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Healthy relationships

Your Partner Can’t Always Be There for You, But Self-Care Can

Despite what we may see as we scroll through social media, we all start to run on empty at times. Still, it’s not realistic to expect your partner to drop everything because you need them, and that’s okay! Sure your partner can rearrange their schedule to be there for you sometimes, but they cannot be […]

5 Steps to “Spring Clean” Your Relationships

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Gussie Bryan  Spring is here, and you know what that means! It’s time to get moving, enjoy the outdoors and yes, clean up. The task of spring-cleaning is daunting. It comes around every year, but it never seems to get any easier. Stuff has been piling up all winter, and […]

What is Your Relationship Strength Based on Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Cristy Gross  It’s difficult to pinpoint a single factor that makes you and your S.O. right for each other, however, the Myers-Briggs personality test may shed light on your relationship strengths. The Myers-Briggs personality test was created by mother-daughter duo Katharine Cook Briggs, and Isabel Briggs-Myers. They wanted to make Carl Jung’s […]

5 Lessons I Learned from Living with My Significant Other

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Alyce Hayes  So you’re thinking about living with your significant other? Making the decision to live with your partner is a big step. What if you start to argue all the time? What if their habits that used to seem cute just annoy you after a while? What if you […]

Survivors Share How They Are Healing From Their Unhealthy Relationships

Forget your normal breakup protocol, healing from an unhealthy or abusive relationship can be a long process, especially when you had strong feelings for the person that treated you unfairly. There isn’t a manual to walk you through the recovery process and without the support of positive people that you trust, it can be daunting […]

7 Ways to “Make it Work” When You and Your S.O. are Total Opposites

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Rebecca Martin  Opposites attract… right? It doesn’t always feel that way. Yes, we are naturally drawn to people with similar personalities or people who have a certain “look,” but it’s not written in stone anywhere that you’re supposed to date a specific “type.”  You might view choosing your total opposite as […]

Five Fun Last Minute Date Ideas That Will Keep You From Falling into a Relationship Rut

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Felicia Lin  What makes a good date? Whether you are the type who enjoys spending an afternoon lost in an art museum or a thrillseeker who loves doing extreme sports, what really makes a date memorable is probably the interaction and time spent with your S.O. Once you and your […]

How To Bounce Back From A Breakup

Dealing with the emotional turmoil of a breakup is the worst, especially when you’re in college. Add a breakup to an already hectic schedule, final exams, group presentations (ugh), and you have a recipe for disaster. Not all breakups are created equal but college breakups rank pretty high in my book. Before you pull out the […]

9 Friendships that Inspire Us To #LoveBetter

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Jade Anna Hughes I don’t know about you but I get serious friendship envy when I watch movies and television. Don’t get me wrong, I have amazing friends, some of whom I’ve weathered more than a few storms, but there is something about friendships on the big screen that make […]