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The Effects of Dating with Low Self-Esteem

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I'm always analyzing dating because I hear so many people talking about how horrible dating is in 2019 is. In my heart of hearts, I really want to be the person that can help it not be so bad. To me, awareness is the key to breakthrough. Once we become aware of the causes and ...

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How to Create the Best Version of Yourself

How to Create the Best Version of Yourself Before Dating

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Being in a relationship has the potential to be awesome. You always have someone to cuddle up to when you are cold, you have a built-in best friend for movie nights and pool days, and you always have someone to talk to. But, a relationship is only as awesome as the people in it. Many ...

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Why am I Still Single

I did Everything Right, Why am I Single

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My entire life, one question has echoed through my mind like a broken record: “Why am I single?” I’ve always been the single friend yearning to be in a relationship. If my life were a sitcom, I’d be Pam from Martin or Joan from Girlfriends. So when I met a guy in 2017 who seemed ...

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What is wrong with me why am I single

I’ve Been Single for So Long, Is There Something Wrong With Me?

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Photo by Kevin Grieve on Unsplash I have been single now for over 5 years. I had a few flings and situationships in between but nonetheless, I've been considered single. One of the reasons I started this blog was because my relationship status was single 90% of the time. Through the years, I sometimes wondered "Is ...

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How to be Single and Content

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The other day, I was randomly thinking about how far I've come in my single season. Initially, I was angry and wanted to punch everybody. I couldn't understand how this unicorn (me) could be single. I had invested so much of myself in so many relationships just to end up twenty-nine, with no husband, or ...

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5 Signs of Mommy Issues in Men

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One of my most eye-opening dating experiences was dating a man with mommy issues. Before him, I had never known that mommy issues existed. I was well aware of the concept of daddy issues because society yells that to the mountain tops. But the term mommy issues wasn't on my radar, and I was in ...

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