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Independence Love

An Ongoing Struggle to Build Self-Worth

When I first started dating Sean, I felt like a mess. I had called off my engagement six months prior, graduated college in a blur (a year ahead of my friends — talk about feeling isolated), and then jet-setted off to the mountains of Thailand to spend two months interning at a remote elephant sanctuary. […]

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Love

Learning to Love Yourself

So you say you love your spouse, your boyfriend, or your generic term for person you are in a relationship with? Well let me ask you this: Do you love the other half of your relationship too? Do you love yourself? I know it sounds like some mushy bullshit, but it’s a surprisingly important question […]

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Communication Love

Growing Love with the Five Love Languages

Over the past year, I’ve started reading a lot more non-fiction books, especially books on relationships. Well, sometimes I read them and sometimes I just skim them for the good parts. About a month ago, I finally got around to reading a relationship classic, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. I already knew about […]