The Promise

I recently read an article that moved me to tears and gave me a new appreciation for the bonds of friendship. The article can pretty much be summed up from a paragraph near the beginning paired with one from near the end: “It was weeks before my wedding in 2010, and my four bridesmaids threw … Read more

The Top 3 Questions to Determine Relationship Compatibility

Yesterday on the esteemed Sarah Meets World blog, Sarah mentioned a really interesting tidbit she learned from a number cruncher at the online dating site OkCupid. Apparently the data shows that if two people answer the following 3 questions the same way (doesn’t matter if they answer yes or no), they areĀ 8 timesĀ more likely to … Read more

What It Means to Have Someone Make You a Better Person

Although I’m single, while I was home for the holidays, I learned the importance of finding someone who makes you a better person. I’ve always associated that idea–someone making me want to be a better person–with romantic relationships, although I’ve never quite understood why I would possibly need someone to fill that role. Sure, it’s … Read more

Should You Tell Someone You Care About That They’re Not with the Right Person?

The above title is a bit misleading (or incomplete, rather), so let me explain before you jump to the poll: Today I got an interesting e-mail from a college friend who I haven’t seen in a while. She (we’ll call her “Hypothetica”–she’s Greek) has a very close friend–we’ll say “Peter”–who has been dating a girl–“Parker”–for … Read more

The Eighth Love Language

It’s been a while since I’ve written about love language, so if you want to catch up on my original entries, they are listed here (in addition to the original 5 love languages): Acts of Service Touch Quality Time Words of Affirmation Gifts Chocolate Quantity Time I also wrote an entry about the 15 workplace … Read more

9 Tips for Better Communication Between Introverts, Extroverts, Thinkers, and Feelers

Today at our staff bonding day, one of my coworkers ran a great activity involving our Myers-Briggs personality assessments in regards to communication. As an introverted thinker, I found the activity to be really helpful. First we broke into two groups–introverts and extroverts–and brainstormed helpful and unhelpful communication tactics. Needless to say, one group was … Read more