5 Reasons It’s So Hard to Leave Crazy
/We formed an image of our partner, usually in the early stages of courtship, only to discover later that the person we saw then has vanished or never actually existed.
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We formed an image of our partner, usually in the early stages of courtship, only to discover later that the person we saw then has vanished or never actually existed.
Read MoreMost of us fundamentally misunderstand emotional independence. We think it means not needing anyone or being alone. Emotional independence is nothing more than the power to make choices and the integrity to align those choices with our needs.
Read MoreI usually write about intimate relationships—and how they go wrong—but it struck me that most of us spend more hours of the day (and sometimes night) working at our jobs and creative side projects than we do with our romantic partners. This makes our relationship with work the primary one in our lives, maybe not in emotional importance but in time spent and energy expended. If you love your job and it makes you happy, great. But any relationship in which you’re not getting back at least as much as you’re putting in is lopsided at best and dysfunctional at worst.
Read MoreThomas G. Fiffer is an author and speaker who creates viral content that changes people's lives.