Love and Relationships

In the tangled web of abusive relationships, emotional immaturity often hides behind a veneer of charm or normalcy. While it’s easy to pinpoint overt signs of abuse like contempt, control, or manipulation, recognizing emotional immaturity, and it’s connection to abusive relationships can be more nuanced. This immaturity isn’t just a personality flaw; it actively fuels and sustains the abuse. What Emotional Immaturity Is, and Isn’t In Abusive Relationships Emotional immaturity refers to a lack of development in managing and understanding one’s emotions and behaviors. It manifests as difficulty in handling stress, making responsible decisions, and empathizing with others. People exhibiting …

So many of us are living what is called a tolerable level of permanent unhappiness. We may not all be British, but many of us the world over have developed a “Keep Calm and Carry On” attitude when it comes to our marriages, and relationships. Living with a tolerance of unhappiness, and the sense of quiet desperation it brings, doesn’t have to be that way, but for many of us, it is. Today I’m discussing the how we reach this point, why we put up with it, and how to combat tolerance of unhappiness. What a Tolerable Level of Permanent …

The Bitter Men Club strikes again. Content creators for the news aggregator that I write for, get NO options for blocking these mouth breathers, whose boorish comments lend absolutely nothing useful to the conversation. Just the same bitter men and their usual word vomit, befitting of the lonesome losers they know they are. I know most content creators don’t bother reading the comments. I can see why. If I was one of thinner skin, I think it would start affecting my mental health. However, my skin has thickened, and that is why I’ll be sharing some of their more revealing …

In relationships, the “princess treatment” phenomenon often leaves many puzzled. Why do some women receive adoration, attention, and pampering, while others seem to miss out? This disparity isn’t about one person being more deserving than another; it’s rooted in a mix of societal norms, personal boundaries, and individual relationship dynamics. Understanding the “Princess Treatment” The term “princess treatment” refers to a scenario where one partner, usually the woman, is treated with an extra level of care, attention, and affection. This treatment can manifest in various ways, such as regular acts of kindness, thoughtful gestures, or a heightened sense of respect …

In today’s polarized political climate, it’s not uncommon to find couples with opposing political views. While some navigate these differences with grace, others find them to be a significant source of tension, and even resentment. I guess I’m lucky, my spouse and I are on the same page politically. On other issues? Not so much. Since I write about relationship issues, I am always on the lookout for material to write about in relationship based groups, as well as in the comments (in fact the comments are much more interesting than the actual post, in my opinion.) Since 2016, I’ve …

Controlling behavior in relationships often stems from deeper issues than just a desire for power. One significant root cause is fragile masculinity, a concept that can be surprisingly pervasive and destructive. Fragile masculinity doesn’t always manifest as blatant sexism or aggression; sometimes, it shows up in more insidious ways, like controlling behaviors that typically happen in some rather predictable stages, and can erode trust, and intimacy in a relationship. One thing to remember, the root cause of controlling and abusive relationships, is fragile masculinity, and control is always at the root of abusive relationships. Fragile masculinity isn’t just a new …

One of the things I love about being a content creator for a news aggregator, is all the topic ideas I get from the comments men make there. They never fail to show their male fragility, and the abusive behavior that stems from it, on full display, in all it’s crippled glory. Since I write relationship articles, mostly for women, and from a woman’s point of view, I get a lot of heat, and some downright nasty comments from the men over there. I know I’m not the only one, because I see the same thing on other relationship articles, …