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Maybe it does not get stressed enough but time and again on this blog it’s been stated that online dating is not code for automatic teller machine. Harry Gross of The Philadephia Daily News received a post warning of a new online dating scam. As you read the circumstances of what happened you will no doubt notice at what point alarm bells should have been ringing.
Dr Jeannie King Ph.D
(Note*** No I’m not an affiliate. As far as I can tell Dr King does not offer an affiliate program. It’s just from time to time we like to provide some public service announcements for lack of a better term).
There is a video roughly about four and a half minutes entitled The Power Of Diagnosis. If you have not already visited Dr King’s site I urge you to do so but definitely check out the video.
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Domestic violence survivors often wonder what next? Now, that I’m no longer defined by my role in my “other life,” then what next… Who is this person? What is this person? What ought this person be doing with her life?
In some respects this pondering is typical of battered women. However, it’s also true that women at large have similar thoughts when what was once their assumed identity no longer exists.
by Daryl Campbell
You like the person you are going out with despite there tendency to go off the deep end. But once in a blue moon has turned into all too common. How long are you willing to deal with it?
(more Call the Police If You Have To…)
by Francis K. Githinji
People who are not victims of domestic violence always wonder why women fail to just leave when they are abused. If you get first hand explanation from this women you will understand why they stay put. No amount of abuse can make them change their decision because of social and emotional factors that are more practical.
Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Abusive women put their men in the doghouse when they are misbehaving. And the shame these men feel is no different than that felt by battered women.
It’s a shame that has many dimensions:
by Daryl Campbell
No doubt verbal abusers are a mass of insecurities. But their purpose is in essence to give you more insecurities than they themselves already have.
(more the Power Play of Verbal Abuse…)
by Daryl Campbell
“Can’t you do anything right” You’ve heard that in some form or another more than once from your significant other. Whether it’s going out on a date, doing a simple household chore or a non serious conversation you seem to always be on the defensive with the other person. That kind of constant bombardment can set your nerves on edge and get you to start doubting yourself.
(more The Mind Game of Verbal Abuse…)
by Daryl Campbell
Being wrong is part of being human, it’s also part of being in a relationship. But if the other person can’t accept this basic fact then watch out.
by Daryl Campbell
People think contradictions are sexy, so they try to describe themselves as having contradictions.
Along with an air of mystery, people are also excited meeting another person who does not quite fit into a stereotypical box. Unfortunately with online dating, contradictions can also mean something else entirely. In other words, they are just flat out lying. There could be any number of reasons why they refuse to tell you the truth.
(read more Is Your Date Telling the Truth?…)