myTakes: Break Up & Divorce
The Reason for Declining Marriage Rates. Are Men or Women More to Blame?
Everyone has their theories as to why marriage rates are declining. I'm gonna delve deep into it and try to help clarify what's causing it. First off, let's start off with SOCIAL MEDIA . It's a different day and age from...
How to heal from a breakup
Time is the answer. I didn't get it when it first happened. People would tell me it's just going to take time but I didn't realize that it's so true. I've been suffering for five months. Crying my ass off and wondering...
The Ghost of My Past
I can remember the warmth of her smile, the softness of voice and the warmth of her embrace. I can still remember her kiss and taste. Though she is still alive, our relationship is no more. She like so many others live on...
10 Signs she is about to leave you.
1- She stops bringing issues to your attention this. does not mean that she has suddenly become the cool girl and has changed her thoughts on what she needs or wants in your relationship. No it's actually a sign that...
Why You Should Never Get Back With Your Ex?
Preface: There exists a wide array of anecdotes that are the exception to what I'm about to say. If your story is one such where you did manage to make things work after a reconciliation, congratulations. This post is not...
If your ex is reaching out
If your ex is reaching out to you, what they are reaching out for is the green light. In the Great Gatsy, he ( Gatsby) was trying to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend because of nostalgia for the moment he intertwined his...
Tips For Ending A Long-Term Relationship
Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it’s a long-term relationship. These connections have run their course, but you stay in them out of comfort or because you’ve been together for so long, but if you have felt like...
Reasons ADULTS break up
When to Break up disclaimer: "each Relationship is unique" and can differ from these ideas, which are not the only reasons to separate, just common reasons. a common reason to end the relationship =break up is arguments...
Don't Try To Make Sense of Your Ex
So I wanted to make a follow-up to my previous Take Walk Away From Confusing “Signs” After A Breakup to further encourage everyone who is in this situation to keep staying strong. And to give more insight on specific...
I loved him with my whole he left me
I loved (love?) him with my whole heart. He was my most favourite thing, he was my safe place and he made me feel so good about myself. I know we’re young, but I wanted to marry him and I wanted to make it work. I wanted...
Walk Away From Confusing “Signs” After A Breakup
A lot of people struggle with this. I did too after a breakup once. So many people tend to think their relationship is not really over and that there are telltale clues that their ex is still thinking about them or wants...
How to deal with a Break Up
Breakups can be difficult, and it can take time to move on from a relationship that has ended. Here are some tips that may help you to get over your ex: Give yourself time to grieve and process your emotions. It's okay...
Which one of these ex-girlfriends seems the most interesting to you?
This is an interesting post I've had on my mind, for a while. A post of my ten exes. I'm curious what GAG thinks about this. I'm deciding to post it now, because I won't use real images of them and their names are...
If you’re going through a breakup, here’s an open letter from me to you.
Hello. I do not know you personally, but yet fate draws us together. I’m glad you decided to take the time to read this letter and begin our healing journey together. This is a letter from me to you. I know there are days...
Men Walking Away From Abusive Relationships
For the longest time, I have seen and heard so many times of men staying in abusive relationships, whether it be physical, emotional, sexual, verbal, etc. And yet I hardly see anyone try to reach out to them to tell them...
Four Characteristics of a Fuckboy
Fuckboy: someone you're dating casually or someone you're having sex with who is not that interested in you Characteristics of a Fuckboy Inconsistency Not making plans in advance Excuses to why they don't want a...
Don't be that 30+ year old woman that runs back to an ex, even if he does happen to be single at the time
A recent G@ger's question inspired me to write this MyTake. There are several reasons why it makes women look bad when they run back to their exes after several years have gone by, as I will explain in this MyTake:...
Distracting yourself with hobbies isn't enough: How the way you mourn your ex determines the likelihood that you will run back to him
How many of you women break up with men who didn't measure up to your standards personality-wise, just to find yourself regretting breaking up with him, whereby the next thing you know, you're coming back with your tail...
Guys take breakups/ losing a girl harder then the opposite
Something I've been thinking about recently, after my most recent breakup, is that not only do guys feel emotions as acutely as women (especially negative ones, like sadness and depression), but the loss of a romantic...
When I reflected about my ex boyfriend, I realised I should have left way earlier. I have realised that love really blinded me from his flaws.
In my past relationship, I had so many insecurities. I disliked his past and the risky behaviours he had taken when he was single. I projected my dislike to him and it caused a big strain on my mental health and...