As a teen or young adult, a romantic relationship can become one of the most sacred things to you. These partnerships can often be a clear representation of what one desires in another individual, expose them to the feeling of unconditional love, or quite honestly turn out to be their biggest mistake. Since most relationships are ever-changing it can be difficult … [Read more...]
You’ve Got a Friend in Me: A Guide for Supporting Your Partner Through Their Anxiety
When you get involved in a serious romantic relationship with someone, it’s practically inevitable that you become a support system for your partner. The tricky part, however, is dealing with the skeletons that come out of your partner’s closet, and your own for that matter. For me, my skeletons consisted of anxiety, panic attacks, and depressive episodes. Like many other … [Read more...]
Getting Through a Breakup Without Actually Breaking
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY: Heather Corinna, Scarleteen, March 22, 2013 Breakups often suck (also, the sky is blue, in case you didn't know). They tend to suck when someone's broken up with you, and can suck when you're the one doing the breaking up, too. They even often suck when a breakup is something people come to mutually, after shared effort, communication and care. … [Read more...]
Why You’re Single
Feel like everyone has a boyfriend/girlfriend over the summer? Can't understand why you're single, and getting so frustrated by all the reasons for why you could be? Well, you shouldn't be. You're single because you're single. Amanda Crute said it best in Why You're Single: You’re single because you’re single. It’s not because you texted too much or too little or waited 33 … [Read more...]