Leo may have revved up our need for attention, but it also left us feeling unsatisfied and ready for more. Virgo comes in to pick up the pieces and point us in the direction of success. RELATED: Each Zodiac Sign’s Weekly Horoscope For August 22 – 28, 2022 RELATED: Each Zodiac Sign’s Monthly Love Horoscope For August 2022 Virgo is a tricky sign, and its influence can be both magnificent and dangerous; dangerous because we tend to be a little too nit-picky during this time, which allows us to say what’s on our minds when perhaps we should just keep it to ourselves....

Learning whether you have a secure or insecure attachment style can be vital in connecting with your partner and providing lasting happiness. According to attachment theory, you should aim for a secure attachment in your marriage or partnership as this is the most beneficial. So what are the signs of the different types of attachment? RELATED: Why Understanding The 4 ‘Attachment Styles’ Takes The Uncertainty Out Of Your Love Life The benefits of a secure attachment bond include your essential life satisfaction, resiliency, insulation from life-threatening diseases, better sleep, better moods, better cognitive functioning, and athletic or professional performance....

Suddenly, your partner is critical of you, and it feels like you can’t do anything right. Or the two of you can’t seem to stop fighting about everything. Deep down you want things to go back to as they were, but you don’t know how to stop fighting all the time. Does this mean that your relationship is doomed? The truth is what you are going through is essentially “normal....

Even if it might be in your genetics to get a rare disease and be at risk of certain health conditions as you get old, that genetic makeup only consists of 20-30 percent of your longevity. Therefore, the other 70-80 percent of your longevity in life is due to your lifestyle choices and how you decide to live your life health-wise. According to research (and people who have lived past the age of 100), there are a few ways you too can live to 100 and beyond while staying healthy and happy....

But wait … they own a dog. Not only that, but they also treat their dog like a member of the family. What if you don’t like pets and your new partner is a pet lover? What are you going to do? Specifically, what if your partner loves a dog and you aren’t particularly fond of dogs? If you love your partner, if you think he or she could be “the one,” you’ll want to make an effort with the furry friend....

And even though planning an RV road trip takes some upfront effort, it’s totally worth it. Family vacations can leave a long-lasting impact on the future happiness of your children. With Labor Day weekend right around the corner, it’s the perfect time for those end-of-summer family vacations. Taking an RV road trip is a fantastic alternative to flying, and a much safer one, too! Plus, your kids can spend travel time looking out the RV window — instead of staring at their phones — between destinations....

Couples across the app are now obsessed with this newest relationship-based quiz, and it’s easy enough that anyone can try it. The quiz, which has been dubbed the “Forest Question Test,” involves you asking your partner four simple questions, and their answers supposedly reveal how they feel about you, your relationship, and their love for you. How to play the Forest Relationship Quiz on TikTok? When starting, you have to ask your partner to imagine themselves in a forest, before then asking them the following questions....

All couples argue. Happy couples argue well. They have strategies for dealing with their inevitable disagreements, and they process their feelings so they don’t bottle up. We know from Dr. Gottman’s research that both partners in a relationship are emotionally available only nine percent of the time. This leaves 91 percent of our relationship ripe for miscommunication. The difference between happy couples and unhappy couples is not that happy couples don’t make mistakes....

Do you want more than anything to just have a healthy relationship but find that, no matter how hard you try, you keep ending up with the same kind of guys, ones that hurt you? This happens to many people. We all just want to have a healthy relationship and, as a result, we often are willing to settle for jerks and manipulators. I think we hope that we are wrong about them, or we believe that, with love, we can change them....

The inner critic has good intentions. It wants to keep you safe. Unfortunately, it can become a problem because it wants to limit you to only doing what is familiar. You will notice that the negative voice of the inner critic gets louder whenever you are doing something new. But your inner critic can become your inner coach and help guide you toward the choices and challenges that help you grow and become the person you want to be....

While some of the reality shifting methods require scripting or affirmations, another common method relies heavily on visualization. Known as the Alice in Wonderland method, the technique also uses the introduction from the actual movie as a way to shift properly. RELATED: 13 Signs You’re Experiencing A Vibrational Shift — & What It Means For Your Future What is the Alice in Wonderland method for shifting? As mentioned, the Alice in Wonderland method is a reality-shifting method that uses a lot of visualization....

Expressing feelings is extremely difficult for many people. The reality is, though, if you don’t let out your feelings, you will never be able to move forward from your problems. RELATED: 20 Subtle Signs You Have Repressed Emotions (And How To Release Them) If you bottle up your feelings, you’re never going to close the chapters you no longer need. I know firsthand what it’s like to suppress your feelings just because you’re afraid of what will happen if you release them....

Thanksgiving week of 1997 I was a couple of weeks short of thirty-three, technically unemployed, eleven months sober, and had been recently served with divorce papers. I had finally made it out of my week-to-week furnished studio hovel and into a two-bedroom apartment. Each morning I sat in my bay window with a view of the State House in the distance, watching the sunrise over Boston. On Friday nights, my three-year-old daughter, Grace, and one-year-old son, James, came over....

Well, I used to, but I don’t anymore. They sucked so I disowned them. Harsh words, I know. If you’re shocked, you’re not the only one. Many tragic things throughout my life have led me to this point. Since birth, my parents made it very clear that I was an unwanted child. RELATED: Woman Wonders If She Was Wrong For Kicking Mother-In-Law With Cancer Out Of Her House My mother has a severe mental illness that resulted in her taking out her every frustration on me for as long as I can remember....

The panic is because I went on Ashley Madison as a cheater. I entered into many-an-illicit chat sessions with women who wanted to hook up — both emotionally and physically. I received nude photos from some women, descriptions of sexual acts they wanted to perform on/with/for me, and eventually went on dates with the women with whom I connected. The relief I felt is because, thankfully — I was undercover as a “cheating husband,” investigating the real-world reasons why women cheat … and the entire effort was with my wife’s knowledge and consent....

I had been struggling for years with depression and anxiety and everything came to a head on that particular day. I was lucky to be with someone who suggested I check myself into the nearby psychiatric hospital. I didn’t want to, but after years of struggling with depression and anxiety, it all came to a head at that particular moment in my life, I needed to do something or I wasn’t sure I’d still be alive....

Zoe sighed heavily into the phone. All she asked was for me to promise not to wear black to her wedding. I’m that friend — the woman who doesn’t ask to see your engagement ring, the one who doesn’t get excited about shopping for the perfect white gown and helping to select invitations. At bridal showers, I’m infamous for suddenly having to run to the bathroom when it’s time to play Toilet Paper Bride....

It can get hard finding that diamond in the rough in a world full of dating apps. Plus, who are we kidding — it’s a constant fight to be more than friends with benefits. Here are some telltale signs that you have scored yourself a proverbial home run in the man department: 1. He texts you on a regular basis. RELATED: The Top 6 Complaints Unhappy Wives Have About Their Husbands, According To Therapists You heard that right!...

Weddings can be a lot of fun, but only when the couple getting married keeps things simple. Some married couples go way too far with the whole “it’s OUR special day” and with an overly elaborate wedding. Instead of being romantic, it just becomes douchey. It’s cool to have a personalized wedding — just remember that your wedding is also a party. A party that other people are attending and things have to be fun for them as well....

In fact, according to a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, people keep 13 of them on average. The most common secrets are sexual in nature, researchers found: either having to do with behavior or having romantic thoughts about someone outside of the confines of your primary relationship. But all secrets, big and small, have a profound effect on you and your marriage — whether you notice it or not....