Putting people on pedestals doesn’t give us the right to ‘compensation’
While working on the recent podcast episode about thinking that someone might be too good to be true, the issue of putting people on pedestals came up. This is where we elevate people to this glorified status by exaggerating who they are or, yes, by diminishing...Podcast Ep. 135: In The Beginning… There Were Assumptions
People unfold, and yet, we tend to stick to the assumptions we make about who we think that they should be. We decide that because someone works in a particular profession or goes to therapy, or is “charming, good-looking, smart” that this means something about them...
Blind Spots Block The Relationship You Want
“Natalie, I am sooooo ready to be in a relationship and settle down. I can’t [whatever they’re currently doing and suffering through] anymore.” I hear variations of this statement sooooo much, sometimes from the same people multiple times over...
It’s Unrealistic For Us To Expect To Be An Expert In Our Interpersonal Relationships
One of the things that dating and even pre-dating (the bit where a website introduces you to a potential date or when someone introduces themselves to you and asks you out) along with relationship experiences does is that it helps you to fine-tune your gut instincts....
