Often, toxic persons fake themselves to seem like they are nice people. But they really aren't. Friendships are probably the most important relationships in our lives, especially if we have good solid friends. But sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between a nice and a fake person. Use this guide to sift through who the truly nice people are and remove yourself…
Each one of us experiences 3 kinds of love in our entire life. "There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single throbbing moment." - Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever Authoress Sarah Dessen is spot on that love comes at unexpected times, but may be off the mark about saying that it…
Recent research associates a large number of friends on Facebook with poor social skills and low levels of happiness. In today's world of social networking, we measure everything with the number of connections, friends, contacts. Doesn’t matter how the network officially calls our online friends, we always tend to add more friends to our network… Of course, not all people have the same…
Do you live on your own? If so, you’ll probably identify with these 7 phenomena peculiar to single living: 1. You eat what you want when you want. Any cohabiting couple will tell you that for some reason, the question of what the couple wants to eat as a unit becomes a real daily burden. A problem of immense proportions. ‘What do you want to…
When you’re on a journey of personal development, the people you surround yourself with really count. Here are a few reasons why the people you surround yourself with can make all the difference: 1. You need people to push you up, not hold you down. It’s important to surround yourself with people who believe in you and your personal vision. When you want to…
Finding yourself is one of life's toughest challenges. So many people, young and old, seem to feel lost these days. We’re all fed these huge expectations about life and spend the first twenty years or so pursuing what we think is going to be a life of success and meaning. Then we find out that what we’re doing is feels anything but successful and…
Every relationship we have is a reflection of our state of being. Therapists have long been telling us that whom we surround ourselves with (our friends and partners) is often a reflection of how we feel about ourselves. For example, if we have friends who consistently let us down, cancel plans and are generally unreliable these people don’t care about our feelings. This…
Independent people make the best friends and here are fourteen reasons why… 1. They are dependent Independent people will always follow through on the plans they make. Even if it’s a casual arrangement, they will always stick to it. 2. They like space Space is necessary for any friendship, and independent people love their space and respect yours too. It's good to set…