A friend of mine, freshly divorced and back on the market, recently told me, after a couple of bad dates, how she hates all the silly love games and identity games we have to play when looking for someone… She asked me: “Don’t you feel like we forget who we really are in this race … Continue reading »
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Relationship Identity (I). Why Do We Play The Identity Game
Why do we sometimes feel the need, in a relationship, to mold ourselves according to our partner? Is it the fear of rejection, of being single or is it simply because we just don’t know who we really are? A relationship is based on reciprocity and slight compromise, therefore adapting to a partner, for instance, … Continue reading »
Beauty Tips. Let’s Look At The Eyes
Make up is art, a statement and in most cases it’s that “It’ that gives us the edge look. I am a make up artist as much as the girl next door is, but loving this art kept me interested in the ‘do’s’ and the ‘dont’s’, the beauty tips and the trends. The main focus … Continue reading »
Women In Their 30s. Between Perfection And Reality
The big 30 is just around the corner for me and I can’t help wondering how this makes me feel. Am I scared of this new decade or am I feeling too fabulous to care? Are women in their 30s at the peak of their lives or just at the beginning? Women in their 30s. … Continue reading »
The Codependent Relationship
Codependency is the tendency to behave too care-taking or too passive, in such a way that it begins to negatively affect your life and your relationship [Wikipedia, f Codependents Anonymous: Patterns and Characteristics]. The main characteristics of codependency are: the excessive preoccupation of others needs, the denial, the low self esteem, the control patterns and … Continue reading »