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“The ultimate defect of being ‘too nice’ is that it can convey to a toxic...
This is a comment by Jon D on the Comment of the Day: “The problem nice guys have is they put women on pedestals and themselves in a pit.” “Some people, men and women alike, allow complacency to erode...
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The Perfect Match: When Love Means Giving an Organ
Joshua Taylor had already given his heart to his boyfriend of 15 years, Ryan Doughty. Then Ryan needed a kidney. It was straight out of an episode of House. Late in the summer of 2010, Ryan Doughty...
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6 Healthy Relationship Habits Most People Think Are Toxic
Mark Manson says that couples do occasionally need to be willing to hurt each others feelings. —– About six months ago, I wrote a post titled 6 Toxic Habits that Most People Think Are Normal. It...
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How to Take the Trash out of Your Life
Post by Prince Ea. — Prince Ea encourages us to avoid GMOs: the ‘greedy, miserable, obnoxious’ people who dump on us and make us crazy. ___ We could all use a little less chaos and a little more peace...
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What it’s Like to Know You’re Toxic for Each Other But Can’t Let Go
Paul Hudson on meeting the right person at the wrong time. — Sometimes, you meet the right person at the wrong time. It’s not something you can avoid or remedy; it’s not something you can easily let...
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How Successful People Handle Toxic People
Nearly everyone has a friend, a colleague, or in some cases a partner whose behavior can be toxic. Dr. Travis Bradberry shares the strategies successful people use to inoculate themselves. ___ Toxic...
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3 Toxic Expectations That Kill Relationships
Jordan Gray says that everyone comes into their relationships with expectations. But some are a lot more harmful than others. —– Every person comes into relationships with some sort of expectations....
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How Do You Find Your Masculinity?
View image | gettyimages.com Harris O’Malley on how we define and understand what it means to be a man. ______ One of the things I like to talk about on here is the concept of masculinity. The concept...
View ArticleThese 8 Argument Mistakes Are the Reason Your Relationship Is Toxic
View image | gettyimages.com The key to resolving conflict is to play by the rules. _____ By Bob Alaburda Have you ever gotten into an argument with your significant other and felt like they weren’t...
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Toxic People You Should Avoid at All Costs
Emotional intelligence expert Dr. Travis Bradberry identifies toxic characters you must avoid to protect your psychological health. ___ Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the...
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How to Disconnect from Narcissistic Manipulation
Introducing Ross Rosenberg’s ‘Observe Don’t Absorb’ technique to counter a narcissist’s manipulative tactics. ___ I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig...
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Newsflash: Your Ex Might Not Be Toxic or Narcissistic
View image | gettyimages.com Sometimes, the person is good. Just not good for you. ____ It can be validating when a relationship ends and you can look back and see that the person was just toxic or...
View ArticleForgiveness Is a Choice, Not a Mandate
Ross Rosenberg explains that when you’ve been hurt, forgiveness is not mandatory. ___ Forgiveness becomes the client’s decision. It has its own timeline and shouldn’t be forced. It should follow the...
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What Happens When You Rise From the Ashes of a Toxic Relationship
View image | gettyimages.com We all deserve to be in relationships where we’re appreciated. — Moving on isn’t easy. Well, sometimes it is. It’s easy when the person you were seeing didn’t mean much to...
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5 Signs You Might Be in a Dysfunctional and Toxic Relationship
In under 4 minutes, you’ll know if your relationship is healthy or toxic. ___ Photo—Ewan Nicholson/YouTube The post 5 Signs You Might Be in a Dysfunctional and Toxic Relationship appeared first on...
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Stress Literally Shrinks Your Brain (How to Reverse the Damage)
Emotional intelligence expert Dr. Travis Bradberry shares a way to protect—and heal—your brain from the ravages of stress. ___ We all know that living under stressful conditions has serious emotional,...
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Now This is the Graceful Way to End a Toxic Friendship
Daniel Dowling had a friend whose influence became toxic. Here’s what he wrote when he had to say goodbye. ___ Editor’s Note: The name of the letter’s recipient has been changed to protect the...
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Call for Submissions – My Adult Parent is Toxic, This is How I Deal
How do you handle toxicity in adult-parent relationships? Often, as adults, our relationships with our parents is difficult, whether leftover from childhood or because of something that happened later...
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How Your Focus Affects Your Relationship
Thomas Fiffer draws a distinction between need-focused and love-focused partners. ___ Recently, I drew a distinction for a friend with a difficult partner. I said, “Your partner is need-focused, and...
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The 7 Types of Male Relationships you Should Kick to the Curb
Embed from Getty Images The fact is, these aren’t really friendships in the first place. Respect yourself, and move on. — Almost two years ago, the situation came to a head. It was late spring. The...
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