‘Moving On’ Archives
Just Friends Or One-Way Romantic Attraction?
When one friend admits they are "into" the other, but the other is not "into" them like that, things can get really weird. But they don't have to, says Heidi Reeder, associate professor of communication at Boise State University. Reeder's research team did a study on why some friendships end and others don't after one friend tells the other [...]
Your Ex Confused About His/Her Feelings For You?
Lately, I'm getting more and more emails from men and women who say they've managed to move things forward to a point where they are in regular contact with their ex, and things even seem to be heading towards getting back together. But for some unknown reason, their ex is still confused about how they feel and what they want. Many of the emails [...]
10 Silly Mind Games Your Ex Is Playing
A mind or mental game is nothing more than good old manipulation to get you to do what someone wants you to do but suspects or knows that you will not do willingly or unreservedly -- and for good reason. The whole purpose is to try to mess with your otherwise sane and reasonable head with "call me--- may be" signals. Here is the thing: If it [...]
Why Men Get Jealous Over Sex & Women Over Emotions
While it has been noted that women cannot digest emotional infidelity and men fail to accept sexual infidelity, new research has suggested that this difference in jealousy goes beyond gender differences. The researchers said that such differences have more to do with how two people are attached in a relationship. Research has documented that [...]
What Are My Chances Of Getting My Ex Back?
Question: My ex broke up with me just before Christmas. I admit I did all the things I should not have done. I begged, pleaded, told her I love her, texted her every hour and called her so many times. After reading advice from others I went into no contact for two and half months. I did not contact her at all and she did not try to contact me [...]
Why Is My Ex So Cold Towards Me?
Question: Me and my ex boyfriend of 2 years are both in our late 30s. Everything was good and then he became very moody, started ignoring me, got upset with me for no reason and wouldn’t talk to me. When I asked him what was going on he told me he didn’t want to be with me anymore. I was completely devastated and asked him why. He told me he [...]
Is It Normal To Feel Guilty For Ending A Toxic Relationship?
Question: We were lovers for over 7 years. Looking back now, we shouldn’t have been together for that long. Two years ago I underwent a major spiritual shift and realized that we were toxic for each other and brought out the worst of the other. We tried to work things out with lots of counseling but nothing we tried worked. It’d would look [...]
What’s The Right Amount Of Contact With Your Ex?
I'm always looking for ways to help as many people as possible clarify what's going on in their relationship dynamic. A question and answer discussion on my post Ex Came Back With No Contact – NC Works inspired me to shade a little more light on a common dynamic in many "get back ex" situations. Bruce: NC worked for me. I went NC for 3 weeks [...]
Is Your Break-Up Relationship Karma?
A client who had played mind games with her boyfriend was talking about how much she regrets what she had done and how she wishes she could take it back when out of no where she asked me "Do you believe in karma?" I didn't know exactly where she was going with the question, so I said, "Explain karma?" She said "Karma... like in if you do [...]
Are You Lonely Or Are You Alone?
Do you feel lonely because you are alone or are you alone because you are lonely? This may seem like a simple question with an obvious answer. But is it? Loneliness as we all know is the epidemic that no one wants to talk about even when the devastation is in our faces - alcoholism, drug addictions, anti-social acting out etc. Some people [...]
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