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You might have been dating someone for a while and though the two of you might love and care about each other, you might have one issue. You might have an issue that when your partner comes home he or she is constantly complaining about his or her boss. So, what do you do if your partner constantly complains about his or her boss? How do you approach this type of situation? Though the answers to these questions might be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

**This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events that I have experienced firsthand; used with permission. In dating, you never know what kind of person you’ll meet. But for the most part, we are all searching for the same thing — someone who will accept us for who we are and make us feel loved (even if we don’t love them back).

There are lots of ways that dating suffers when freedom and responsibility are not appropriately present. Here are a few of them. Sometimes, one person will give up her identity and lifestyle to keep a relationship together. Then, when her true feelings emerge, the other person doesn’t like who she is, having never been exposed to her real self. Heather, in the introductory illustration, had lost some of her freedom in this way.

The internet has some good advice for love and some bad.Photo by Surface on Unsplash. Picking your forever person is a huge decision and many of us feel like our pickers are broken.

You might have been with your partner for a while and though the two of you might love and care about each other, you might have one issue. You might have an issue that when your partner moves the furniture around, he or she leaves streaks on your walls. So, what do you do if your partner leaves streaks on your walls? How do you approach this type of situation? Though the answers to these questions may be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

You might have been dating someone for a while and though the two of you might care about each other, there might be one issue. You might have an issue that every time you and your partner go out to do something, your partner might forget his or her wallet, leaving it up to you to pay for the activity. So, what do you do if your partner forgets his or her wallet often? How do you approach that type of situation? Though the answers to these questions may be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

Breakups can be brutal. Here’s what you need to know!. We all know breakups can be incredibly painful. As a clinical psychologist who works with high functioning people, I know that if you’re an intelligent and persistent person who likes to make things work, it can be mind-boggling to encounter a situation where no matter how much you want to make things work, the only thing to do is actually to give up and move on. Of course, it is almost impossible to make a breakup easy, but at least there are some strategies that can help make the process a little easier, and potentially help you to be better prepared to make good, healthy choices when you’re ready to date again.

Have you ever met a special someone and were convinced this person was "the one". Perhaps you just clicked and everything just fell into place without having to work at it. This person checked all your boxes and you could envision spending the rest of your days together. I was recently talking to a girlfriend about relationships and trying to key in on what was the secret sauce that initiated this feeling.

Pull out the photos of you and your ex. Likely not many, if any at all. You've read my other face reading articles... "Beware of the Eye Whites", and if "Mouth Shape Could Predict Depression".

You might have been dating someone for a while and though you might care about the person that you are with there might be one issue. You might have an issue with how his or her new hair cut. So, what do you do if you have an issue with your partner's hair cut? How do you approach this type of situation? Though the answers to these questions may be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

You might have been with someone for a while and though the two of you might share some of the same interests, there may be one issue. You might have an issue that your partner likes to hold poker games at your house. So, what do you do if you have an issue with your partner's poker games? How do you approach this type of situation? Though the answers to these questions may be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

You might have been dating someone for a while and though the two of you might share some of the same interests, you might have one issue. You might have an issue that your partner likes to read a lot and when he or she does, he or she likes it to be quiet. This might bother you because you might have issues doing other activities that you like to do during this time in a quiet manner. So, what do you do if your partner's activity is getting in the way of your activity? How do you approach this type of situation? Though the answers to these questions can be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

**This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a close friend, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. I have heard all sorts of hilarious dating tales, but one in particular always stands out to me. A friend of mine was going on a third date with a guy she’d met online. The first two dates had gone well, so she was pretty excited for this one, especially since it was his birthday.

**This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a close friend, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. “Unicorn hunting” is becoming increasingly popular these days, as more and more people are drawn to the challenge and excitement of mixing things up in long-term relationships.

You might have been with someone for a while and though the two of you might get along for the most part, there might be one issue. You might have an issue that your partner takes all of the blankets on the bed while the two of you sleep. So, what do you do if your partner steals all of the blankets during the night? How do you approach this type of situation? Though the answers to these questions may be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

You might have been with someone for a while and though the two of you might love and care about each other, you might have one issue. You might have an issue that your partner likes to keep artificial flowers and after a while, there are dusty flowers all over your house. So, what do you do if your partner allows his or her artificial flowers to collect dust? How do you approach this type of situation? Though the answers to these questions may be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

Like most, my marriage ended long before it was legally over, so I have been ‘single’ now over four years. We were in the midst of a myriad of outside factors that were in motion, so instead of dealing with it, I made a variety of changes trying to avoid the problem. I bought a new home that provided me several areas to “escape” including a suite separated from the rest of the house that I moved into and lovingly referred to as the Mommie cave. I focused on and travelled for work as much as possible. I separated as many activities as I could between things she (my daughter) did with me, versus things she did with him.

**This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a client, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. Fear of rejection is a reoccurring theme in my line of work. But it still caught me off guard when a client recently said, “I almost never approach ‘hot women’ because I’m afraid of getting rejected.”

Some individuals believe that you will know who you are when you meet them and everything will fall into place. That is, however, an exception rather than the rule. If you're like the majority of women on the planet, you understand that relationships, love, and commitment require a lot more than chance and timing - though that is a factor.