‘One Way Love’ 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 [...]
When Is It Time To Give Up On An Ex?
Anyone who has tried to get an ex back knows too well that this is not something you can achieve with a single action or random number of actions. It takes time, and sometimes it’s one step forward and two backwards. And other times you feel like you’re getting mixed signals. Many tend to give up after just one or two attempts and others [...]
How Can I Make My Boyfriend Physically Attracted To Me?
Question: I know this sounds crazy. My boyfriend is not physically attracted to me. We met on an internet dating site. Our first in person was in a coffee shop and as soon as I drove up to meet him he gave me this terribly disapproving look. I immediately felt unattractive and inadequate although I’m in great shape and dress attractively. I was [...]
#2 Reason She Broke Up With You – Pt. 2
Continued from Part 1 Bottom line, if you suspect that she finds you boring or she comes outright and says, you are boring, don't get upset, just dismiss it or try to get her to take it back. That's how she feels. At the end of the day, that's all that matters. You can get all defensive, rationalize and argue all you want. One thing you can't [...]
What’s The Best Way To Get My Ex To Talk To Me?
Question: I am finding myself in a situation where my ex flies into a range every time I ask her why we broke up. She just came out from the blue one evening after we returned from a friend's house and said, " I can't do this anymore. This relationship is sucking the life out of me."We had not had a fight or argument that day or even days before [...]
Why Someone You Love Doesn’t Want You: Pt.3
In part 2 of Why The Man or Woman You Love Doesn’t Want You, I briefly touched on why it’s important to learn to be excited about what IS. This is not easy when you have expectations of others and are always worrying and overanalyzing their every word and action. Just think about it. Every time you’ve felt rejected and unwanted by someone [...]
Help! I Like Him But Not Sexually Attracted
Question: I' m seeing a guy who has almost all the qualities I look in a man but he is too nice and too needy. At first I enjoyed the attention. He was always buying me stuff, always attentive and there for me but now everything he does gets on my nerves. I want a strong and confident guy with a backbone but it seems that these days all the guys [...]
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 [...]
How Do I Stop Acting Needy and Pushing Too Hard?
Question: I'm currently in a long distance relationship. We live in different countries. We met on a dating site and kept in contact via email, text and phone for 4 months. We met in person for the first time last month and it was instant fireworks. Since meeting in person, our relationship has changed a lot; some of it is for the better but most [...]
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 [...]
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