“Instead of feeling sorry for myself because I couldn’t get him to commit in the way I wanted, I felt sorry for him for having so many issues, issues that prevented him from committing to a great woman he had right in front of him.”Tagged: Love, lasting love, inspiration, Relationships, Dating
“Why was I so wrapped up in getting inside his head? The reason, I believe, is that getting lost in his drama was an escape from dealing with my own.”Tagged: Love, lasting love, inspiration, Relationships, Dating
“I realized that with Kevin I felt less alone and maybe a little understood. Like me, he was a little lost and hurt, and that made me feel better in my own world of lost and hurt.”Tagged: Love, lasting love, inspiration, Relationships, Dating
“As soon as you’re in that place where you are your best self and you mirror the qualities you want, you’ll notice an instant change in your love life; you’ll find that you can easily get the kind of guy and the kind of relationship you’ve always wanted.”Tagged: Love, lasting love, inspiration, Relationships, Dating
“You need to know your values, your boundaries, your fundamental needs, your wants, what you can compromise on, and what your absolute deal-breakers are.”Tagged: Love, lasting love, inspiration, Relationships, Dating
“If a guy leaves when things get a little rocky, it means he is lacking in the most important quality you need in a partner, and that is a man who is committed not only to you, but to making it work.”Tagged: Love, lasting love, inspiration, Relationships, Dating
“You can’t force someone to change and to want what you want. You can’t convince someone to feel a certain way about you.”Tagged: Love, lasting love, inspiration, Relationships, Dating
“What keeps us in bad relationships isn’t that all men are jerks or that relationships are so hard or that we’re unworthy or that all the good guys are taken. What keeps us in bad relationships is low self-esteem. When you don’t value yourself, you will accept and even welcome people who don’t value…”Tagged: Standards, Self-Esteem, Relationships, Acceptance
“Your time is your responsibility. If you stayed in a bad relationship and it didn’t turn out well, you are partly to blame.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“If every guy you have ever dated has treated you poorly and broken your heart, then you need to consider that you are probably choosing the wrong men. If you stay with a guy even though he has made it clear he can’t or won’t give you what you want, and the relationship deteriorates, you can’t…”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“Guys commit slowly. He doesn't think about it really, he just thinks about how much he enjoys her company, and the fact that he would like more of it. The reason women struggle is because they get an idea in their head that things are not okay. The moment they start to really believe that, they feel…”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“In the right relationship, you don’t feel like you’re walking on eggshells, worrying that you might screw something up. You don’t feel like you have to make it work. You don’t feel like you’re suffocating, wishing and hoping you’ll finally get some sweet relief and be able to breathe again. You…”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“Girls think that playing hard to get will make a guy like them, and being too available will turn him off. This isn't true. Waiting a certain amount of time before texting him back and pretending to be busy when you’re not doesn’t get a guy to like you, it gets a guy to chase you. Does it work?…”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“Commitment for a man comes down to this: Is my life better with her in it or not? If the answer is yes, he commits.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“Guys evaluate the quality of their relationship by the quality of the time spent with the other person. You can't measure the depth of a relationship by the number of texts received on average per day, or by how much time elapses between each text.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“When a man doesn't return a text or a call immediately, it is not an accurate indicator of disinterest. He's most likely busy or focused on something else at the moment.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“Sometimes a man will stop responding because he doesn’t see the point in talking unless it’s for the sake of making a plan. Or sometimes he’ll just run out of things to say because it’s just not natural for him to talk and talk (or rather, text and text), just for the sake of talking or texting.”Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationships, Guys
“Men don't place the same significance on certain things as women do. While women see constant texts as a sign that a guy really likes them, men don't see text messages and two-hour-long phone calls as necessary or important for bonding and building relationships.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys
“You will never be satisfied in your relationship unless you learn to truly love yourself. If you don't genuinely love yourself, you will never fully trust that anyone else can love you.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love
“When a woman is happy and not looking to get validation from the relationship, she transmits an irresistible vibe that draws her guy in, and he naturally becomes more invested in her and the relationship.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Guys