Unhealthy relationships

PHOTO: Courtesy of The Bachelorette/ABC  Written by One Love student fellow Hollin Hanau The Bachelor franchise has always been my guilty pleasure. Every Monday night at 8:00 pm, I throw on my pajamas, snuggle up on my couch, and tune in to ABC for roses, drama, and Chris Harrison… OH MY! While in seasons past […]

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Julie Oltman Stalking. What do you think of when you hear that word? It’s often tossed around in a lighthearted way – like when you talk about combing through someone’s Instagram or jokingly said when you bump into someone one too many times.   Stalking, when someone repeatedly harasses or threatens someone […]

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Emily Desanctis  Gaslighting usually goes something like this:  Someone makes a false claim against you.   You respond,  I didn’t mean/do/say that!  …But I guess there’s a chance I did.  …I must have made a mistake. How did I not realize?  …Wow, this happened before?! I don’t remember!    …I feel like I can’t think […]

“I’m sorry” carries a lot of weight when it’s genuine. Saying it requires vulnerability to admit wrongdoing and the hurt that that wrongdoing has inflicted on the person you’re apologizing to. To be truly sorry means feeling regret or sorrow over an unfortunate situation and your role in it. But in unhealthy relationships, people often […]

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Amanda Phillips  When toxic behaviors began to appear in my relationship, I thought they were symptoms of my own struggles with my mental health conditions. Was I being too sensitive because I was having an anxious day? While in the throes of depression, I really should have been able to get out […]

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Julie Oltman While bickering over who will pick up the check isn’t normally considered an issue in teen relationships, arguments over money may be more common than we think. Financial abuse is when a person attempts to control another person’s ability to earn money and spend it however they choose. […]

 Written by Writer’s Corps member Adrianna Nine  When we talk about relationship abuse, we typically focus on physical and emotional mistreatment. But financial abuse or the control of one’s ability to acquire, use and maintain money by an intimate partner occurs in up to 99 percent of domestic violence cases. So, why aren’t people talking […]

When you start seeing someone new, the last thing on your mind is whether or not the relationship is moving at a healthy pace. Welcome to the honeymoon phase, where everything is new and exciting! And the chances of saying yes to things you’re not necessarily ready for runs high. If you’re anything like me, […]

There are a lot of things you can do to show someone you love them: write them a letter, memorize and surprise them with their favorite Starbucks drink, take care of them when they’re sick, and so on. But there’s a difference between voluntarily doing something to display your love for someone else and being […]