myTakes: Relationships

Love can bring two people together, but respect is what keeps them together. Without respect, love becomes fragile — it turns into control, jealousy, or misunderstanding. Respect means seeing your partner as an equal,...

1. Because love doesn’t shut off like a switch Even after the betrayal, your heart remembers the laughter, the late-night talks, the way they once made you feel safe. Love holds on, even when it hurts. 2. Because hope is...

Some people look for ultimatums (usually two) for their “stance” on love. Or relationships… as if it has to be DEFINITE. And Unmoving. Like a law. But us, as living, human beings, are constantly growing in more ways than...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/4fqwVBuunxY There’s a difference between loving someone and trusting them with the most fragile parts of you. I did both. I gave you all the pieces of who I was, carefully collected over...

We don’t talk enough about the grief that comes with growing up, especially someone we once loved. Maybe it was your best friend from your teenage years, a partner you were considering marrying, or a family member you no...

We live in a time where “it’s complicated” has become a normal relationship status. Where casual hookups are expected, and commitment is seen as pressure. But there’s a painful truth underneath all the mixed signals and...

Getting emotionally attached to someone is something most of us do without even realizing it. We meet someone who makes us feel seen, understood, or happy, and before we know it, we start depending on them emotionally....

There’s a quiet kind of pain that comes from giving your heart to someone and realizing they’ll never give theirs back in the same way. It’s not loud or sudden like heartbreak in the movies. It builds slowly, in long...

Human brains are wired for connection, but not universally. We don’t feel drawn to everyone equally, and for some of us, this selectivity feels especially intense or mysterious. It’s as if our brain is a filter, tuned to...

There is a kind of pain that doesn’t leave bruises, but it lingers beneath the surface like a storm you can’t escape. It’s the pain of loving someone with every corner of your heart, only to realize that their heart beats...

The famous sentence we hear after a breakup: “You are so good… You deserve better.” It sounds good at first, right? You think the other person has your best interests at heart, that they deem you worthy of more than you...

A love story, no matter how it ends, leaves a lasting impression on the human soul. When it begins, it fills our lives with hope, connection, and the warmth of being seen. But when it ends, especially unexpectedly or...

It’s a strange kind of heartbreak, the kind that doesn’t come from an enemy or a stranger, but from someone you once trusted. Someone whose name you whispered like a secret and whose laughter felt like home. We never...

Have you ever been exhausted by an old love? There is a particular kind of tired that love leaves behind, a quiet, aching fatigue that doesn’t roar like heartbreak, but lingers like a shadow. It’s not the devastation of a...

We all want to have a healthy relationship, but sometimes it can be difficult, especially when our lives get complicated. Whether it’s with our partner, friends, or family, we all deserve relationships that make us feel...