‘Commitment’ Archives
What “I’m Committed To This Relationship” Means
"When people say, 'I'm committed to my relationship,' they can mean two things," said study co-author Benjamin Karney, a professor of psychology and co-director of the Relationship Institute at UCLA. "One thing they can mean is, 'I really like this relationship and want it to continue.' However, commitment is more than just that." A deeper [...]
Should I Break Up With My Boyfriend?
Question: My boyfriend and I have been having a rough patch in our relationship. We’ve been together for four years but the last one year has really been very difficult. He got laid off and has not been able to get a stable job since. He has become withdrawn and not the fun loving man I knew him to be. Whenever I ask him about us, he just says, [...]
Does My Ex Have Commitment Issues?
Question: My ex broke up with me because she’s lost the passion in the relationship. Just two weeks ago she told me how much she loves me and wants to have my children. Now she says that she just doesn’t feel like she can marry me and needs some space to sort her feelings out. When I asked her if she could explain why she couldn’t marry me, [...]
She Loves Me But She’s Not Over Her Ex
Question: I'm 54 and she’s 42. We had an immediate attraction and talked on the phone a few times, hang out with each other and after a month or so ended up in a physical relationship. At the time she was separated from her long time boyfriend so we had no expectations and no strings attached. Four months into the relationship she told me she [...]
If He Loves Me Why Hasn’t He Proposed?
Question: My boyfriend and I have been together for a little over two years now. Our relationship is great in that we do not fight or have bad arguments. He has introduced me to his family and to his friends and they know me as his girl. But I feel like we are neither here nor there. I’ve given him all the nonverbal hints that I want him to [...]
Does My Boyfriend Have Doubts About Marrying Me?
Question: Very early on in our relationship we discussed marriage many times. I told him I would not date anyone for more than three months if the relationship had no signs of moving in the direction of marriage. He seemed to understand and even agree that that’s where we were heading. Well, we’ve been together for over two years and no [...]
On And Off Again Relationship – When It Is Time To Give Up?
I receive email questions from men and women, young and old, and from all walks of life who are in relationship that is neither moving forward nor behind, that is on-again and off-again, or one in which one or both people are in some ways hurting each other but the attraction and chemistry is so strong that they can’t imagine life without him [...]
Let Go To Hold On [Save Your Relationship!]
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Letting go to hold on?! What the... I know... reads like an oxymoron. But this is probably the only thing that'll save your struggling relationship, so please read on... A bird flies and rests on the shoulder of a girl playing in a field. It sings a lovely song. The girl likes the song very much and decides she wants to keep the bird for [...]
Do You Know How Your Ex Feels? (Pt. 1)
You may have read this many times in my writings: people want to be with us because of the way we make them feel about themselves. Selfish, you might think and that's understandable. We all like to think that someone is with us because of who we are and what we bring to the relationship, and to a larger degree that's so true. Who we are and [...]
The Average Time It Takes To Get Back An Ex
Whenever I'm asked for time frames concerning when one gets an ex back, my heart sinks. Why? Because every time we try to make love work in a specific way, at a specific time, in a specific sequence, it’s almost always certain that it’ll backfire on us -- and I can't tell you how many times I've seen it backfire on so many men and [...]
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