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“Have a conversation that allows you to determine what needs to be in place to set your relationship up for success.”

“People will come to understand that being in a relationship with you requires a certain level of respectful behavior from them.”

“This book is written by a person who also struggles with social anxiety, allowing the reader to feel that she can relate to the experience.”

If you find yourself turning to the same friend to meet every need, you need to branch out and build a wider circle of support.

“By prioritizing self-esteem, you can learn to persevere after setbacks, build healthy relationships with others, and feel good about yourself in the process.”

“If you somehow betrayed your partner’s trust, you’ll probably be eager to put the incident behind you. Your partner may need more time.”

“People experiencing burnout may feel drained or exhausted after tasks they used to complete with ease.”

“Understanding this psychology is crucial, especially when it comes to dating—where it tends to be activated most often.”

“Single women now want to spend their time with someone who is ‘really valuable,’ as opposed to someone they might ‘play around with.'”

“Day-to-day life can really overwhelm emotional connection and the ability to have fun together.”

“Healthy long-term relationships that are good for our well-being, for example, support our growth and development as a people.”

“It is easy to feel hurt when we are told that we aren’t doing enough, but defensiveness will immediately shut down the conversation.”

“It is important to remember that the only thing you have control over is yourself, not your parents, or your partner.”

“People talk about everything in therapy. They talk about their hopes, dreams, fears, disappointments, hurts, shame, conversations with their mom, interactions with their partner, perceived failures as a parent, sexuality, [or] their most recent date.”

“Someone has to move this forward, right? Invite them to do something with you that’s ‘date-ish’ and see what their response is.”

“An unrequited crush can last a very long time because the relationship never moves past the lust stage, however, a relationship that has movement will typically stay in the crush phase for weeks to months.”