Why You Suck At Having Serious Conversations (and how to have one the right way)

You suck at having serious conversations because you fear they will provoke conflict, which in turn makes you avoid them. And we don’t master skills that we avoid practicing.  Serious conversations aren’t what provokes conflict. Your avoidance of them causes conflict. It’s what shrinks call a self-fulfilling prophecy: What you worry will happen, happens, because…

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How To Cope With A Breakup

Dear Dr. Darcy,  I’m a single mom with a 13-year old son. I met an amazing man a year ago and he was showering me with feelings. I felt I could finally trust someone and open up. He started planning a future together, looking for a house to buy together, and he was great with…

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