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By Dr. Margaret Paul October 18, 2021 How can you know when it’s time to leave a relationship?
“I’ve had it! Enough is enough!” Have you ever said this regarding a relationship? What did you do? Did you actually leave when you said this, or was this just a threat? I . . . → Read More: When is Enough Enough?  Comments are closed  Relationships  abusive relationships, healthy relationships, intent to learn, responsibility for feelings Dating provides many opportunities to learn and grow. Discover some of what you can learn that will be very valuable for you.
Franklin writes:
“I am a 68 year old male who was married for 27 years and now divorced 15 years. I have fallen in love with a woman after only three months of dating, but she is disengaging by being incommunicado. I am mystified since things were going so well then suddenly she is not available. What to do?” Franklin, as hard as it is, there is nothing you can do about her disengaging from you. You need to be very compassionate toward your own heartbreak. Generally, people do this when they get scared of intimacy. There are two major reasons they get scared: Continue reading Challenges of The Dating Scene       Comments are closed Relationships dating, dating scene, Inner Bonding, Margaret Paul, neediness, needy, rejection, responsibility for feelings, self worth, wounded self Are you contemplating leaving your partner because you have fallen out of love? Read this first! We have only to look at the divorce rate—41% for first marriages, 60% for second marriages, and a whopping 73% for third marriages (http://www.divorcerate.org/)—to know that people often fall out of love with their spouse. Why do so many people fall out of love? Don, 37 and Megan, 32, fell passionately ‘in love’ soon after meeting. They had fiery chemistry and loved being together. Now, two years into their marriage, the passion is gone and they both believe they made a mistake. But did they? Continue reading Have You Fallen Out of Love With Your Partner? Have you ever hear yourself say, or said to yourself, “No one appreciates me.” I used to say this to myself all the time. I was constantly giving myself up to please others, and then ended up feeling completely unappreciated and resentful – until I learned how to take loving care of myself and appreciate myself. I encountered this recently with Jayden, a young man who consulted with me after his girlfriend left him and he got fired from his job as a construction worker. An alcoholic who had stopped drinking last year, he was back to drinking. “I gave so much to my girlfriend and worked so hard at the job. I don’t understand this. No one ever appreciates me,” he said with a resentful whine in his voice. Jayden was obviously feeling like a victim of his girlfriend and his boss. Continue reading “No One Appreciates Me” |
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