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Why do some people always attract toxic relationships?
Every relationship I have been in has turned out to be toxic or abusive in some way. My friends tell me I need to love m…
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How do narcissists behave in relationships?
I think my ex might have been a narcissist. Looking back there were so many signs but I didn't see them at the time. Wha…
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What is the difference between love and attachment?
I am not sure if I love my partner or if I am just deeply attached to them and scared of being alone. How can I tell the…
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Why do people cheat even when they are happy in their relationship?
My partner cheated on me and when I asked why, they said they were happy with me. I don't understand how someone can che…
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Why do people stay in situations they know are bad for them?
I have been in a job I hate for 3 years and I know I should leave. My friend has been in a bad relationship for years an…
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Why does rejection hurt so much physically?
When I was rejected by someone I really liked I felt actual physical pain in my chest. It wasn't just sadness it felt li…
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What makes some people more resilient than others?
I have a colleague who has been through objectively terrible circumstances and seems completely fine while I struggle to…
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How does childhood trauma show up in adult relationships?
I have been doing some reading about trauma and I am starting to see how my difficult childhood might be affecting my ad…
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What is the psychology behind why we idealize people we barely know?
I have noticed that I can become completely infatuated with someone I have only met a few times and build an entire imag…
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Why do some people feel deeply empathetic while others seem to lack empathy entirely?
I feel other people's emotions so intensely that it sometimes overwhelms me. But I have people in my life who seem genui…
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What are the signs that someone is gaslighting you?
I feel like my partner makes me doubt my own memory and feelings constantly. I'll remember something happening one way a…
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Why do I keep falling for unavailable people?
I always end up attracted to people who are either emotionally unavailable, already in relationships, or live far away. …
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How does childhood attachment style shape your adult personality?
I have been reading about attachment theory and I am seeing myself and my patterns very clearly in the anxious attachmen…
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How do attachment styles affect who we choose as partners?
I recently learned about attachment theory and it blew my mind. I think I have anxious attachment. How does your attachm…
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Why do some people fall in love with people who treat them badly?
I have a friend who keeps going back to a boyfriend who treats her terribly. From the outside it makes no sense. Why do …