrupting; reflect back key phrases...

Pick the person whose daily actions match three non-negotiables over a six-week practical test: punctuality, follow-through on promises, and conflict-response. Start with specific metrics (timely...

Start a strict 30-day no-contact rule: close their inbox, mute social accounts, and book two therapy sessions in the first two weeks. Treat these days...

Set a strict cutoff: require at least 9 positive markers out of 12; target 11 for higher resilience. If assessment returns 6 or fewer, pause...

Set a weekly contact plan and shared calendar immediately: allocate specific windows for drop-offs, school runs at dawn, and uninterrupted one-on-one time; use these tips...

Immediate action: document all joint accounts and recent transfers, avoid moving large sums, and preserve screenshots or messages that show timing of contacts. Courts and...

Adopt an emergency-only contact rule: answer calls only for urgent safety needs and confine non-urgent contact to one scheduled logistical message each week; emergency inquiries...

Actionable checklist: run a reverse-image search on Google and TinEye within 30 seconds; if a photo appears on 2+ different names or commercial sites, flag...

Concrete recommendation: reduce intrusive contact immediately – limit check-ins to one 5-minute update per day for the next 4 week period, log emotional intensity on...

Recommendation: Track four objective metrics for 30 days: minutes spent together per week, frequency of supportive actions, subjective comfort rated 1–10, and episodes of elevated...

Stop contact immediately: implement a no-contact rule for a fixed period (median 30 days across 16 cases, range 14–90). Decide within 72 hours whether to...

Immediate steps (days 1–7): admit the breach, cease secretive contact, provide a clear timeline of events, and agree to an evidence-backed transparency plan. Quantify progress:...

Start with a 5-second pause: before responding to any event, count to five and run a three-step checklist: (1) name the emotion or impulse; (2)...

Recommendation: mention the legal end and current status within 1–3 meetings or before any overnight plans; most people respond better to a short factual statement...

Pick three quality markers and apply them instantly: specify what you wanted in clear terms, then score each person which you meet on those markers;...

Start by creating a one-page agreement that lists expectations, non-negotiables and a timeline. Use your calendar to block a meeting within 30 days, bring one...