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Back Into the Arena and Mapping a New Adventure

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 27, 2021
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What if I knew what I wanted and was unafraid to ask? How would that change my star map of seeking?

Here’s What I Told Her About My Trauma

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 24, 2021
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It's hard when you're on the receiving end of someone else's trigger. But we can get better at identifying our own triggers and triggered moments. And there are ways to help our partners notice when the rage or sadness that is coming out of them, might be a bit bigger or deeper than the infraction that caused the initial pain.

Online Dating Is A Distraction: Expanding Opportunities Offline

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 24, 2021
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I'm going to play the online dating game for a limited amount of time. I know it's a distraction. Browsing profiles online is NOT DATING. Get out there. Get into your best life and look for others around you doing the same thing. If a conversation comes up with a person of interest on Bumble or Match.com, great, but I'm not counting on the dating apps and sites to do anything for my love life. Let's get out and do what we love. I'll meet you there.

Dating Men of a Certain Age: Bumble Is Not the Answer

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 22, 2021
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You can keep playing around on Tinder and the like. Or you can get on with your life and living and engage with people who are equally engaged with their lives. You need someone who's happy and thriving on their own. Who wants a relationship, but only when it's right. You need someone who is not wasting time chatting online with super-attractive partners who are 10-years younger.

brene brown’s divorce : a poem

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 21, 2021
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she felt the sadness inside herself she saw the pain in her husband's eyes she remained steadfast in her decision to rescue herself required massive action she was brave…

What Good Is Love If…

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 21, 2021
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What good is love anyway? It's a deep emotion that can cause us to race and feel high and it can crush us into tiny bits. Love is bi-polar. Either…

Dear Custodial Parent: We Are All Still Together After Divorce

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 20, 2021
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I wish she had taken me or the kids into consideration before going full-force for the custodial divorce deal. It was not good for any of us, her included.

How Long Should You Stay Mad?

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 19, 2021
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When anger is quick and easily resolved the issues don't stick around much. Try and process the little anger while it is happening. Try and take the BIG ANGER offline, out of the relationship for a moment, and come back with some ideas of how to do things differently.