We are taught to fear the explosion. We look for the slammed doors, the screaming matches, the suitcases thrown haphazardly into a car. We think the end of a relationship looks like a war zone. But more often than not, the end begins long before the fighting stops. It begins when the fighting stops because […]
A person’s past is not a weapon to be wielded in a moment of anger. It is not an archive of ammunition to be drawn from whenever you feel insecure or want to win an argument. Yet, in many relationships, this is precisely what happens. A partner’s past mistakes, vulnerabilities they’ve shared, or versions of […]
We have been sold a version of love that is all about fireworks and grand gestures. It’s the oversized bouquet of roses after a fight, the surprise vacation to make up for weeks of neglect, the expensive gift to smooth over a betrayal. These are the cinematic moments we’ve been taught to equate with passion […]
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