by Mumstrosity.com | Sep 7, 2023 | Relationship Advice
Having a “pure heart” may be your way of describing good intentions, compassion or a spiritual value. You can appreciate that meaning without turning it into a test of whether you are always cheerful, endlessly giving or free from difficult feelings. Good intentions...
by Mumstrosity.com | Apr 20, 2023 | Relationship Advice
Choosing what to share is a personal boundary, not a test of whether your feelings are acceptable. You may want to talk openly, keep something private or share only enough information to ask for help. Those choices can differ between people and situations. If you are...
by Mumstrosity.com | Apr 14, 2022 | Relationship Advice
When a relationship feels difficult, the word “toxic” may seem to explain everything. It can also blur important differences between an ordinary problem, incompatible needs and conduct that makes you afraid. Start with what is happening and how it affects your...
by Mumstrosity.com | Jan 29, 2022 | Relationship Advice
The love life you want may include a partner, friendship, family, community or a mixture that changes over time. It may also include periods when dating is not a priority. You do not need to organise your life around someone else’s preferred version of love. A...
by Mumstrosity.com | Jul 20, 2021 | Relationship Advice
“If you cared about me, you would cancel your plans.” A statement like this can leave you feeling that you must prove your love by giving up a choice. People sometimes call this emotional blackmail: using guilt, fear or a sense of obligation to pressure someone into...
by Mumstrosity.com | May 30, 2021 | Relationship Advice
If you are trying to stay in a difficult relationship, advice to either “fix them” or “just leave” may miss what you are facing. You may share children, a home, money or a long history. You may also feel affection alongside frustration or fear. You can consider your...
