No doubt about it: Just like Taylor Swift, there will be plenty of frogs to kiss before you find your Joe Alwyn. And, yes, breakups are a bummer. But that doesn’t mean those toads can’t teach you a lesson—like what to avoid or look out for in your next relationship. Here, your fellow GL girls share the lessons they’ve learned from their biggest bae mistakes so you can avoid the same blunders.
LOVE LESSON #1
BEWARE THE CONTROLLING CUTIE
There’s a big difference between nice and needy. Someone who’s truly smitten will support your space. Take it from Madison S., 14: “Josh would walk me to class; carry my bag. It was sweet, but it got weird. Soon, he wouldn’t give me back my books until I kissed him. And he’d freak if I said hi to a guy in the hall. I now know that some of those ‘nice guys’ who want to be close all the time are actually trying to exert control over you.”
LOVE LESSON #2
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लौकडाउन में रिलेशनशिप की सचाई
जब हम किसी से दूर होते हैं तब पता चलता है कि वह हमारे लिए कितना माने रखता है. और रिलेशनशिप में तो यह बात और भी ज्यादा लागू होती है, क्योंकि किसी भी रिलेशनशिप के लिए फुल डिवोशन, एकदूसरे के लिए केयर और ट्रस्ट जरूरी है.
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ब्रेकअप, तलाक या अलगाव जैसे शब्द कई सपनों पर पानी फेरने के लिए काफी हैं। पर, सारे सपनों पर नहीं। कुछ देर का ठहराव और फिर नई कहानी,यही जिंदगी की हकीकत है। जिंदगी के इस अल्पविराम को कैसे करें पार, बता रही हैं स्वाति शर्मा
ब्रेकअप के बाद डिप्रेशन से कैसे बचें
प्यार में ठुकराए जाने पर उस से उबर पाना हर किसी के लिए आसान नहीं होता. आप अगर ऐसी स्थिति से गुजर रहे हैं तो हम कुछ टिप्स बता रहे हैं, जिन के जरिए आप ब्रेकअप से उबर सकते हैं और बेहतर ज़िंदगी जी सकते हैं.