Laugh @ Love

It can be difficult to stop living in the past. Often times relationships can still have a pull on us long after they're over. But we must accept the fact that it is over with our lover. Time to learn to embrace this new amazing chapter of our lives without them.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the most stressful. I get it, is not easy trying to find the perfect gift to give your significant other. However, there are some gifts you SHOULD never give your significant other especially around this time of the year.

Women reward men bad behavior in attempt to fix it. He acts like a jerk, treats you like you’re not a priority, but we continued to reward by being so damn available to men and allowing being disrespected. This is why is so important to set boundaries early on during the dating phase in order to have a good, healthy, loving relationship later on.

You’re in a relationship or situationship that has become toxic. It simply can’t continue. You can’t understand why the person you’re so in love with could disregard your feelings. Why won’t they change? You often wonder if they truly love and care for you. You’ve tried just about anything to change the patterns of your current relationship/situationship, but nothing worked. You know it’s time to pull the plug but the thought of losing them scares you, so how do we end the cycle that we often find ourselves in these toxic relationships/ situationships? We know it’s not healthy but why do we continue to put up with these types of behaviors?

Ghosting is cutting off all communication with a potential bae or already bae abruptly without an explanation. Sadly, ghosting has become common in our dating culture that people have to wonder if a two- day delay in response means the person is busy or if you’ll never hear from them again.

Is dating in your 30’s easier or harder than in your 20’s? Dating at any age can be challenging-especially when there’s pressure from your friends and family to get you to settled down. You start to question yourself. “Why I can’t find someone?” It sucks, this internal and outside pressure from society does not make it any easier for us single women in our 30’s. Often, we feel the need to explain ourselves “why we are still single”, instead of being able to live out our lives on our own terms without any judgement.

Texting is a necessity in today’s world. It comes in handy for so many reasons especially in dating. Texting is a blessing when you can’t be close to bae. Unfortunately, not everyone texting habits are the same. For some texting is just a waste of time and for others texting can be the key to an ever-lasting loving relationship. But to what extent is texting in dating healthy?

Everyone had their fair share of bad, terrible first dates. While most of all would be pleased with just dinner and a movie, or some kind of fun activity that would include drinks. There are some of us that don’t even bother to take the time to come up with something nice and creative that can ensure a second date. These are some of the worst places I’ve been taken out on a first date and that I’m sure I’m not the only one who has experience these.

There is a lot at stake at the beginning of every relationship, when it comes to sex, it pays to ask yourself the question, “How long should I wait to have sex with this new person?” Sex can be fun and it feels great when you got the right person to do the deed with. Sex is part of life and necessary for reproduction. When meeting someone new, you can’t help to be excited and ready to Jump in bed with them. However, getting intimate too soon can wreak on your emotions and could possibly mess up an otherwise a building relationship. So when is the right time? Is there such thing as the right time to have sex with someone new?

The arrival of the check can spark the most awkward moment on the first date. Who should pay for it, the man, the woman, or should the check be split in half? Truth is, there’s no right or wrong answer, but there are few reasons that triggers why some men would not pay on a first date.