Would you date your ex?

In my previous post I wrote about how it may not be you or something that you specifically do that’s the issue if your success with dating and relationships is below average. Particularly if you keep dating the same type of person and your relationships always fail. Assuming of course that you are to large [...] Read more »

Why do you keep breaking up?

If you’re one of those people who seem to be going nowhere fast, jumping from one relationship to another and never lasting more than a few months, then you need to check one thing before you start asking yourself if it’s you or something that you’re doing: Do you keep choosing the wrong type of [...] Read more »

How much are you worth?

I use the concept of social value when talking about relationships because it is a very useful way to measure a person. They say we are the sum of our decisions. Therefore if we make bad decisions we’re going to be at a different point than somebody who makes good decisions. Moral decisions in this [...] Read more »

Should you ever get back with your ex?

Ironically this question seems to cross people’s minds more often when they are in a relationship. Seldom is this question asked straight after a breakup, but still, you may find yourself in this situation weeks or even months after you split up. As time goes by and you move on, you’re likely to remember the [...] Read more »

When should you start dating again after a break up?

This is a question that keeps coming, and one that has no specific answer. Is a day after you break up too soon to start dating? Is the week after too soon also to start dating? The best person to answer this is non other than you. Sure, some people start dating right after their [...] Read more »

The recession killed my relationship

When times are hard things get tested, even in relationships. I recently came across an article in a newspaper which told the story of a married couple who’s lives changed due to the recession, and whose relationship started to deteriorate until they finally broke up. As times got a little to tougher, the couple decided [...] Read more »

What if I see my ex?

One common ‘fear’ I always come across from somebody who has recently broken up is the question: what if I see my ex? My answer to this tends to be: yes. What if you see your ex? Whilst this is rational thought for somebody who has recently broken up with their partner, it is nonetheless [...] Read more »

3 things you can do to forget about your ex right now

During a breakup it’s usually very hard to focus on anything useful other than your ex partner and everything that your ex ‘did’ to you, or that you feel they did to you. Particularly the in the first weeks after your breakup, this can send your mind into a spin. You’ve probably come across the [...] Read more »

Meditate To Get Over An Ex

You just broke up with your ex. You’re alone, and still in pieces. Right now there are many underlying stresses taking place inside you, on a daily basis. What’s worse, is that these underlying stresses are taking their toll. Have you looked in the mirror lately? The heartbroken seldom look good. Hollow cheeks, unkemp hair, [...] Read more »

When to pour your heart out after you breakup

Following my last post (should you whine about your ex?) I received a few e-mails asking me when the best time to pour your heart out is, once you have broken up. (Note: please comment on the posts themselves – it makes it easier to me to deal with and helps everybody else too). Of [...] Read more »

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