myTakes: Relationships

It is so often that we are focused on others that we forget the importance of ourselves and how our "self" is so important. We have so much power. We are the gatekeepers and we set the boundaries. Yet we often hand others...

When I met my first live-in boyfriend, he and I put on all the right moves to attract each other.  We met at a pub during a billiards tournament and we were dressed up and ready for our mating dance.  We flirted and said...

There comes a point in every relationship, new or old, when someone decides to bring up the topic of exes. It could happen on the first date, where you are subtly asked admist some other standard get-to-know-you type...

Relationships can be tough. Some people have a very painful time due to mistreatment or lack of respect in one. If you have fear in your heart and a bad feeling you are probably being mistreated. Fear not, but do heed my...

We read a lot about red flags and signs that you're in an abusive or unhealthy relationship, but what we don't talk a lot about is what exactly makes a relationship healthy. So, this is my take on what a healthy...

I was having a private conversation on GaG about what personality traits attract someone abusive and controlling.  Some of the things we came up I thought were valuable enough to create a Take and perhaps show some signs...

So this is my very first myTake ever...be nice lol. Sorry if it's not very organized and excuse any grammar/spelling mistakes, English is not my first language This myTake is for/about straight people only as I'm not gay...

Those who may have gotten to know me a little bit will know that often times on GaG while engaging with others, I’ll make references to the love life I share with my husband.  When we met, I was a flaming atheist and he,...

“Oh, how come you’re still single?” they said. “I don’t know, just haven’t met anyone, obviously.” “Well, I have a friend who has a cousin I can set you up with.” “No thanks.  I kind of don’t want to be set up.” “Well,...

As a young woman who has had many dating experiences, probably more negative than positive, as I am still a bachelorette, I have done a lot of self-reflection and reflection of my dating experiences and past choices in...

So. I am here to write about troublesome relationships based on my own relationships. I am obviously writing from a female perspective as a female in a heterosexual relationship. A year ago I had a very scary, tumultuous...