Dating is a wonderful thing, and while the relationship progresses, you reach a variety of milestones. Like being introduced to her friends, staying overnight, and that sometimes nerve-wracking question: “Would you like to meet my parents?”

So why don’t we start talking about the dos and don’ts in meeting her parents for the first time to avoid any faux pas?

I bet you’ve tried every website to find an instruction manual or even a gist of how to start loving and prioritizing yourself.

Oh honey, so did I.

I mean, it’s not your fault; we were raised in a society and possibly in a family that didn’t exactly teach us about self-love. I mean, it wasn’t even taught at school.

So how would we know, right?

All throughout our lives, we were only taught how to read, write, something related to math, understand and apply theories, build, study, analyze life, common decency, manners, and anything related to what is needed to survive.

It just gets you wondering, why on earth were we taught to focus on pleasing and loving others instead of prioritizing, respecting, loving, and accepting ourselves for who we are. Although even as kids, we were focused on not getting our parents angry or disappointed, I don’t believe we’ve never been taught the value of self-love, setting healthy boundaries, taking care of ourselves even at the expense of others, the right time to say “yes” and “no” and forgiving ourselves for things we lacked.

Having anxiety is unpredictable, puzzling, unpleasant, and intrusive. Your brain feels like it’s at war, your chest feels heavy and tight, and that overwhelming fear that just doesn’t go away.

And the worst part is - no matter how much you try to focus and think or reason to yourself logically, your brain just doesn’t let you rest.

However, what if it is not you who is going through it? Dating someone who suffers from anxiety and seeing the person you care about suffer may be nearly as difficult as experiencing anxiety yourself.

It’s already so hard to explain and understand what anxiety feels like to people who don’t really know about it, and it’s even harder to know what to do or how to help yourself when you haven’t even experienced it yet. And the most confusing part there is even if you have experienced anxiety, everyone else’s needs are different from yours.

So if you’ve fallen in love with an anxious person, huh? 

Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here are a few things to consider when you’re dating someone who has anxiety.

Even the strongest relationships go through life-changing changes and challenges.

I mean, relationships are already so tricky, and building a happy and healthy relationship would take a lot of work from both ends plus, it’s not always easy.

You could be in cloud nine and feel alone in the relationship a few seconds later.

Things can constantly go wrong, and finding common ground can be quite impossible, but finding solutions and rescuing a struggling relationship isn’t so difficult.

Believe me, breaking up with them won’t fix anything. You’re just going to be scarred from the breakup, and you’ll end up bringing the insecurities from the previous relationship to the next one.

But there are ways and things to think about before completely calling it quits on your relationship.

Here are 9 tips to strengthen and save your relationship.

Buying gifts? Going to parties? Hanging a rainbow flag? Attending a parade?

Or if you’re the type to snuggle in with your partner and binge-watch LGBTQ+ movies or have a book date with books written by LGBTQ+ authors.

If you’re still having difficulty choosing what to do or what to give, then fear not, we are here to help!

It never comes abruptly; falling out of love often starts off as losing feelings gradually. It is probably one of the most common reasons people use to break up with someone.

But the question still remains, why do people fall out of love?

I'm sure at some time in our lives, we've questioned whether or not we should get back with our ex's

It comes to a point where we even seek advice from our friends on whether or not we're doing the right thing by getting back together with our exes. 

“You’re too good for him.”

“Honey, no matter how many times I told you to let go, you won’t. Unless you are ready to let go.”

“There’s someone else out there for you.”

We have to admit that after all the time you've spent together and getting to know each other, it would be difficult to let go of them.

Some instances would be the kind of “the one that got away,” but sometimes it can also be “I finally was able to let go.”

Everyone goes through their list of pros and cons, but one thing that everyone would agree on is that they "still love" their ex.

Obviously, I'm not directing you to do these things in particular since this is a very personal choice that will vary from person to person.

In any case, I'm here to provide you with some knowledge on what you can do after a breakup.

It always starts the same way, meeting a girl or talking to her endlessly for hours; she’s laughing at your jokes or ranting personal problems to you. At some point, it might’ve felt like she’s into you, and right when you think you can share your feelings and make a move, she says, “I think we should be friends.”

Gotcha.

I mean, being friends is okay, but it would’ve been the best to take a step up and date them or, better yet, be in a relationship with them. But alas, how difficult it is to be stuck in the “friend zone.”

It gets a lot more difficult even to make a move to step up from that zone.

 How to get out of the friend zone, and why are the girls you always like the ones that just want to be friends with you?

Doesn’t that confuse you?

“It’s a match!”

Dating apps (tinder, bumble, grindr, her, etc) are all the rage, especially during this pandemic. Talking to a hottie would feel like playing tennis in an ideal world, but in reality, they’ll likely avoid or drop the ball. 

So now, how do I reply or start a conversation?

Difficult right? Unless you’re extroverted.

Of course, if you’ve reached out to your match many times and haven’t received a response, it’s definitely time to look for another match. 

But, there are ways to bring out your inner extrovert. First, of course, you deserve someone who wants to hear about your day or even those weird achievements. But unfortunately, you can’t always rely on dating app chat starters to keep the conversation going.

First impressions are everything! Not only in your personal life and career but also the dating world. It’s already difficult to paint ourselves in the best possible light when talking to someone in real life; what more in dating apps.

If you don’t know how to start talking to your new match but are worried about the back and forth, why don’t we explore different approaches?