Love bombing is a way of trying to influence a person by an excessive show of affection and attention. Love bombing can be used positively and negatively, however, psychologists have recognized it as a part or type of abuse that should be totally avoided. What is Love Bombing? There are several healthy and heart-warming ways…
Knowing how to be a good friend depends solely on your understanding of what friendship is. Friendships are a huge part of your life. They give you a sense of community and belonging. They help boost your self-esteem, reduce stress, and avoid unnecessary and unhealthy decisions and/or activities. In the long run, they save you…
From childhood, love has been a feeling we try to seek out. As infants, we cried out to get our parent’s attention, as kids, the love and attention our parents provided us could make or break our grown up personalities. This was the foundational love we first experienced – familial love. As adults, we still…
What is stonewalling in a relationship? Stonewalling in the more literal sense would be building or creating a stonewall, but that is not the definition we are looking for here. Concerning relationships with people, “stonewalling” would be the act of shutting out one’s partner by being unresponsive or emotionally inaccessible. This could be in the…
What is phubbing? Phubbing is the habit of snubbing people during conversations in person because of your mobile phone. It is a word coined from phone and snubbing. The word was first used in 2012 by an advertising agency to show the growing habit of people ignoring the people right in their presence to just…
Signs that your relationship is over During conflicts, it can be quite difficult for us as humans to be objective enough and this is due to the pain and hurt we feel during such moments. Taking steps away from the conflict and reflecting on the relationship itself is usually the most fail-proof way to approach…
Different people have various ways of expressing their emotions. In a relationship, there are various ways that people want to feel loved. Knowing your partner’s love language is crucial in a relationship because of this. Let’s first discuss what love language actually means. Meaning of Love Language Love language is a simple concept that describes…
What is faith? The definition of trust differs from relationship to relationship, but for many, it is the sense of commitment and safety you have in your connection with your partner. Along with recognizing and respecting each other’s boundaries, trust also entails being able to freely express one another’s wants and feelings. Together, you are…
When we think of mothers in the general sense, they are expected to be people who care for you, love you and make your life better and easier. However some mothers can seem to make your life difficult and show little or no signs of caring for you, those kind of mothers are what we…
A platonic relationship is one in which people share a close bond but do not have a sexual relationship. Platonic bonding is a purely emotional connection with no sexual intimacy. It involves honesty, loyalty, and a deep connection without the heat of sexual tension. While the term is sometimes thought to apply only to opposite-sex…
