enthusiasm matters: rejecting second-class treatment in love

You and your partner have been together for a while now, and things have been breezy and fun. You feel good… really good, actually. But for the past few weeks, you’ve been wondering: Is this the right person for me? Someone I can build a life with? Maybe you’

“According to the teachers, there is only one thing that all people possess equally. This is their loneliness.” — Hyemeyohsts Storm Loneliness is one of the most universal human experiences, yet many of us spend our lives trying to outwit it, suppress it, or run away from it. We look for

Insecurity in relationships often creates a toxic cycle of mistrust, validation-seeking, and control issues. Fear of rejection drives people to behave in ways that push their partner away—ultimately creating a self-fulfilling prophecy of the very abandonment they fear.