Sometimes you find yourself in a relationship that is thisclose to being perfect…but there is just one little thing that you want your partner to change about themselves.  The question of change is a BIG one in relationships.  Are you waiting for someone to change?  Are you staying together because you assume they will change?  Are you trying to change for someone else?
If you are in a relationship where you have asked someone to change something significant about their behavior or personality for you, then you know how difficult it is to move forward after this has occurred.  I’m not …read more

When my boyfriend and I dated the first time around, back when we were teens, we were very serious. We spent as much time as possible together, we left out friends behind, for the most part. He stayed out our house frequently – he even had a bed. We talked about everything, secrets were a bad idea, or so we thought. On my 18th birthday, he picked me up, took me to his house and then sat with me when I suddenly came down with an upset stomach. I barfed and barfed and barfed, he sat beside me. We had very few boundaries. 
Back then, …read more