Read More at The Young, Black, and Fabulous® First, Irv Gotti. Now, The Game is blabbing about his past, revealing he cheated on singer Mya, which caused her to (rightfully) break up with him. He also dished on dating Kim Kardashian again. More inside…. Well. Well. Well. It seems this is the era of grown men spilling tea about their past relationships with women in the industry. After Irv Gotti started all that drama talking about his alleged relationship with singer Ashanti, now rapper The Game is joining in on sharing tales from the past. After releasing his Drillmatic album last week, The Game sat down to spill tea about his dating life with Carl Anthony Lamarre on CEEK’s “The Debut Live.” During the interview, the “Hate It Or Love It” rapper was asked about name dropping R&B singer Mya…
What Does It Really Mean To ‘Cross a Line’ in a Relationship?
Read More at Well+Good There’s something about the visual of “crossing a line” in a relationship that seems to remove some blame from the line-crosser: If you merely walk across a line, then surely you can walk back, right? Or, perhaps you didn’t even realize the line was there until you pushed past it—and how could you be fully culpable in that case? At least, that’s the semantic subtext of recent comments from Adam Levine on his marital transgressions. He didn’t admit to cheating by sending flirty texts to someone other than his wife, but he did acknowledge having “crossed a line.” According to experts, however, crossing a line in a relationship can entail just as harmful a behavior as flat-out cheating (and may sometimes qualify as cheating), depending on the situation. In order to cross a line, of course,…
Feeling Traumatized After a Breakup With an Abusive Partner? Here’s What You Need To Know About Post-Traumatic Relationship Syndrome
Read More at Well+Good While it’s no easy feat, getting out of a toxic or abusive relationship is an important step to take for your mental health and physical safety (with the help of professionals, of course, as leaving is a dangerous time for survivors). But for some, leaving these relationships doesn’t bring the instant relief you might imagine. Those upsetting, traumatic experiences can haunt you afterwards, causing low self-esteem, flinching easily, having flashbacks, or similar effects. And for some survivors, the aftermath could mean having post-traumatic relationship syndrome (PTRS). What is post-traumatic relationship syndrome? “PTRS [is a] newly proposed subcategory of PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] that can occur as a result of experiencing trauma in an intimate relationship,” says Caroline Nichols, LICSW, CEDS, the director of family and support services at Lightfully Behavioral Health in Los Angeles. She adds…
If You’re Thinking About ‘Quiet Quitting’ From Your Relationship, Read This First
Read More at Well+Good Contrary to its name, the term “quiet quitting” isn’t really about quitting anything. Having emerged as a (controversial) workplace buzzword from a viral TikTok, it really signifies a conscious decision to have boundaries at work—and to not invest effort into work beyond your job description that’ll go unrecognized anyway. As the popularity of quiet quitting skyrockets—or at least the buzz surrounding it— relationship experts fear it could be misinterpreted as a catch-all solution, not just to work burnout but to relationship issues, too. But there’s a big difference between an employee-employer partnership and a romantic relationship that makes quiet quitting work well in the former and not so much in the latter. While the contributions of an employee and an employer are set by the terms of a contract or agreement (you provide services; your employer…
Feel Like You’re Being Bombarded by Dating Advice? Here’s How To Figure Out What You Actually Want (or Don’t) From a Relationship
Read More at Well+Good Trusting your own intuition is often easier said than done—particularly when it comes to dating. It’s almost impossible to go about dating (or not dating) without being inundated by relationship advice that may or may not apply to you, no matter how well-intentioned. But, the very personal nature of determining what you really want out of dating or a relationship (if anything) just makes cutting through all the noise that much more important. Perhaps you’ve found yourself trying random recreational activities (adult kickball league, anyone?) because you’ve been told to seek out “shared interests.” Or you’ve heard for the millionth time from partnered friends that you should date more to increase the odds of eventually finding your soulmate. Yet, others may have told you not to overthink it, that there’s no such thing as a spark,…