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Feeling Like an Option? Here’s What Staying Too Long Taught Me
It started as a normal night. Friends, a hockey game, espresso martinis at a local spot. Nothing deep. Until it was. Somewhere between drinks, the conversation turned to dating. To relationships. To how exhausted everyone felt. And one phrase kept coming up again and again. Placeholder relationships. The kind where you are technically together, but… Continue reading
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Placeholder Relationships: When Hope Keeps You Holding Onto Someone Who Isn’t Choosing You
If you’ve dated long enough, there’s a good chance you’ve been someone’s placeholder at some point. And if you’re being brutally honest, there’s probably a chance you’ve done it to someone else too. Not because you’re some heartless asshole who set out to waste someone’s time. Most people don’t walk into these situations thinking, “I’m… Continue reading
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