breakups

When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.

He Didn’t Speak to Me for Twenty Years. Then He Brushed a Leaf Off My Skirt.
I The production team's first lead on the Katayama family came from a plea for help submitted by their son: "I'm twenty-one years old. For as long as I can remember, my father has never spoken a single word in my mother's presence. I thought that was how families worked, until I stayed over at a friend's house and heard his dad call back, 'Coming.'"
By Jin3 months ago in Humans
Valuation Over $12M Before I Open a Dating App
James's desk sat against the window side of the open-plan office, looking out over the rolling rooftops of San Francisco's Financial District and the gray-blue evening sky. Three monitors crowded his desk, but only the center one was lit; the other two sat dark. Along the left monitor's edge, four sticky notes were lined up—two blue ones covered in technical notes, one pink with next week's investor meeting agenda, and a yellow one at the bottom, half-pinned under a coffee mug, revealing only a single blurry character that looked like "val." The mug was a company-branded giveaway, stamped with "SaaS Co." in faded lettering, with about a third of its contents still inside. James couldn't remember when he'd last drunk from it, or whether it had been hot or cold, but he remembered brewing a packet of instant coffee in it at 9:30 that morning. It was the only calorie he'd consumed all day.
By Jin3 months ago in Humans
Lessons That Continue to Be So Important to Me
Authors Note: Many of the following sayings I don't know who originally said them, but they were all helpful to me in my life! My son was born on July 21, 1978. One month later he stopped breathing. He was diagnosed with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). His father and I were struggling in our marriage. We went to a marriage counselor who told us she couldn't help us and she gave us meeting lists and a chemical dependency assessors name and information. She said to work with us would be like pounding our heads against the wall and we wouldn't get anywhere. I started meetings that week. Our son turned 48 this week. In one month, I will have been in recovery for 48 years. My husband went into treatment soon after. During our marriage he went to treatment five times. We divorced; he remarried and had another child. He died from the illness at age 46. Some of the things I learned are below. And like it says above, I am still learning.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Humans
The Myth Of 'Opposites Attract' In Relationships
We often hear anecdotes about how people who seem so opposite in every way find deep attraction; some even marvelling that such differences can be reconciled so easily. But in my opinion they don't. That's like an urban myth.
By Elaine Sihera 3 months ago in Humans
The weight of Stillness
I feel sad that I am alone now, grieved that I cannot hold someone every day. I feel empty with no one to cuddle in bed There is no one to share the table with.
By Kailani3 months ago in Humans
He Says He Likes Me, But He Never Makes Time for Me
Dear Tena He Says He Likes Me, But He Never Makes Time for Me Dear Tena, I've been talking to a man for almost four months. He texts me every morning and every night. He tells me I'm beautiful and says he enjoys talking to me. The problem is that he rarely asks me out. Every time I mention getting together, he says he's busy with work or has something else going on.
By Shauntaa Blackwell3 months ago in Humans
She Married a Man. He Married a Brother.
John and Mary’s marriage began with a spilled cup of coffee. They worked at the same accounting firm: John was an analyst in the tax group, Mary in audit. That winter, the office coffee machine broke. John stood in line for twenty minutes, managed to get the very last cup, turned, and walked straight into Mary, who was carrying a stack of files. The coffee drenched her sleeve. She sucked in a sharp breath. John apologized frantically, unwound his own scarf to blot her arm, then ran to the convenience store for burn ointment. The next day Mary brought him a pour-over from the café downstairs, with a sticky note: “My turn to stand in line.” Later, John told his buddy Chris, “That girl’s got loyalty.” He meant it.
By Jin3 months ago in Humans
He Says He Wants a Relationship… So Why Haven't You Been on a Date?
DEAR TENA Love • Dating • Relationships • Real Talk He Says He Wants a Relationship… So Why Haven't You Been on a Date? By Shauntaa Blackwell
By Shauntaa Blackwell3 months ago in Humans
He Says He's Not Ready for a Relationship… But Wants to Keep Seeing Me
He Says He’s Not Ready for a Relationship… But Wants to Keep Seeing Me Love. Dating. Relationships. Real Talk. When someone wants your presence but avoids your future, it’s time to ask the difficult questions.
By Shauntaa Blackwell4 months ago in Humans
A Woman’s Worth
The March sun kissed the wide windows of Sunrise Tower, scattering golden light through the branches stirred by a gentle breeze. On the top floor of the building, seated at her desk, was Selmah, a young woman. Her wavy blonde hair framed a face of soft features, while her fingers moved quickly across the keyboard. She wore a dark tailleur, elegant and formal — the perfect armor for her professional life. On the edge of the desk sat a small tabletop calendar. With a smile full of sweet, trembling emotion, she reached out to turn the page.
By Halina Piekarska (UltraBeauty Blog)4 months ago in Humans
What's It All For?
What’s It All For The forest for the trees, the forest for the trees. A mantra so often used that I’d forgotten to pay attention when the trees in my life obscured the forest.
By Alexandra Grant4 months ago in Humans
It Was Never About A Label.
Somewhere along the line, it no longer became about the label of the relationship but back to the foundation of the relationship.
By M F4 months ago in Humans