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Finding Success in BPD and Codependent Relationships

5 Ways To Fix and Rebuild A Broken Relationship

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If you’re interested in fixing and rebuilding your broken relationship, then you’ll want to read this article.

The internet is full of people giving their opinions about how to fix a broken relationship and rebuild it to what it once was.

But isn’t that exactly what I’m doing here? Of course! The internet is an amazing place where we can all share our opinions about relationships.

Even better, if you don’t agree with someone, you simply hit the back button and find somebody else. This is especially true with relationships because we all have our own unique situations.

Perhaps you’re dating a narcissist. Or maybe you’re simply looking for happiness. Either way, the power is in YOUR hands to research what you want.

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Single and Lonely? How To Deal With Loneliness and Depression

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If you’re single and feeling lonely as of late, take your time to go through this article. Ending the feelings of isolation and depression is an extremely important task for a healthy life.

But, I don’t have to tell you that. You already know that to be true. A lot of depression comes from the fear of being unlovable and alone forever.

That sense of isolation can tear your brain apart and set you on a path of mental destruction. This is especially true if you’ve been single for so long and can’t deal with it.

So, I’m going to do my best to give you some practical tips to help. I’ve had periods where I was single for a couple of years at a time and managed to stay relatively happy the whole time.

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Can Narcissist Have Healthy Relationships? Fall In Love?

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Are you concerned that you may be dating a narcissist? Worried that your boyfriend or girlfriend is incapable of loving you? Then keep reading this article about narcissist relationships.

If you’re wondering how to get a narcissist to love you, you’re not alone. In fact, narcissism search trends have skyrocketed in recent years according to Google.

In the 8 years of running this website, I’ve never written an in-depth guide about narcissism and relationships. So, I’m excited to write about this. It’s been a long-time coming because many people who are codependent end up in relationships with narcissists.

Because the narcissist tends to lack empathy and emotional maturity, it’s difficult for them to have healthy relationships and experience unconditional, true love.

With that said, it isn’t impossible. These people aren’t sociopaths or psychopaths. They aren’t completely devoid of emotions. They may be self-absorbed most of the time, but that doesn’t mean they can’t improve and become better.

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6 Bad Habits That Ruin and Destroy Relationships

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I love talking about bad relationship habits. When your partner pushes you away, I can guarantee that it’s due to some sort of bad habit you’re (most likely) clueless about.

Make no mistake: getting yourself into a healthy, successful relationship is the result of having good habits.

So much of everything you’ll read about when it comes to improving your life is about how to develop these good habits that other people use successfully in their lives.

Depending on your upbringing, you may have several life-crippling bad habits. These can be small things as well as big things.

And, when you get into a relationship, these habits will have a negative effect on the relationship. They will (quickly in most cases) lower your level of attractiveness in the eyes of your lover.

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Strong On The Outside, Broken On The Inside

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You know that you are a strong-willed man or woman. You’ve developed that rock-solid unshakability that doesn’t allow you to take crap from anyone.

You’ve experienced a lot over the years: toxic, dysfunctional relationships, friends you’ve had to cut off, family that doesn’t respect you, bosses that treat you like crap.

There have been a lot of mistakes along the way. We all make them. Even the strongest get knocked down from time to time.

After all, what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.

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7 Ways to Strengthen and Improve BPD Relationships

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I have a soft spot in my heart for borderlines because my first relationship was with a girl who has BPD. In fact, I’ve dated several borderline women over the years.

These relationships can be extremely difficult when you don’t have the knowledge and the skills needed to be with these people.

And, depending on the level of her personality disorder, it could very well be impossible to have a healthy relationship with her.

But, that shouldn’t prevent you from at least trying to make it work. Which is why I’m here with this website and why I’m passionate about helping men and women succeed in borderline relationships.

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Moving In and Living With A BPD Partner

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Got a question recently from a guy who is moving in with his BPD girlfriend. He wants to know what to expect when you’re living with someone who has BPD.

If you’ve been reading my articles for some time now, you’ll know that I believe BPD is very situational and that you should focus on the behaviors that you encounter.

In other words, every case of BPD seems to be pretty damn unique. Sure there are similarities (such as raging, pushing you away, drama) but these things are common in all types of relationships.

They are also very behavioral because while some person might be extremely hot and cold, other’s not so much. I’ve dated girls that raged every single time they drank and other girls that actually got happier when they drank.

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