The holidays are emotionally challenging for many reasons, but they take on a unique toll on working-class folks who end up in relationships with a partner who comes from a middle or upper-class background. As someone who grew up relatively poor with a single-mom who is currently under-employed, I have a complicated relationship to Christmas, but that became all the more … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Respond When a Partner Has Exhibited Harmful Behavior
Dating and having similar relationships can be fun, exciting, and most of the time, quite nerve wracking. The wacked out nerves often come from a place of uncertainty that comes with getting to know a new person, and the vulnerability that comes with having to let your guard down for another person. All these are pretty common. What shouldn’t be common, but sadly is, is if a … [Read more...]
