So far, we’ve seen him refuse to a) give you the love you need, b) modify his behavior, c) say one nice thing to you, and d) make a commitment. But wait, there’s more. The last bomb on the heartbreak minefield has yet to explode. Brace yourself—many consider it to be the most combustible of them all. The Big Dread One. Its hideous name: infidelity. Read more »
A Current Affair (or, Cheaters Never Prosper)
October 7, 2009The Real Breakup
October 7, 2009The Force-outs
So here we are, hitting the hard stuff —real breakups, we mean. This is the classic passive-aggressive maneuver: One member of a relationship wants to sever ties but refuses to say so. Finally, things get so bad that the other member is forced to do the dirty deed. This is tantamount to a boss not wanting to fire an employee, but making life in the office so miserable for that employee that he or she finally up and quits. Read more »
Breakup and his Denial Limbo
September 26, 2009“When my girlfriend and I ended it after two years,” said a thirty-year-old pharmaceutical rep, “my first thought was, ‘I’m free, I’m finally free.’ For about a month, I went out like crazy. When people asked me if I was depressed about the breakup, I’d say something like, ‘No, it was time for it to happen; it was for the best.’ I sort of swaggered around, like none of it really mattered. I think I actually believed that I was happier. Read more »
Your ex is getting married. How do you feel?
September 17, 2009There you are, happy with your life, dating a lot, feeling thin, and then word comes down the grapevine: Your ex is getting married. How do you feel?
It depends. If you’re still attached to him, it can be a pretty devastating little piece of news. “I found out through friends that he had gotten married to a woman he’d been dating for about six months,” says Tori, a thirty-two-year-old magazine editor. “It hurt—bad. Read more »
High Price of Love, Money in the Bank
September 12, 2009Should you get joint accounts, separate accounts, or a combination of both? It really depends on your communication style. To help you decide, here’s a rundown of the most common ways to manage money. Read more »
Does he still love you any more or not?
September 7, 2009Maybe you are sad to see him look like a shit sitting across the last dinner table, how can you interpreter his behavior to know whether he loves you any more or not. Read more »
Love Him or Not
September 7, 2009Your Relationship is closing the end, and the way you can see it Read more »
Breaking Down the Breakdowns
September 2, 2009Like a complex machine with a lot of moving parts, communication can break down for many reasons. Each of these reasons has a remedy, but you have to know enough about the machine and its parts to spot the problem and get some glimmer of an idea how to fix it. Read more »
