I've had a number of emails and comments since I wrote about how dating several people at once is a sign of your own emotional unavailability and commitment resistance, naturally with some saying how wrong I am but with the others wanting my thoughts on using dating...
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Am I Involved With an Assclown? How To Spot Someone Who Means You & the Relationship No Good
An assclown is someone that deliberately and consistently goes out of their way to treat you without love, care, trust and respect. They add little or no value to the relationship and the cost to you of being with him/her is often your self-esteem, your well-being,...
Terms & Conditions Apply: Reading the Small Print in Dubious Relationships
Last night I was speaking with a reader who has really been given the emotional beatdown by the guy that she's been involved with. She couldn't fathom how she's got to the point where she's involved with a guy who's treating her like a casual sex companion who he can...
The [Polar] Opposites Game in Dating & Relationships (Part One)
Many moons ago, I went out with a guy who was nine years older than me. He chased me hard; I wasn't interested. But after being burnt by another Mr Unavailable who had the looks, charm, flash car, and excitement (I was only 21...), suddenly, even though he didn't...
Knowing When To Fold: Bad Investments in Relationships & Seeing The Bigger Picture
As feedback starts coming through about my new ebook The No Contact Rule, something that's resonated with readers is realising that when a relationship ends, it's not about you being someone to reject. It's not that you're a failure and that you should beat yourself...
50 Thoughts about Relationships, Communication, & Emotional Unavailability Part 3
Following on from part one and two... 21. Men, well assclowns and Mr Unavailables certainly, have fairy tale ideas too. They build sandcastles in the sky and are seeking perfection and the moment that something pierces that ideal, they go off the boil and retreat to...
Guest Post: How to let go of relationship illusions & empower yourself for future relationships
Loving Annie is a long-time reader of Baggage Reclaim and has truly felt the pain and come out the other side. I'm very proud of her progress and she's 100% committed to creating a different experience for herself and letting go of the baggage and illusions that held...
Can you stay friends with Mr Unavailables & Assclowns after you break up?- Part Three
So we reach the final part of this three-parter on whether you can, or should stay friends with a Mr Unavailable and/or assclown. In part one, I explained the immediate factors that make it tricky to stay friends with these men and the real reasons why you will want...
Can you stay friends with Mr Unavailables & Assclowns after you break up? Part Two
In part one, I gave you a whole host of reasons why it's foolhardy to pursue friendship with a Mr Unavailable and/or assclown and also explained why you may want to pursue friendship with them. The one thing that I want you to keep saying to yourself, out loud if you...