Are You Ready? Are They Ready? Before you build with someone, you both have to answer honestly. Ask yourself — and ask them: What’s your reaction to being judged negatively? Is conflict a sign we need to talk, or a sign to walk away? Is “I don’t know” ever a good enough answer to a…
Why Me? We look someone in the eyes, feel a wave of care, and ask ourselves — “Why me?” Our hearts begin to slow. A home starts being built. We talk for hours, text when we can’t talk, and prioritize falling in love over everything. Why? Not because nothing else matters — but because sharing…
How To Know You’re Dating A Runner A Runner isn’t afraid of you. They’re afraid of being known. Here are ten signs you’re dating one: They never speak in the future tense. They’re masters at picking fights. They deflect when you ask a direct question. They treat telling you their secrets like they’re doing you…
A Victim isn’t afraid of commitment the way a Runner is. A Victim is committed — to being wronged. As long as they’re the one who’s been hurt, they never have to be accountable. Here are ten signs you’re dating one: They always talk about being controlled. They never want to be labeled. They want…
Emotions Are Universal When we divide love, how are we supposed to use it to come together? In studying emotions, we found something important: people are quicker to make their feelings specific than to admit a harder truth — that while our experiences are distinct, the emotions themselves aren’t. We all share the same signs…
Relationships Should Be Everyone’s Study We’re here on this earth. But why? We believe the answer is to build equal and just relationships — and to make the earth better in the process. It’s a known fact that people are more productive inside productive relationships. It sounds like common sense. Yet people keep risking meaningful…
Can You Define Love? We love stories of people overcoming the odds. We draw our worth from helping people become better versions of themselves. But what if we fell in love with stories of people maintaining what pure love means? What if we drew our worth from supporting people brave enough to raise the standard…
A Cheater’s Assistant The tears fall from her eyes, and you drown in them. You start to believe you can save her from a marriage she claims not to want. So you become an addict of her smile, doing whatever it takes to see her teeth. You take her on long walks, picnics under the…
Are Most Of Us Living? We all try to live while knowing we’ll die. Some use that fact as an excuse to make poor decisions. Others decide they want to build a legacy that lifts the generations to come. But most people are just the watchers of those two groups. They believe their power lies…
Remember Love Their eyes open together, and their eyelashes meet. They blink in sync. I love you leaves their lips. The room is dark. Their bodies are the only proof that two people are present. They can’t see — but the scent in the air is familiar, and the touch is home. This moment is…