“If your partner is actually asking you to back off, then for heaven’s sake, BACK OFF. For any relationship to thrive, both people need the opportunity to rest and recharge away from each other. You can’t make them love you more by trying to spend every waking moment with them. You’ve got to give the…”— Elizabeth Stone, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Desperate, Relationship, Space, Time
“Getting jealous a lot? Pissed off that he’s spent an hour on the phone with his brother? Getting bent out of shape over the fact that they’re spending time with other people is a sign that you’re getting clingy. It’s a huge mistake to give in to these feelings and give your partner a hard time about…”— Elizabeth Stone, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Desperate, Jealous, unattractive, Clingy
“You pre-clear off your schedule. Because you expect them to be available at a certain day or time, you block it off without having set plans. While this seems good on the surface—after all, you’re making time for someone—the problem is that it becomes highly likely that you’re neglecting your own pa…”— Elizabeth Stone, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Desperate, schedule, Hobbies