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The risk you take by being your authentic self

The risk you take by being your authentic self
The risk you take by being your authentic self
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The risk you take by being your authentic self
January 31, 2021

Do you form authentic relationships by being the real you, or do you only show people what you believe they want to see?

What are the risks of showing up as the real you? It may be worth taking a risk to find that out.

Filed Under: Dating, Identity, People Pleaser, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: How do I say what I really want to say?, I want to be authentic, I want to speak my mind

The intimacy that happens behind their back

The intimacy that happens behind their back
The intimacy that happens behind their back
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The intimacy that happens behind their back
July 31, 2020

Cheating and infidelity can be a sensitive topic. You could be a victim to it, you could be the cheater, or you could be the one seeing someone who is cheating on their partner to be with you.

No matter what, there is almost always heartache on the other side. It doesn’t mean there isn’t healing, but there is almost always pain.

In this episode, I receive a message from a woman who is seeing someone cheating on his wife to be with her, and I read another message from someone who was once the cheater. 

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Filed Under: Dating, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: Is being with someone who is cheating okay?, Is the cheater a bad person?, Will they leave their marriage to be with me?

Email grab bag: Getting ghosted while dating and when you have trouble forgiving someone who wronged you

Email grab bag: Getting ghosted while dating and when you have trouble forgiving someone who wronged you
Email grab bag: Getting ghosted while dating and when you have trouble forgiving someone who wronged you
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Email grab bag: Getting ghosted while dating and when you have trouble forgiving someone who wronged you
July 16, 2020

The first segment is about a young woman who keeps getting “ghosted” by her dates. It’s starting to impact her self-esteem and she’s wondering if she’ll ever find a life partner.

In the second segment, I reply to someone who wants to hate those who’ve wronged her, but her spirituality says it’s better to forgive.

Is it?

Sounds like a great subject to talk about. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dating, Family, Forgiveness, Hate, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Toxic Behavior Tagged With: Is it bad to hate?, Is it necessary to forgive?, When your dates keep ghosting you, When your dates never call you back

The Choice of Growing Closer in a New Long-Distance Relationship

I’ve done the long-distance dating thing twice, and I will say that both times were a success. Sure, the women I met aren’t in my life anymore but I learned and gained so much from those two long-term relationships.

After the first relationship ended in 2005, I was not ready for another relationship but I looked for one anyway. I figured the true path to happiness was to find someone else to fill the new void in my life (more on that dysfunction shortly). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Behavior, Dating, Decisions, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: How do I know when to get closer in a long-distance relationship?, long distance relationship, Should I stop seeing someone long-dstance?

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