99 Things To Do After A Breakup That Are Actually Healthy And Healing | Well+Good Feature

2024-09-24T17:25:24-04:00By |Categories: Article, Breakups & Divorce, Self Help, Self-Esteem, Single, Well+Good|Tags: , , |

The morning after my most recent breakup from a serious relationship, I woke up, wiped off my mascara-stained face and wrote out advice for myself in list form. Item one read: “Breakups are excruciating as a default, you can’t escape that.” While that bummer of a truism isn’t the most empowering, I charged on with my list and ended up with a huge document of ideas of things to do after a breakup. And I found it to be hugely helpful as I navigated the [...]

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YOUR SOUL MATE ISN’T NECESSARILY ‘THE ONE’—HERE’S HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE | Well+Good interview

2019-11-20T22:30:46-05:00By |Categories: Article, Love, Relationship Expert, Relationships, Well+Good|Tags: , , , , |

Theoretically, finding your soul mate should mark the end of your search for “the one,” right? Because what is a soul mate if not someone with whom you have a life-altering connection that gives purpose to those countless nights out and Hinge swipes and bad dates and awful breakups? (Just me?) Well unfortunately, relationship pros say finding your soul mate and living happily ever after aren’t necessarily linear events, because finding your soul mate doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve found a healthy relationship. “When you meet [...]

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The Expert-Approved Way to Successfully Break Up with a Narcissist For Good | Well+Good interview

2024-09-24T17:25:24-04:00By |Categories: Article, Breakups & Divorce, Love, Relationship Expert, Relationships, Well+Good|Tags: , , , , , , |

Taylor Swift once said, “never trust a narcissist.” And she’s right—especially because trusting a narcissist might lead to a breakup with a narcissist. And that’s fun for no one. Ending any relationship, in any circumstance tends to fall somewhere between “unpleasant” and “downright horrible,” but when you’re contending with a narcissist, a unique set of challenges may emerge. “Narcissists are very self-absorbed and selfish, so they talk about what they want and what they need from you, disregarding whatever you tell them about your own [...]

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IS IT EVER A GOOD IDEA TO GO ON A BREAK IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP? | Well+Good interview

2024-09-24T17:25:24-04:00By |Categories: Article, Breakups & Divorce, Dating Advice, Interview, Relationship Expert, Well+Good|Tags: , , , , , , |

By MARY GRACE GARIS Ah, taking a break: It’s a tale as old as…well, at least the third season of Friends. But, does the strategy ever actually strengthen a relationship, or is it more so a tactic for delaying the inevitable (read: a full-blown breakup)? Short answer: It depends—and on a lot of different variables. For instance, how serious are you and your partner? And, is the reason for the break a clear and present problem? While teasing out these answers isn’t always the most [...]

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When to say I love you (and how to respond) if it’s platonic | Well+Good feature

2019-09-26T22:34:44-04:00By |Categories: Article, Love, Relationship Expert, Relationships, Well+Good|Tags: , , , , , , |

By:  MARY GRACE GARIS Right after getting off the phone with my 70-something-year-old landlord about a leaking toilet, my boyfriend burst into laughter. “Did you just say ‘I love you’ to your landlord?” he asked.“What? No. Did I?”“Yeah, you did. You said ‘Okay, I love you, talk to you later.’” Um, well, whoops—that’s awkward. I love yous can feel unpredictable, random, and tricky to digest when you’re the surprised recipient of one. And when the source is a platonic, possibly fresh relationship, the strangeness can feel even [...]

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