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If You Somehow Convinced Yourself Your Ex Was Awesome While You Were Dating, Blame The ‘Halo Effect’

If You Somehow Convinced Yourself Your Ex Was Awesome While You Were Dating, Blame The ‘Halo Effect’

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The most classic sign of the “halo effect” at work is when we fall in love with someone’s potential instead of their reality.

You Need To Forgive Yourself (And This Is How You’ll Do It)

You Need To Forgive Yourself (And This Is How You’ll Do It)

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Write everything down, pour your heart out in that journal and don’t stop until you feel free. Until you feel you’ve finally released all your thoughts and you can breathe easier. Then light the pages on fire and watch them burn in front of your eyes.

It Was A Moment of Impact That Changed Everything

It Was A Moment of Impact That Changed Everything

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We get one life to live and we get to choose how we fuck it up. But we also get to choose how we make it better and how we make the lives around us better.

See Me For The Girl I Am, Not The Girl I Was

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I had my first relationship and things didn’t work out, obviously. But now I know how to jump right in.

8 Courageous Ways To Not Let Your Past Mistakes Affect Your Current Relationship

8 Courageous Ways To Not Let Your Past Mistakes Affect Your Current Relationship

Kate Taylor
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It takes two people to build a relationship, and it takes two to destroy one.

5 Tips To Starting Anew At Your New Job

5 Tips To Starting Anew At Your New Job

Claire Chan
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No one starts a beginning with an end in mind…

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