Past relationships

Jillian Turecki on Instagram: "Self awareness in a relationship is recognizing that when you’re triggered, it likely has more to do with your past relationships than it does with your partner. More to do with your parents’ story, and their parents’ story. Relationships challenge us because we have to overcome our past relationships - ones where we might have been punished, cheated on, or abandoned. This isn’t easy. Self awareness in a relationship is admitting that the filter of our past…

Man, you should never blame someone for needing constant reassurance. Some of us have been treated so shit in the past that we forget that people can actually love us, reassurance costs you nothing but your time. – Daryl #lifelessons #lifequotes

While you might think you're with the right person you might not be. The right person for you could end up being someone completely opposite from what you woul

We’ve all been there. Engulfed in the pain of a dead relationship. The people around us tell us to move on, but how? We feel we need closure and we tend to make the mistake of waiting to get it from someone else. It rarely happens. So instead of closure, we are left with pain,

These are just a few key characteristics to knowing whether you can build a healthy relationship with your partner or someone you’re interested in. While love and attraction are important, a strong relationship requires more. Now, if you possess these qualities, or if you’re struggling with a few, like self-awareness, but both you and your partner are willing to grow, that’s okay. We are human, and we all carry past experiences (trauma) that may not be fully healed. The key is a…