Hostage-Taking 101

“I just want __________ to love me!”

Go on, fill in the blank: my wife, my child(ren), my father, my boyfriend, my dog, my hamster…” You pick, because in the very moment you fill in that blank you are totally screwed. You will have delivered your happiness, on a silver platter, over to an emotional terrorist of your own choosing and they now own you. You’ve just sold yourself into emotional slavery by uttering the

Had Enough Pain Yet?

Choosing to remain in a clearly dysfunctional dating relationship is like buying an expensive pair of designer shoes only to discover that they are 4 sizes too small. Normally one would simply exchange them for a pair that fits, but these shoes are clearly ‘the one!’ The style and color are perfect because they match everything in your closet, and lo and behold, they make your feet appear smaller than they actually are. In other