sister relationship problems

some siblings may outgrow the constant bickering or disdain they felt toward each other in the childhood days and develop a close, loving relationship as adults. and if you really dislike their partner or worry that the relationship is toxic, it can bring up a lot of concerns and negative feelings. “clients who bring this issue to counseling have a grab bag of emotions: fear that this will ruin their relationship with their sibling, resentment of being expected to be …

relationships after divorce

even months after we split, sundays when my kids are with their dad and i would have otherwise spent with my ex-boyfriend, i instead engaged in unseemly behavior like walking around the streets of manhattan while bawling uncontrollably, listening to john legend on a loop, and reading the wikipedia page on carrie and mr. big. you are likely as i was: needing to go through that rebound and the subsequent pain. it served as a critical point of reference through …

relationship love messages

i love you honey. all i can say is i love you enormously. i love you with all my heart. i can’t hold you in my arms. with you in my life, i have everything – a friend, a wife, a sister and a mother. i will love you today, tomorrow and forever! 7.  when you see a falling star today, make a wish, it will work out in light of the fact that i wished and i discovered you. …

breaking up with toxic parents

there is a different kind of hurt that can only come from a toxic parent – someone who is meant to love you. you’re not responsible for them or for the state of your relationships with them, and you are under no obligation to keep lining yourself up be abused, belittled, shamed or humiliated. you can act from love and kindness if you want to – but don’t stay in the relationship unless you can accept that the love you …

tall woman short man relationship

instead of the usual conventionally-pretty-woman-meets-conventionally-handsome-man trope, she wants to see love between able-bodied and disabled characters, mixed-race love and, why not, tall women with short men. it is with much shame that i admit to having been one of those women: the ones who judge the attractiveness of a partner as proportional to his height. it does seem like short kings – the internet’s pet name for short men – are having a moment. ever since the comedian jaboukie young-white …