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hi happily lover family many people seek
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love and relationships but love requires
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growth and growth can be challenging it
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involves compromise vulnerability
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patience and understanding at the same
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time love also means recognizing when
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things aren't working and having the
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courage to walk away are you unsure
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about your feelings here are six signs
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you might never have been in love let's
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dive in one you moved things too fast
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infatuation thrives on speed but Love
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Takes Time to develop relationship
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expert Susan winter explains infatuation
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lives in illusion while love survives
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reality when you rush into a
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relationship you're likely basing it on
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fantasies rather than the real person in
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front of you for example fantasizing
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about your future together feeling
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intense lust or obsessing about them all
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within just a few weeks of meeting two
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you expected Perfection do you expect
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your partner to always be Flawless and
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feel disappointed or angry when they
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show their imperfections believing in
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soulmates or fate can set unrealistic
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expectations as Susan winter notes
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infatuation needs Perfection to survive
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but love is grounded in reality loving
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someone means accepting their flaws
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working through challenges and
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cherishing the good times together three
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you weren't comfortable around them it's
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normal to feel self-conscious early on
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but true love allows you to relax it
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lets you stop worrying about making the
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perfect impression Dr brne Brown's
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research on vulnerability shows those
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who feel love and belonging are more
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open to sharing their emotions if you're
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disconnected from your partner and avoid
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sharing your struggles or Secrets it's a
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sign you haven't fully loved for you
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grew distant it's natural for the
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initial passion to settle into a
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steadier Rhythm but two people in love
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still want to spend time together if you
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find yourself avoiding your partner
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canceling plans or preferring time with
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friends family or even your cat it's a
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sign that something is wrong
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five your mind and heart were elsewhere
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Steven bin author of magnetic Partners
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explains Partners who are in love tend
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to maintain focus on each other when you
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notice and care about the little things
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or face conflicts headon it shows you
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value your partner but if you avoid
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difficult conversations or disengage
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from arguments you might already be
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emotionally checking out of the
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relationship six you felt anxious have
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you experienced physical symptoms like
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digestive issues or troubl sleep
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sleeping psychologists Kate balistrieri
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and Dr Anne sheber note anxiety can
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manifest physically especially when
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grappling with unresolved feelings about
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your relationship if you're dreading how
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to break difficult news to your partner
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it's a sign you might be forcing love
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that isn't there remember staying in a
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relationship without love only hurts
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both people both of you deserve a chance
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to find real love elsewhere where do you
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stand have you ever confused infatuation
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For Love or realized a relation ship
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wasn't what you thought share your
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thoughts and experiences in the comments
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