Valentine’s Day isn’t a holiday. It’s a pay-per-view event for emotional masochists. The Superbowl of Suffering. The World Cup of Being Alone While Everyone Else Posts...

Letting Go of Your Ex (2023) Dr. Cortney Warren, PhD, ABPP At some point in our lives, almost all of us will go through an excruciatingly painful breakup that absolutely rocks our world. It may be so all-consuming that you feel addicted to your ex. Desperate to reconnect and understand what happened, you can become fixated on your former lover as if you need them to survive. As if your life has lost all meaning without them by your side. As if you no longer have purpose or value on your own. This experience often leaves us feeling depressed, anxious, and lost without a clear picture of how to move on—even when you desperately want...

Valentine’s Day isn’t a holiday. It’s a pay-per-view event for emotional masochists. The Superbowl of Suffering. The World Cup of Being Alone While Everyone Else Posts Ring-By-Spring Content. While couples are out there dropping rent money on prix-fixe menus and helium balloons shaped like hearts that somehow cost $80, the freshly dumped, the long-term single, and the “it’s complicated” crowd are huddled in the cheap seats, watching the highlight reel of everyone else’s happiness in 4K. This is our big game.The Pre-Game Show Starts in December Target puts out the heart-shaped candy in December now. That’s not retail efficiency; that’s psychological warfare. By January 15th, your feed is already flooded with “He put a ring on it!” engagement photos in front...