Or maybe you have a pattern of apologizing for your behavior when really there is nothing to apologize for. These are clear examples of behavior that stem from a lack of self-respect — and that’s self-defeating. Breaking the pattern of unhealthy, unsatisfying, or toxic relationships starts with cultivating, practicing and building self-respect. RELATED: Why Demanding Respect Can Be A Tough But Necessary Task What is self-respect? A relationship without respect between partners lacks harmony, fosters anger and resentment, creates an atmosphere of distrust, and ultimately dooms the relationship....

You will have karmic friendships and turbulent lovers who make you feel like you’re losing your mind. Then, there are twin flame connections and past-life soulmates who return to show you a mirror image of yourself. If you ask me, there is no such thing as coincidence in life. There are just some things that are just way too special to explain away as coincidence. In astrology, everything means something; each zodiac sign has his or her own purpose in this world and it’s important to know that we need each zodiac sign in our lives in some way or another — but what does it mean if you’re always attracting the same zodiac sign?...

A few months ago, I went through a personal crisis. My first phone call was to my best friend in Detroit, who immediately answered despite being at a social gathering. She stayed with me on the phone as long as I wanted to talk and volunteered to fly down to Atlanta to comfort me. If I were a teacher, she would receive an A+. I needed someone in person to take care of me, so I called the only friend I had made at that point, who said that she would come over immediately....

Cora Williams spoke with KSNV, the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, about her late husband Jerome’s personal struggles. RELATED: Woman Discovers Horrifying Details Of How Her Grandmother Killed Her Own Mother “He sent me a text message that said to tell the kids he loved them and that he was sorry,” Cora said. Jerome took his own life and burned down their house on July 7. Cora received photos from her husband showing their house set ablaze....

The woman, who spoke under the pseudonym, Rochelle shared her story of years of abuse against both her and her young son at the hands of her partner. Then, when the details of her abuse became known to the police, it was Rochelle who suffered. She was jailed for lying about who abused her. “I was forced to lie to the police about what happened to us that night. But obviously it was me that got the consequences in the end for lying,” she says....

Dayla Ferrer has been charged with kidnapping, aggravated robbery, first-degree battery, and first-degree false imprisonment. Samuel Bolling Jr., a 38-year-old man from Arkansas, was also arrested after being linked to the case and is facing the same charges. Trynytee Case has been found safe after allegedly being kidnapped by Dayla Ferrer and Samuel Bolling Jr. Case was reported missing on Monday shortly after 9:15 p.m. She was leaving her job at a bakery in Hot Springs with a coworker alongside her....

But seeing cheating happening on your own doorstep via your at-home security camera has to be one of the harsher ways to catch your partner in the act. One woman, Kaylie, says that’s exactly what happened to her and shared a video of the alleged cheating on TikTok. The TikTok video shows her husband kissing another woman in front of the Ring camera. “When your husband is too sick to go on the family trip you planned,” Kaylie writes on the video of a man walking a woman out of his home and giving her a kiss before she leaves....

In-laws can be overbearing at times, but this woman has been a bit worried about her mother-in-law — sharing her story on Reddit’s “r/TrueOffMyChest” thread. The woman’s mother-in-law added guests to her son’s wedding without asking the couple. The woman explained that her fiance’s mother went into his brother’s email and asked the printer to add guests to the wedding guest list as she knew the password to it. This didn’t sit well with his girlfriend at that time as her mother-in-law hadn’t run any of this through her before doing it....

She detailed how her husband was gay and hid it from her their whole marriage so he could have kids and the “normal” life. “He’s known he was gay since before he met me, so this wasn’t a new discovery or admission to himself. He has a boyfriend that he’s been dating since six months before we were married," she wrote online. She outed him to her mother-in-law after learning he had cheated on her....

Lindsey Paige is teary-eyed and upset as she candidly speaks about the end of her “toxic” marriage. “My husband left me after 7 years, so we are on day 1,” she captions the video. She reveals that her husband walked out on her after years of ups and downs. “I’m holding myself accountable. I am sitting here because of something I did," Lindsey says as the video begins. RELATED: Why My Divorce Was The Best Thing I Ever Did She doesn’t give details on what that “something” was but goes on to say the past seven years have not been her fault....

She posted the events that led up to the incident on the subreddit “r/AmItheA–hole” (AITA), a forum where users can seek advice and be told if they were in the wrong or not following an argument that has bothered them. In her Reddit post, the woman explained that her fiancé, 33, comes from a “well-off family” while she, 29, grew up in a working-class household. RELATED: Woman Dumps Boyfriend At The Airport After His Mom Humiliated Her...

“Do you promise to love and cherish her/him, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto her/him, for so long as you both shall live?” traditional wedding vows read. By saying “I do” to these words, one commits themselves to always being there for their partner, no matter how hard external circumstances make it....

In your world, you did date me happily for a few months. We went on the most romantic dates, met each other’s families, and merged our lives together perfectly. We were both really happy about where we were because it just worked for us — even though other people may not have understood our relationship. You didn’t lie to me about your intentions. You told me you wanted to date me, but you simply weren’t ready to make it official....

When we’re feeling sentimental and can’t seem to part ways with them, or we’re just lacking funds to go out and re-stock the closet with the latest trendy clothes, we can just improvise. Even if you don’t know how to cut a shirt to make it look really cool, these fun DIY t-shirt cutting ideas and tutorials will help you vamp up your style and pad your wallet. Here are 10 easy t-shirt cutting and styling ideas that are sure to earn some compliments....

RELATED: How To Make A Relationship Last: 10 Tips From A Therapist Sure, there are thousands of advice books out there. But if you really flip through the pages and highlight the parts that make your heart flutter, you’ll soon realize the only things these books actually do is get you all riled up. And they do that so well, that you eventually become numb from doing anything. Wait 35 minutes before texting him back (Don’t do that!...

But, sometimes, you have fights because she forgot where she put her keys for the 10th time, is running late all the time, and can’t remember that you asked her to pick up something for you. What is it like being in a relationship with a woman with ADHD? At the beginning of your relationship, your partner was probably able to focus on you because when something is new and exciting, then they can hyper-focus....

The success of a modern marriage is now widely recognized as being a joint effort (and thank goodness for that), and that means there are universal rules every partner should follow. This is not your grandmother’s marriage advice. 10 realistic pieces of marriage advice that actually work: RELATED: If You Do These 7 Things In Your Marriage, It’s Basically Unbreakable 1. Social media is not marriage counseling. The best way to undermine the strength of your marriage is to invite a random person’s opinion into it....

While I generally enjoy the experience because a) I love finding and checking things off of a list and b) food, there are a few simple things that would make it better for all those involved. Here are 10 rules every normal human should follow when grocery shopping. 1. Thou shall not leave your cart in an empty parking spot. As I’ve said before, there are two kinds of people in this world: 1) those who return carts to the cart corral and 2) a-holes....

It hurts to take a deep breath with that giant pit in your stomach, and your heart feels broken beyond repair. Ever wonder how to let go of hurt and betrayal so you can move on with your life? Is it possible to open your heart so you can love again? Getting over hurt and betrayal is not something that is going to happen overnight. You may feel like you want to break up with the person who betrayed you, but you’re too caught up in the pain to know to do next....

Nowadays, you instantly have access to thousands of potential suitors with one small swipe of a finger. But is this really a good thing? It seems like every guy I’ve talked to is looking for something casual. And even if they say they’re looking for something more, it’s typically a pick-up line rather than a sincere statement. Still, there’s nothing I appreciate more than someone with a great sense of humor....