*This post has Affiliate links and Ads* The Eternal Search for A Soul Mate "The First Law of Relationships: Nothing is guaranteed" - Sugarwhite "...To love is to risk not ((being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in my life is to risk nothing ." - Leo Buscaglia Relationships Beyond Disney Fantasy Life is full of risks. Relationships too are full of uncertainty and unknowns. The culture teaches us to search the universe for the ideal mate who will ride with us into the sunset. We are bombarded with this ideology from the time we become conscious of romantic love. As a result, our romantic lives become what seems more like a Google search for the ideal companion. Just like Google, we punch in a few basic parameters and the algorithm provides us with the perfect match. But Alas! This ideal perfect person does not exist. We will inevitably be forced to make a reasonable compromise w
Sometimes Its Just Better To Let Go **This article has affiliate links and ads** Introduction One of the hardest things you can do in life is to end an intimate relationship with someone to whom you were once close to or maybe even loved. It's such a tragedy and one of life's most an unpleasant situations. You have tried so hard and yet it has come to an end despite all your best efforts. This situation can arise for a wide variety of reasons but the bottom line is that the relationship can no longer meet the needs of one or both parties. All available options for salvaging it have been exhausted. Sadly the last and final option is to part ways for good. I'm such a fan of getting things right the first time, especially when it comes to relationship. Relationships are so hard to establish and maintain. They take so much of our physical and emotional energy that it seems such a waste when things don't as they should. This is why w