myTakes: Relationships

People often enter into one of the above described relations with false hopes and expectations of it becoming more or the person being something that they are not. Here's the thing though, while in commited longer-term...

Okay so this is the other side of the coin. This is especially for everyone who commented on the original post: How to train your man into becoming your ideal mate . 1) Stop assuming we are always on our cycles when we...

I've seen quite a few questions and myTakes on this topic recently and so I thought it wouldn't hurt to share my views on it as well. I personally think the term " Friendzone " is kind of dumb. The reason I think it's...

I've come to the conclusion that the way I see relationships and the way other people see them, are quite different. And, that is totally fine. Accept, with some relationship things I think people have unrealistic or...

1. Make him a sandwich and serve it to him. 2. Let him eat and watch TV or play his video games. (Leave him alone.) 3. Clean his plate and the kitchen or whatever may be filthy. 4. "Allow him to have special time" 5....

P eople love being right. Anytime we get the chance to be right we seem to take it. Being right, and its corollary, making someone else wrong, is like an addiction. It's as bad for us as smoking, over-eating, gambling, or...

So, before I start let me say I know that what I am about to discuss is the minority. I am most likely not talking about you but others so please do not take offence. This was one of those really great take ideas I...

Most of us have heard them repeated over and over again, those countless rules or guidelines about how to find a relationship, how to stay in it, and how to make sure it's good. 1) If he wants you, he'll make it happen!...

Time again and again we hear the phrase "She totally friendzoned me!" or something along those lines. But do we ever actually think about it? I get it. You've been talking to this person for a while, you've become...

Fanfuckingtastic how you've no idea if they have feelings for you but they send all these fucking signals that you overthink and confuse you. You want to more than anything to stop loving them but at the same time that's...

True love begins when the infatuation stage (which is often confused with love) has ended. The first several months that you spend together, everything about your partner seems perfect. You are head over heels for this...

All relationship problems stem from poor communication. Make an actual appointment with each other. If you live together, put the cell phones on vibrate, put the kids to bed (if you have any), and let voicemail pick up...

You and your partner can develop trust in each other by following these tips: Be consistent. Be on time. Do what you say you will do. Don't lie -- not even little white lies to your partner or to others. Be fair,...

Almost every relationship you've encountered has had a negative outcome. Possible reasons below: You were lied to. You were cheated on. You were verbally/physically abused. You were emotionally/physically neglected....

Long gone are the days, where I remember playing with the opposite gender. We genuinely laughed as we shared conversation, games and toys.  We were at the innocence of childhood. We were at a time where we didn’t have the...

Lisa Brookes Kift is a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in private practice who works with individuals and couples in Marin County, California. She is the creator of https://LoveAndLifeToolbox.com with articles and...

Sometimes we meet someone and we feel like Cupid shot us with a love arrow and that may be true love. However, these feelings can be mistaken for love in my opinion and sometimes we may not realize it until the person we...

Probably not the greastest title ever written but, the whole catchy title thing isn't my forte. Anyway, I had a bad dream last night and it lead me to thinking and feeling a lot of things that inspired me to write this....

Polygamy  is "more than one spouse". It means that you are married to more than one person. Polygyny   is one man , taking multiple wives . Each of those wives is only with him , they are not with each other , and he...

"I do not want to be here, I hate it here!" Is what I think when I'm at 'home' with my parents. I am stressed, sick and tired of being around them I really cannot find a way to make it bearable. I mentally numb myself...