Ah yes—the classic insult thrown when someone runs out of clever arguments:“No wonder you’re single.” As if that’s supposed to burn. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. If anything, it reveals more about their mindset than your marital status. Let’s be honest. Being single is often the result of high standards, not low value. It’s the reward for not settling, not a…
You supported him. You paid for things. You were there through every job hunt, every failed plan, every excuse. And he said, “Just give me time. When I get on my feet, I’ll marry you.” That was years and years (and years!) ago. Here’s the truth: You were acting like a partner, but he was treating you like a placeholder.…
“No wonder you’re still single.” There’s a strange kind of pity reserved for single people, especially those of us who’ve been single long enough to appear comfortable. It’s not always spoken outright. Sometimes it’s wrapped in concern: “Don’t you want someone?” Other times, it’s offered like a curse: “No wonder you’re still single.” As if solitude were a punishment instead…
Life is a series of uncertainties, and perhaps one of the most profound uncertainties we face is the unpredictability of our relationships. Break-ups, though often painful and emotionally taxing, offer us a valuable lesson in navigating the uncharted waters of the unknown. They teach us to appreciate, or at the very least, accept the concept of not knowing and help…
What is ‘mojo’? Mojo is a simple charm you keep with you at all times to turn bad luck into good fortune. In the personal development context, it’s that magic you have about you that makes you a success, lands you a job and gets you what you want. It’s your ‘aura’; the thing that makes you unforgettable. The glint…
There’s a strange kind of fog that rolls in after a breakup. Not just the obvious heartache or grief, but a deeper sense of disorientation — as if you’ve lost something more than just the relationship. For many of us, the hardest part of moving on isn’t letting go of the other person; it’s remembering who we were before the…
“It’s not my fault that I shine brighter than you, but for the sake of our relationship, I will try to shine less.” Later, I finally understood that not only did my partner NEVER appreciate my efforts to support him by stroking his ego and sacrificing mine, he also felt more pitiful because my self-sacrifice only made him see…
I was so lonely that I settled for less. I tricked myself into thinking that even poor treatment is OK as long as I am not alone. Perhaps this is all I deserve now. Does this sound familiar? This a situation where someone’s intense desire for a relationship distorts their perception of reality, much like the psychological manipulation known…
We see the phrase “you are seen, you are heard, you matter” everywhere in social media now. But do we really know how it feels? I do. For so long, I’ve been a ghost. A flicker in the background, a fleeting image in the periphery of people’s lives. Nobody really looked, did they? They saw a facade, a veneer of…
When I saw him, I knew he’s different. He doesn’t just look at me; he sees me. Really sees me. There’s this intensity in his gaze that’s almost intimidating but comforting at the same time. It’s as if he’s peeling back layers, sifting through the façade I’ve so carefully built over the years, and finding the person underneath. A person…