signs that your relationship is over

A lot of us have the habit of emotional monitoring. It grows from extreme anxiety of feeling emotionally safe. In order to achieve that, we have developed the habit of keeping a check on what others are feeling, to go on with their mood.…

The sense of safety forms the foundation block in a relationship. This further creates space for trust, intimacy and healthy communication. In a relationship, when we feel safe around our partner, we are able to explore ourselves and the…

There is a lot of difference between the way we react and the way we choose to respond. Every relationship has its share of ups and downs, and difficult times. When we are faced with triggers, we often react to it instantly by rolling out…

Being emotionally mature is a skill that we pick up from the way we are brought up by our parents, caregivers and families. When we are brought up in dysfunctional homes where we had to suppress our own emotional needs to tend to others…

Every relationship has its own set of rules and its own power dynamic. A certain power dynamic exists in all kinds of relationships. However, the way two people behave around each other and influence each other in the relationship can…

Every relationship has a shared power dynamic. It becomes problematic when one person has more power in the relationship than the other person. That leads to a dominant and suppressed relationship, which always treads the line of getting…

A healthy relationship also demands a healthy closure when the time comes. Just how we invest emotions and put in efforts to make a relationship healthy and secure for ourselves and our partner, it is also important to learn to end a…

Every relationship has its own share of ups and downs. While we go through a rough patch in a relationship, we often think that it is the end of it – however, in some cases, things can be repaired if we put in a little more effort and…

We often mistake codependency for love in a relationship. When we stay together for a long time in a relationship, we often start to grow dependent on each other. However, it starts to get unhealthy when we mistake the dependency for…

A relationship has its hard times as well. When we are in love with a person and we want to spend the rest of our time with that person, we may sometimes have to make a lot of compromises and sacrifices. But the difficulty often lies in…