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Dear Emily,
I’ve never been a big believer in long distance relationships, but I just found out that my boyfriend of a year is going to have to move out of state for his job. He’ll will be gone for at least 6 months, possibly even a year. I don’t want to call it quits and neither does he, but we both have our doubts on how to make this work. Trust is not the issue, I’m more worried about losing the passion we currently have. How can we keep up the intimacy when we’re literally thousands of miles away?
Sincerely,
Long Distance Doubtful
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In an ideal world, you have a gaggle of the world’s best friends and then you meet the world’s best guy and everyone gets along perfectly and you’re part of the world’s best squad. Hello, #squadgoals! Well, I’m sorry to be the one to report that squad goals like that are more squad fantasies than they are reality for most people. The truth is that you’ll often have people in your life that you love and who love you but don’t necessarily love each other. And really, that’s fine. It can even be good. There’s a lot of peace that can come with have separate elements of your life. But, of course you do things differently when your friends like your man and when they don’t. Read more
It’s no secret that I love the Real Housewives. In fact, some of my best friends are former Housewives. (Hi, Jill!) The Real Housewives of the OC is on now and I’m predictably hooked. There are so many fascinating relationship dynamics that I’ll try and dissect in future posts, but what I wanted to focus on today is the Brooks and Vicki stuff. For those not watching, Brooks is Vicki’s boyfriend and hasn’t had a very easy entry into Vicki’s group of Real Housewives friends for a variety of reasons. Read more
Absolutely every single person has their battles. A battle that isn't talk about as much as it should be is anxiety. Diagnosed or not, many people suffer with various degrees of anxiety disorders and there’s a chance that someone you love could be dealing with one. When you're in a new relationship and you see something like anxiety rear its ugly head, it can be scary... especially if you've never encountered anxiety before. Here’s how to deal.
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One of my closest friends recently confessed to me that she and her husband are having problems. Or, more specifically, she’s having problems with him. I was really touched that she told me. Married people have so much pressure on them to paint a perfect picture of their marriage and pretend like they’re always 100% happy in their partnership. Here’s the real talk on marriage, though: No one’s 100% happy. Marriage is a lot of compromise and struggle and you just have to hope that the good outweighs the bad. And there will be some days, week or maybe even years when the bad feels heavier than the good, but hopefully long-term, you can switch those scales. I just think we need to discuss this a bit more so people don’t panic when they find themselves in a tough spot with their spouse and feel like their marriage is a total failure. That doesn’t mean that your marriage is a failure. That means your marriage is a marriage. Anyway, my friend told me that her husband was being really selfish and that she didn’t know what to do. I’m going to share with you all the advice I told her, just in case it’s helpful to anyone out there.
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Have you all heard the latest rumor that Ed Sheeran is dating Nicole Scherzinger. Yeah, you read that correctly. The 24-year-old ginger slow jam crooner is supposed to be romantically linked to the 37-year-old professional sexpot and front lady of the Pussycat Dolls. Who knows if it’s true? Well, I mean, I guess they do. And I know from personal experience that tabloids will basically print anything, without any regard for how real the news is. True or not, it got me thinking about what to do when your friend is dating someone who flat out confuses you. In this case, I bet friends of Nicole and Ed would be scratching their heads trying to make sense of this duo. Here’s what to do if you’re in that situation.
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