Self improvement

Effective Ways to Boost Your Confidence

Empower Yourself: Strengthening Confidence through Learning and Growth It seems like everyone wants to be more confident, right? We all wish we could handle daily life with ease, face challenges bravely, and approach someone we like without hesitation. But in reality, many of us lack confidence. We feel uncertain around strangers, get nervous in important situations, and feel inferior when we like someone. This lack of confidence, sometimes baseless, can cause us to miss out on so much in life. And let’s be honest, nobody likes that.

February 7, 2025 • 2 min read

Couples Issues Love Feelings Emotions Relationships

The Dark Side of Love: Understanding Emotional Blackmail in Relationships

In the Name of Love: Kidnapping and Shackles “You don’t agree with me, you don’t love me enough…” “I work myself to death every day, all for the sake of providing for you, and this is how you treat me…” “All of this is for your own good…” “If you do this, I will never speak to you again…” These slogans using “love” as a justification may be familiar to us, and we usually associate love with delicacy, care, and tenderness. However, many times, it can also become a heavy shackle, suffocating us and causing us to bleed. If these words came from a stranger, we might fight back or ignore them, but once they come from those we love and who claim to love us, we often end up feeling helpless, resentful, and forced to compromise. Then we understand that some forms of love can indeed be very burdensome.

January 26, 2025 • 4 min read

Feelings Emotions Dating Relationships

When a Man Ignores You, Ignore Him Back, and Watch Him Flinch

Sukhomlinsky once said, “True love requires not only love but also mutual insight into each other’s inner world.” Love is not a solo act. Loving someone more doesn’t guarantee they’ll love you back equally. Just loving someone isn’t enough to keep their heart. Sometimes, a little strategy is needed to understand their thoughts and capture their heart in the right way. When a woman falls deeply in love with a man, her biggest fear is him changing his mind and leaving. After all, he can just walk away, but she can’t unlove him.

August 6, 2024 • 5 min read

Feelings Emotions Relationships

Don’t Be Kind to Those Who Have Harmed You

There’s an old saying that goes: “Forgive others as you would have them forgive you.” But as I grew up, I realized that letting some people off the hook for how they treat you can only drag you into a mess. It’s important to forgive, but it’s also important to distinguish right from wrong. You can learn to endure, but you shouldn’t always be a pushover. When it comes to people who have hurt you, there’s no need to hold a grudge or seek revenge, but sometimes there’s no need to be merciful either.

February 22, 2024 • 4 min read