Tweet Over the years I’ve made a lot of mistakes in relationships. Over those same years, I’ve watched a lot of other people make a lot more. (Mostly because I wasn’t actually doing anything other than observing… hard to make mistakes of your own when you’re not participating.) From all that pain and suffering (plus… Continue reading 4 Things You Can Do to Add Quality to Any Relationship
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The Hidden Past as a Future Threat
Tweet Those last two posts were written five years ago and dealt with my own sudden realization of just how badly my mind had rewritten a piece of my own history. A lot has changed in the five years since then. One thing remains true: by uncovering the real truth in the things that my… Continue reading The Hidden Past as a Future Threat
Handle Your Baggage
Tweet Last time, I talked a bit about figuring out what you bring to the table in a relationship. That focused mostly on your particular self-image and how much you can give when you get involved with someone else. There’s another component that everyone always complains about in other people, but few take the time… Continue reading Handle Your Baggage
On Flirting
Tweet Once upon a time, I was an incurable flirt. It was after high school, not too terribly far into my college career. I’d finally gotten comfortable enough with myself that I could be comfortable with others. I also discovered that, hey, I’m not an unlikable troll–some women respond positively to interaction with me! (Yeah,… Continue reading On Flirting
Hump Day Crush: Personal Limits
Tweet When exploring, there are two main things you need: a starting point and a rough idea of what you’re looking to do. The starting point gives you somewhere to gauge how far you’ve gone. It gives you an anchor point and, in a worst case scenario, a port of sorts to return to. The… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Personal Limits