Unlike physical abuse, emotional abuse can be harder to identify, because emotionally abusive tendencies can slowly creep into a relationship in the form of unhealthy patterns. Emotionally abusive partners seek to manipulate you. They often don’t want to hurt you, but they’re controlling nature makes them act out in a way that is mentally and…
Category: Relationship
Stop Being Clingy! 5 Tips to Keep You From Being the Girl Men Can’t Stand
Being clingy, needy, or behaving in a codependent fashion is one of the biggest killers in a relationship. I’ve written numerous articles aimed at helping men who feel stuck in codependent or unhealthy relationships, and now I’d like to address women: Stop being clingy! People develop clingy, needy tendencies — which can also be termed…
How to Leave a Relationship – Advice For a Bad Break Up
The typical “How to Break-Up” advice goes like this: * Be sensitive to their pain * Shift the reasons towards you instead of blaming them * Do it in person, and not by texting or email * Communicate from the heart and then give them space However, if you’re on the internet looking for advice…
Men, Are You in a Codependent Relationship With a Needy, Controlling, Or Emotionally Volatile Woman?
What is codependency?I’ve known numerous men who have been in relationships with clingy, needy, overly-emotional, jealous, and controlling women.These men are frustrated with what they perceive as their girlfriend’s flaws. They often don’t realize that their own behavior is contributing to the unhealthy relationship and allowing it to persist. These men are often stuck in codependent…
Clingy, Jealous Girlfriend Controlling Your Life? 8 Dumb Reasons Why Men Stay With Needy Women
Relationships are all about choice — sometimes we choose wrong. As men, we can appreciate a great woman — someone who is smart, well-balanced, and provides us with comfort and emotional support. Sometimes, however, we find ourselves with clingy, controlling, jealous, emotionally unbalanced women. Instead of comfort, they are sources of stress and conflict. When we realize…
Get Your Ex Back Products – Do They Work?
The internet is littered with eBooks and programs on how to get your ex back. I’m constantly seeing ads shouting: “Get Your Ex Beg You to Come Back, Guaranteed!” “10 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Your Ex-Boyfriend Crawling Back!” “Top-Secret Tricks to Win Back Your Girlfriend or Wife!” Are these products legitimate? They are generally a collection…
Codependent Relationship Stressing You Out? Do Something About It!
Codependent relationships are usually characterized by two roles: A needy person who depends on her partner too much, and a person who acts the care-taker, always comforting his partner at his own expense. In relationships, a common pattern is a clingy woman paired with a man who never asserts himself (though the roles can be…
Can You Save a Friend That is Stuck in a Bad Relationship?
For most relationships, breaking up in person is the most appropriate and respectful way to breakup. If it has been a long-term relationship and you’re able to express yourself freely with your partner, you should show them the courtesy and respect of breaking up face-to-face.However, sometimes circumstances dictate that a breakup be done in writing….
For Men – 11 Signs You’re in a Codependent Relationship – And How to Get Out
It’s often obvious that a needy, demanding woman who clings to a man has codependent tendencies. However, a relationship consists of two people, and HE is no less responsible. In fact, his behavior can also be labeled “codependent.” Two people who have codependent tendencies may act in opposite ways: While one is needy and drains her partner, the…
“Get Your Ex Back” Products: Do They Actually Work?
The internet is littered with eBooks and programs on how to get your ex back. I’m constantly seeing ads shouting: “Get Your Ex Beg You to Come Back, Guaranteed!” “10 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Your Ex-Boyfriend Crawling Back!” “Top-Secret Tricks to Win Back Your Girlfriend or Wife!” Are these products legitimate? They are generally a…