Breaking up isn’t easy. As men, we often sit on the fence about the decision. It’s important to get out of that state of indecision as soon as possible and take action — either commit to staying, or commit to breaking up. Even when we are certain about wanting to break-up, we like to put it off:…
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…
How to Write a Break Up Letter in 7 Steps
People can be indecisive about whether to stay in a relationship or break up. If you’re in a relationship and feel like you’re in a perpetual state of indecision – always with “one foot out the door” but never quite ready to leave – you need to determine if you should stay or go. Your relationship…
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…
How to Breakup With Your Clingy Girlfriend and Get Your Life Back
Relationships should be a place for growth and comfort for both partners. If you feel like you no longer desire to be in a relationship, but feel stuck because of your clingy partner, you need to resolve to leave. No matter if your relationship is 2 months or 10 years, sometimes it dawns on you: “This…
Need to Breakup with a Controlling, Needy, Jealous Boyfriend?
Do you have a sense that your partner restricts your lifestyle with excessive neediness, jealousy, controlling behavior, or by being too demanding. A relationship is a place to build something — both partners should help the other expand their horizons. Compromises need to be made, but neither partner should have the sense that they are…
Break Up Letters to Boyfriends
If you’re looking for break up letters to boyfriends, it’s probably because you seek guidance for an impending break up. You’ll find that here. In the future, I’ll provide samples of break up letters to boyfriends (not real letters, but something you can model), but for now I want to give some guidelines. Many people…
Break Off an Engagement: How to Break Up With Your Fiance and Avoid a Marriage You Don’t Want
A marriage can be a beautiful thing. But…if you’re on the path to marriage, and a part of your brain is yelling, “This isn’t what I want!,” you may want to reconsider. Sometimes we get caught up in the expectations of our partner, our family, our partner’s family, or society (“We’ve been dating for 2 years, so…