“Instead I felt insecure, panicked, anxious, and perpetually on edge, but I couldn’t let go because of my strong feelings for him. Those feelings locked me in a tight grip, and it was only when the relationship inevitably imploded that I was able to see just how toxic the situation truly was. It wasn…”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“A big mistake I see women making is blaming themselves when a relationship falls apart. They torture themselves with could haves and should haves. I should have been less needy, I should have been more agreeable, I could have been more supportive, etc. Yeah, you could have done all that, but it woul…”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“He wants to make it work. He’s willing to put in any amount of effort. If there is a problem, he wants to find a way to solve it. He wants to work harder, to be better, to be his best self. The important thing to keep in mind is that people have different ideas about what it means to put effort into…”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“He communicates with you, even about tough issues and even if one of you is upset with the other.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“He has similar beliefs and values. This one seems so obvious yet it’s so often overlooked. Love does not in fact conquer all. If you are not fundamentally compatible, you will face major hurdles ahead. If he is going to be your life partner,”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“He is there for you when you need him, even if it’s inconvenient for him.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“He loves your good qualities and accepts and embraces the bad without making you feel guilty for having flaws.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“The common thread in most of these cases is that these women are choosing men who clearly are not husband— or even relationship— material and hoping that by some chance the men will suddenly transform into the knights in shining armor they want.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“So many girls make the mistake of getting caught up in how the guy feels about them rather than focusing on how they feel about him.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“The best way to do this is to try to go slowly. Ease into the relationship instead of diving in head first. This will create an environment for you to allow your level of interest and attraction to grow steadily over time, rather than flooding you all at once in a big emotional tsunami.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“if you want to find lasting love and prevent yourself from getting hurt, you’ll need to learn how to use your head little more than your heart, at least in the beginning.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“Infatuation causes you to fall in love with an image rather than an actual person.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“All the relationship advice in the world won’t make any difference if you’re choosing the wrong guy.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“Men are typically more responsive to compliments about something they’ve done rather than who they are.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“When you stop stressing out over the relationship, you are free to really be in the relationship.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“When a guy shows a genuine interest in who you are and what you like, he is invested. And when he takes the information gathered about what you like and goes out of his way to give it to you, he is in love.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“When you’ve been hurt you are faced with a choice: hold onto it and stay hurt, or just let it go.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“Often we reject the guys who would be good to us (and for us) because we are not yet in a place where we can receive true love. Instead we feel drawn to the guys who are unavailable, and we get caught up in trying to prove our worth and show him we’re good enough. This toxic dating style happens whe…”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“In order to correctly identify the right one for you, you need to know who you are. 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.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com