Many years ago, I got divorced. It was an experience that threw me completely off guard. I wasn’t at all prepared for what a divorce… Read More »Why Losing Someone Close To You Really Is Like Losing Your Mind
The hardest part of missing is you is that moment when I want to text you. That moment when I almost text you. But remember.… Read More »The Hardest Part Is the Moment When I Want to Text You But Know I Can’t
“I honestly don’t know what I expected out of polyamorous people, but you guys aren’t at all what I thought you’d be like.” I laugh.… Read More »It Takes Two (or More) People to Break Up Well… And Sometimes It Takes a Little Time
It’s different every time, that first moment someone new disappoints you. When you learn that they’re just as human as the next person. Justin and… Read More »No Two Heartbreaks Are the Same
I’ll start this essay by saying that it’s been a while since I’ve had a breakup. A big part of this is that it’s been… Read More »The Toughest Breakups Are the Ones that Make You Doubt Yourself
As long-time readers know, on the weekends I run a feature called Psyched for the Weekend. Basically, I do brief takes on new studies or… Read More »I’m Not Always Good at Forgiveness — But I Want to Be
To minimize the geekiness in this essay, I’ll talk as quickly as I can (possibly risking inaccuracy via that brevity) about a basic statistical concept.… Read More »Sometimes You Just Don’t Have Enough Data Points
Today’s piece is a guest blog post from Fluffy, an academic in-training, who is studying organizational behavior in hopes of making the world a better… Read More »Open Communication Doesn’t Magically Erase the Impact of Major Change
“You wouldn’t leave someone with cancer,” he said. She blinked, not quite sure she was hearing what she was hearing. “What does that have to… Read More »Dumped & Depressed: “You Wouldn’t Leave Someone With Cancer,” He Said.
I went through a breakup a while back that went exactly as planned. Because we talked about how we’d like to break up at the… Read More »How to Have the Breakup Talk at the Beginning of Your Relationship
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