"It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have lost anything" wrote the poet Alfred Tennyson. This phrase entered the common language and the clear positive connotation often clashes with the pain that many people feel, during their lives, because of the end of a relationship. Often compared to the suffering caused by a bereavement, this

Human relations are one of the most effective methods of acquiring awareness. Through the mirror of relationships-all relationships without exception-we can enter an expanded state of awareness. We reflect each other, and we must learn to see ourselves in others. That's what's called a relationship mirror. In such a mirror I can discern my spiri

There are obviously reasons why we see ourselves involved in unhealthy relationships, but once we realize that a relationship is not satisfying for us, why do we remain? This article aims to explain our tendency to initiate and maintain relationships with partners who do not meet our needs. We're not just talking about abusive relationships here po

If there is dissatisfaction of one partner with another in a couple, then both will have to deal with the relationship. I had a conversation under an old article about gaslighting "You only see what you want to see. My interlocutor, a psychologist, defended the idea that if one partner has a grievance/displeasure toward the other, it is the prob

I don't like men who are cowardly. I'm sorry, I despise them! d Slouched down, backs flicker d, When they sneak off. I don't like unfaithful men, When in the heat of cheap passion They make harems for themselves, By debauchery you replace happiness. In men I despise laziness: d Thinking I was born that way d, Without bothering to do a