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Extracting The Good From Your Romantic Relationships

Why Many Of Us Reject Secure Love

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Joe Gibson
Dec 19, 2023
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Why Many Of Us Reject Secure Love

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Something I’ve found interesting in transitioning from a 4 year break in relationships to now being in a happy one, is the change in my stance of validation when it comes to romance.

I’ve written excessively on how validation in romantic relationships is bad. How it can lead us to lower…

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