Alone Feels Safer. That's the Problem.
You have gotten good at not needing anyone. That skill is costing you.
Love
Relationships, dating, and romantic connection
11 topics
Choosing Them Again
Love is not one decision. It is the same decision made a thousand times.
Choosing Yourself First
The practice of putting yourself first without guilt. Understanding self-love as foundation, not selfishness.
Intensity Is Not Intimacy
The highs feel like connection. They are not. Real closeness is quieter than that.
Learning to Want What You Have
The quiet practice of presence. Of being here, fully, without reaching for elsewhere.
Love After Loss
Loving again does not erase what you lost. It honors what you learned.
The Myth of Being Ready
We wait for readiness like it's a bus. But maybe readiness is something we build, not something that arrives.
The Small Ways We Ask for Love
We rarely request care directly. We circle it. We hint. We hope we are understood anyway.
When Love Feels Like Work
Love requires effort. But effort and exhaustion are not the same thing.
When Peace Feels Unfamiliar
If your history is intensity, stability can feel like boredom. That doesn't mean it's wrong.
You Keep Dating the Same Person
Different name. Different face. Same pattern. Again.