Advice: Am I right not to be too quick to commit?

by | Dating

I left my abusive marriage 5 months ago. We’d been together for 11 years in total (I’m 29) and he was the only guy I’ve ever slept with. I feel really positive about leaving him. Although it was hard, it’s the best decision I ever made. I met a...

Advice: Is he cheating? Am I being naive?

by | Relationships

I have been with my boyfriend for nearly a year and we have been living together for 8 months. He has a close friend who is a women, and she is divorcing her husband who beat and raped her for 5 years. The problem is my boyfriend stays round her house on a Friday...

Signs You May Have an Abusive Boyfriend

by | Boundaries

He is very jealous and possessive and tells you that this is a sign of his love for you. Jealousy and possessiveness in it’s extremes are used to control a person and it also allows the offender to take no responsibility for their attitude and put the onus on...

Open Your Eyes

by | Boundaries

I received a long email from a reader the other day in which she detailed the course of her relationship with the man she lost her virginity to. They were together for 14 months and started having major problems. His excuse was that she was too needy and he...

Red Flags and Knowing When to Bail

by | Boundaries

While that thing we refer to as ‘dating’ is for having fun and getting to know each other, it’s also the key period (the discovery phase) where you need to notice red flags. If ignored, red flags catch up with you further down the road in your...