Advice

 Written by our resident advice columnist Trigger Warning: This inquiry contains graphic descriptions of physical and emotional abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing an unhealthy or abusive relationship, check out our real-time resources, or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. If you’re in imminent danger, please call 911.   Dear One Love, […]

Dear One Love, Two years ago I successfully exited an abusive marriage. I’m now dating an amazing man. The trouble is that I’m afraid that if I didn’t see the flags in my former husband, I may not see them the next time around either. I want to avoid being overly critical in my evaluation […]

Forget your normal breakup protocol, healing from an unhealthy or abusive relationship can be a long process, especially when you had strong feelings for the person that treated you unfairly. There isn’t a manual to walk you through the recovery process and without the support of positive people that you trust, it can be daunting […]

 Written by our resident advice columnist Dear One Love, I think my girlfriend is cheating on me. Whenever we’re together, she’s constantly getting texts. When I ask her who’s texting her she won’t tell me. I feel stuck- I know in my gut something is up, but I need proof. Is it ok to check […]

 Written by our resident advice columnist Dear One Love, I’m in a long-distance relationship (9 months now) and I’m really struggling. I miss him every day, and talking to him sometimes makes me extremely depressed, more than it makes me happy. I haven’t seen him for nine months, but it’s hard to make that happen […]

 Written by our resident advice columnist Dear One Love, I’m not sure if I should break up with my S.O. We’ve been together for almost a year and I can’t seem to figure him out. Anytime I go to him with a problem it feels like it always turns into a conversation about what’s wrong […]

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Alyce Hayes  Congratulations! You were able to safely exit an unhealthy relationship. After some time spent healing and doing massive amounts of self-love work onto yourself, you made the brave decision to enter into something new. You think you’ve found someone who is caring, respectful and honest with you. All […]

 Written by our resident advice columnist Hi there. Yes, you with the burning relationship questions you’re too worried to ask your friends about. We saw you low-key checking google for relationship advice like, “Am I a terrible friend because I get jealous?” and “Is snooping on my S.O. okay…sometimes?” We’ll admit it, Google is great for […]

I’m sure you’ve heard this saying before: communication is the key   to any relationship. It sounds cliché but it’s true. I think it’s really easy to tell people that communication is important in a healthy relationship but it’s not as easy to explain how to communicate. And if we’re never taught how to use this key, […]