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Why He Let You Down; Why She Left You Stranded

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Why Do People Let Us Down?

People let us down for many reasons. One, no one is perfect. We all make mistakes. We all mess up. I know I made mistakes no matter how hard I tried, but that’s ok. We are human.

It’s when people let us down a lot that it becomes more about them– and not about “Oh, I messed up.”

People let us down because they lack commitment and dedication to us.

And when someone isn’t dedicated or committed, he or she won’t try as hard. The person will make less effort, care less and feel less. This person will be a bad friend, a negligent girlfriend or a distant husband.

People let us down because we have more hope and love for them than they do for us.

You’re a dedicated loving spouse. Your spouse is cold, distant or perhaps, unfaithful. When someone doesn’t care as much as we do, that person will go astray. When we love hard, we love hard. When someone doesn’t love much, we feel that lack of love. We feel that emptiness and loneliness.

People let us down out of stress and fear.

When people are anxious, gun-shy or afraid, they often let us down unintentionally. When people are stressed and pushed to their max capacity, they often let us down. They don’t mean to, but they do.

No one is perfect.

We all make mistakes.

The trick is to learn from our mistakes and do better the next time because we care. And when people don’t care, they don’t do better.

It’s up to us to do better.

Lovingly,

Laura

 

He Won’t Change & Your Relationship Is Going Nowhere: What To Do

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You’ve cried a billion times over this man. He makes minimal effort to make your relationship work. Or, he avoids commitment and just wants to hang out. Or, he continues to hurt you and doesn’t seem to want to change.

Why won’t he change?

Simply put, he doesn’t want to.
Yes— gasp! Horrible isn’t it? It is, but he likes being who he is.
People only change under two conditions:

  1. They want to
  2. They’re forced to.

But most importantly, they want to.

If your man doesn’t want to change, guess what?

He doesn’t care about you, he’s happy where he is, maybe lazy but even still— there is nothing you can do to change him.

So, you’re sick of crying. He’s disappointed you enough. He never prioritizes you and he’s cool hanging out, hooking up sometimes, or being committed but not being very good to you.
What do you do?

You leave him.

You just leave him. Let him behave foolishly with someone else. Let him lose you. This forces him to change or forces you to seek out someone who loves you.

Someone who really cares about you will be motivated to do better. Be better. To change. To be the man you need.

And someone who does nothing, doesn’t care. Doesn’t want you. Doesn’t need you. And doesn’t care if you cry.

You deserve better!

Laura

Recovering From a Cold Icy Partner

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You know you have or had a cold icy partner when:

  • The person always remembers things negatively
  • The person dumps you or during a break up, acts like he or she doesn’t care at all
  • The person shares extensive intimacy with you and then acts like nothing mattered
  • The person minimizes every special moment you have
  • The person rarely expresses affection or if they do they’re hot and cold
  • The person minimizes your feelings and tells you you’re too sensitive or remembering it incorrectly

If these situations sound familiar to you, congratulations you’ve either dated or married a very cold person. Or, were in a relationship with somebody who was icy cold. How do you recover from somebody so hurtful? The answer is it can take years but there are a few things you can do to get yourself warmed up after being with a total icicle so you can move on to someone who is loving and warm. Also, nicer. There is hope! Not every man or woman is a cold hearted jerk. Wink.

  • Remind yourself that the person has issues Whatever the case is, it’s not your fault if somebody is withholding love from you. Most likely the person has other issues.
  • Some cultures are more cold or seemingly cold than others so, it may just be a matter of upbringing and how the person was taught to communicate.
  • If the person constantly minimizes the good times you had or your feelings or the person wasn’t warm and expressive, that person seems a bit cruel and will probably be the same way to someone else. Let the next person feel the icy burn!
  • Get yourself out on dates with a variety of people and just try to have fun in order to rebuild your confidence because we all know that cold partners can tear down your confidence completely, making you feel unworthy and not lovable.
  • Remind yourself each day that this person wasn’t nice and you shouldn’t take what they said to heart because chances are they are not kind anyway. Don’t let those negative thoughts from that icy person get you down.

It’s not easy to rebuild your faith after such an icy partner, but you can do it! Don’t let a cruel cold person extinguish your beautiful inner light.

Love,

Laura

He Doesn’t Want to Date You Because He Only Wants Sex

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Men are easier to decipher than you think. It doesn’t matter how nice a dude is or if he tells you you’re pretty or buys you gifts. If he tells you he doesn’t want to date, he’s looking to have sex. And if he’s already had sexual interactions with you and still tells you he doesn’t want to date, he definitely sees you as just sex and definitely has no intentions of respecting you and taking you seriously. He has no serious feelings for you and could care less about you and your heart.

While binge watching Cobra Kai—- slightly obsessed with Johnny while I admit I was never a fan of his in the movies as I was always Team Daniel—- Johnny said something to Miguel’s mom that was so true:

“You deserve someone who shows up for you.”

And the man who doesn’t want to date doesn’t want to show up for you and doesn’t care about you at all. Believe me ladies and gentlemen: he will stand you up, cancel plans, introduce you to no one, miss your birthday and never care one bit how much you cry.
Make no mistake about it. Homeboy has no intentions of loving you or being genuinely involved.
Pick someone who respects and values you by showing up, not hooking up with you and not committing. Showing up takes more character and love than having sex does any day.

Love,

Laura

You Thought Their Love Was Endless– You Were Wrong

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She showed up for you constantly. She tried to make you happy.

You were flaky. You were unreliable. You were hot and cold.

She got sick of it.

You thought she’d love you forever. Joke is on you.

Why did you think you could sit back and do nothing or, mostly nothing, and still be loved by her? Don’t you think you should get off your butt and do something if you expect her to care?

He did everything you asked and it wasn’t enough. He showered you with affection and you were cold and indifferent.

He got tired of your games. Why did you think he’d worship you forever? Don’t you know you can’t sit back and do nothing and expect someone to still care?

You thought this person was an endless source of love and waiting to be at your beck and call.

Well, news flash: the party is over. You had it too good for too long and now this person isn’t sticking around for your meager efforts.

Peace Out,

Laura

When You Realize Your Worth, You’ll Say Buh-BYE to Lazy Partners & Bad Offers

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There is nothing more joyous than owning your own happiness and realizing how worthy you are.

When you do, it suddenly becomes so easy to laugh off bad partners. To say goodbye to men or women who don’t appreciate you or your value. To not want someone who makes a crappy effort or half-ass effort to be in your life.

It just becomes clear overnight– yes, really— that you deserve better.

So, when your ex comes a calling with same lame offer to Netflix and chill or when some guy or gal who doesn’t really appreciate you wants to hang out– but not commit to you or date and show you how important you are to them–

It’s easy to say, “Thanks, but no thanks.”

For me, there is only one relationship, one situation worth entering into:

The one where the person really makes an effort, is excited to see me and be with me and enjoys being with me.

I am not interested in situationships. I am not interested in being someone’s option. I am not interested in being your or anyone’s friend with benefits.

I am only interested in someone who sees spending time with me as enjoyable and a MUST. Someone who really likes me and finds me fun to be around and wants to get to know me better.

Someone who knows how to ask someone on a date and follow through. Someone who is a good friend, too and caring.

Someone who sees my VALUE. Someone who sees me as so valuable, that he appreciates any second of my time.

That is all I am interested in.

Everyone else, can take their offers elsewhere. My price tag will not be on sale or reduced.

K? Thx. Bye,

Laura

 

Someone Who Deserves You

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Someone who deserves you …

Feels honored to be by your side.
Is proud of you.
Loves showing you off to friends and family and the world.

Shows you deep respect and care.

Is kind to you.

Wants to spend time with you and not just for his or her own needs.

Expresses love to you.

Works on him or herself to be the best person he or she can be— not just for you, but for themselves as well.

Doesn’t take you for granted.

Wants you to stick around.

Can’t imagine life without you.

Appreciates you and attempts to understand you.

Listens to you.

Makes the effort to be available to you.

❤️
Laura

They’re Taking & You’re Giving: Stop Doing All The Work in the Relationship

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If you feel like you’re carrying all the weight in your relationship, guess what?

You probably are!

Why should you do all the work, give and give and give, while someone else takes and does relatively little?

If this is you– doing all the heavy lifting to keep your relationship running– STOP.

Successful relationships require two people working together. If you’re the one offering yourself up all the time and killing yourself to keep it going while the other person makes zero to little effort, you’re doing it all wrong.

No one should be doing all the giving, loving, sweating and heavy work of the relationship alone.

No one should be taking whatever is given to him or her, while doing nothing or, not much at all.

There will always be times when your relationship will not be equal. One person will do more giving and the other, more taking, but this shouldn’t be a constant. If it is, stop giving and start demanding more of the person you are with. You deserve to take as much as you give.

Much Love,

Laura

Does The Person Really Like You For You?

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You’re seeing someone and starting to have feelings. Or, the feelings have already begun, but you don’t quite feel so comfortable or sure about how the other person feels.

Does she like you? Or just enjoy you? Does he care about you? Or is he just horny?

Is he really invested? Or are you just available and easy to hang out with? Is she developing feelings for you? Or is she just finding a Netflix date?

If The Person Does Things With You Outside of  a Bedroom Actively, It’s a Good Sign

Someone who is interested in you makes plans to do things with you. Hobbies. Bike rides. Walks. Workouts. Lunches. Game nights.  You name it.

Someone who only spends time with you on a couch or a bed? Yikes, this person doesn’t really like you for “you.”

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It’s Easy to Be Physical But Not So Easy to Love

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Anyone can have a fun physical connection with someone else. Anyone can buy a gift. Send a gift card. Anyone can have a quick cuddle fest or Netflix and “chill.”

But it’s not so easy to love. To be there for someone. To make them feel special. To really get to know them. To include the person in their daily life.

If you’re “seeing” someone and wondering where the relationship lies, just ask yourself these questions and you’ll find that it’s pretty easy to see how much you really matter to someone:

  1.  Is the person trying to get physical with you or getting physical with you, but hasn’t asked you on a date or included you in his/her hangouts with friends? If you answered yes, this person is taking the easy way out– and you don’t matter to him/her.
  2. Is the person available for you physically, but not emotionally? If this is a yes, this person isn’t invested in you beyond casual interactions.

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