10 Sadistic Cat-and-Mouse Games Narcissists And Psychopaths Play

Some narcissistic and psychopathic individuals sadistically enjoy toying with and deliberately causing pain to others. This gives them a grandiose sense of power and control and a smug sense of satisfaction that they have “one-upped” you with their perpetual cat-and-mouse games. Researchers note that sadism is a key feature of malignant narcissism (narcissism...

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Beautiful, Inspirational Lessons About Love From HBO’s ‘The Last Of Us’

Love looks different for every single person.  In episode three, Frank tells Bill, “Love me the way I want you to.” And that’s an important thing to remember. When you’re in love with someone, you should pay close attention to their love language because the things that you expect from them could be entirely different than what they expect from you....

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Valentine’s Day 2023 Forecast: A Zodiac-Based Guide To Romance And Love

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and Cupid’s arrow is going to be extra favorable on February 14th for a lot of the signs. Whether you’re single and putting yourself out there, or in a relationship with your soulmate — V-Day is going to be an undeniably connected, and romantic affair due to the fact that there is a conjunction between Venus in Pisces...

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Review: Do Not Answer M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock At The Cabin”

Typically I would warn readers about upcoming spoilers for a review such as this, but the entire premise of Knock at the Cabin is the spoiler. The trailers strategically give away the plot to get you to the theater and this is one of those all too familiar cases, where the preview is far better than the feature it’s cut from.  It’s tough to point to...

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Migraines And Dating: How It Feels To Date Someone Who Cares

“I get it now.” It was four magic words said to me by my then-boyfriend. We’d been living together for only a few weeks before I had a massive level-10 migraine. I looked like death. I felt like it, too. I cried in bed while I held a cold, wet washcloth over my forehead and eyes, trying to will the sun out of the sky, the Earth from spinning, my brain...

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10 Real Reasons You’re Perpetually Single

No one makes it a goal to be single forever. We all want love; we all want a partner to share our lives with. Even though that is the goal, a lot of us mistakenly go about attaining the thing we want so much in all the wrong ways. We continue to live life in the same way and hope that it will somehow lead to different results. We know that this doesn’t...

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Valentine’s Day Streaming Guide: The Best Rom-Coms To Binge On Netflix, HBO Max, And More

Valentine’s Day is coming up and the season of love is in full swing! If you’re anything like me, you’re gearing up to watch rom-coms for weeks wrapped in a blanket while eating little candy hearts. Whether you’re watching solo or you’re planning a romantic comedy marathon–and anything in between–we’ve got suggestions for the best ones to watch. No...

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How Narcissists Use “Dog Whistling” To Covertly Abuse You: Signs Of This Dangerous Manipulation Method

Have you ever experienced abuse where only you were the only one who knew it was abuse? You may have experienced “dog whistling,” a covert form of abuse that is intended to strategically disorient the victim while escaping accountability. A “dog whistle” is a distinct, high-pitched whistle that is audible to dogs but not to humans. Similarly, in politics,...

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How To Stop Stressing Over Your Relationships

One of the biggest relationship mistakes I see women make is stressing over their relationship, whether it’s in the dating stage or in a more established relationship. The stressing is tied to a fear of losing the guy, and what that will mean to her. It almost feels like a way to protect ourselves from getting hurt but it doesn’t have the intended...

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Things Guys Secretly Want From Their Girlfriends But Will Never Admit To

1. Compliments No man will ever come right out and tell you he likes it when you compliment him because it’s a weird thing to ask for, and also not very “manly,” if you will. But just because he doesn’t ask, doesn’t mean he doesn’t crave. Men also feel insecure about their physical appearance, and they don’t get nearly as much validation as we do....

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