Apologizing can be a seriously sticky situation. It can get ugly really quick. So be very careful when planning an apology. Each person has different reactions. Some jump to anger, some cry, some give you the silent treatment. Be prepared. You can’t go in with all your emotions swinging. The first step is to mean it when you apologize. If you’re not genuine, you’re not going to get anywhere with your apology....

Personally, I didn’t realize I was in a relationship with a narcissist until I divorced him. Before our marriage was finally over, I’d never connected the narcissistic dots between my husband’s manipulative behavior, emotionally avoidance communication style, lack of empathy, and inability to compromise or put anyone’s needs before his own. I did feel there had to be some pathological reason for his behavior, but I didn’t know what it was....

“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally” according to Jon Kabat-Zin. We can use mindful strategies in the face of stressors, like that person, to help us behave in a controlled, thoughtful manner. Other challenges to self-control include difficult situations, like getting a late charge because you forgot to pay a bill. Still others are the result of cumulative stress—you slept poorly, ate poorly, worked 12 hours straight and, just as you’re getting ready to shut work down for the day, the message arrives from your boss—Aargh, you are not seriously asking me to do one more thing today, are you?...

Regardless of if you’re someone who is just graduating or someone looking for a career change, you — like many others — are left wondering how to find a job you’re truly passionate about. It’s certainly possible to find your dream job, but — like all things in life — figuring out how to find a career you love is more complicated than that. Very few people can simply graduate from high school or college and walk into the door of the company of their dreams....

Call it manual sex, hand sex, finger-banging, or whatever you like, but foreplay is incredibly important if you want to please a woman in bed. For most women, fingering is a huge part of what’s needed in order to be stimulated properly and get her turned on. RELATED: Every Woman Needs A Man Who Knows Exactly How To Finger Her So guys, if you really want to make sure she has the best sex of her life, make sure you’re up to the task that’s literally at hand....

If you look at just about any romantic comedy out there, there’s going to be a certain level of sexual tension involved. There’s that beautiful spark that seems to ignite between both characters in these kinds of movies, and it allows you as the viewer to believe everything will be alright. Of course, rom-coms don’t really get the full grip of reality, but there is something there in this regard....

In the wake of a crisis, first responders often are called upon to provide emotional and mental stabilization, as well as to treat physical injuries. Psychological first aid is an initial response to this type of stress. Time is of the essence for psychological first aid The urgent window of time after a catastrophic event is a turning point during which the survivor might feel either supported or abandoned. When a crisis presents itself, whoever is affected has lost a sense of control over their life....

Fast forward to my first semester of college. I asked my roommates if they knew where I could buy bottled kombucha, and they replied with a blank stare. I should have known that studying in a small Virginian town would limit some of my LA-based addictions, but after searching high and low, I found some at the Wal-Mart across from campus. But being a jobless college student, I needed to figure out how to sustain my addiction to a beverage that costs over $3 per bottle....

But for the Western world, karma has a bit of a different meaning. What is bad karma? Negative karma is created through negative thoughts, actions, emotions and intentions, which lead to negative behavior. When you say or do anything in a hurry without being mindful, that’s called bad action, and it results in bad karma. For example, when the earth shakes sightly and one snowflake gets dislodged, it begins to roll downhill, attracting other loose snowflakes....

Some people are introverted while some are extroverted. While one person might adhere to what is told to them by others, another will follow their gut intuition. Decision-making can be based on either logic or emotion. These are some of the key elements of the Myers-Briggs personality types. The Myers-Briggs personality test is built upon the belief that people fall into one of two sides of the spectrum of four main personality traits: extroversion or introversion, thinking or feeling, judging or perceiving, and sensing or intuition....

It’s the fact that they simply cannot use their words when it comes to dating. And rely on mind games to get their message across. Because a lot of people do this, we often don’t believe someone when they say they are interested because it’s never that easy. RELATED: Internet Sides With Woman Who Walked Out Of Restaurant After Boyfriend Refused To Pay For Her Dinner Here’s how to tell if you’re Mrs....

Lately, I’ve been interested in the power of manifestation. What is the power of manifestation? Manifestation is essentially the act of feeling something is yours and making it real. When you manifest something, you’re making it known to the universe that this thing — whether it’s a dream job or a new car — will be yours. It is a combination of pseudoscientific self-help strategies intended to bring about a personal goal, primarily by focusing one’s thoughts upon the desired outcome....

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Grouper, this dating app, before it shut down in 2016, let you set up a blind date with three strangers in your area. You’d choose a day and time for the date you wanted to schedule, and Grouper did the rest: from picking the venue to making the reservation. It even set your reservation name under something discreet so you didn’t have to tell the hostess what you were really there for....

Right now, all of me wishes I was still deep in those peaceful Redwoods with the warm-reaching sunshine on my skin, holding on for dear life to every hour in the hammock with them. Tonight I long to be back in the place where we were, hours away from our town, in a little cabin with bunk beds, sitting around a campfire with fresh new faces we didn’t know. The place where, even though we were a family of three instead of four, strangely, it still felt like home....

What I was not expecting was that my depression and extreme fatigue were actually early shingles symptoms. My self-esteem was nil, too. But that’s not unusual. I’m a medicated anxiety and depression sufferer, and the summer has always been a trigger for me. I have the tools to combat the malaise and insomnia that accompany my bouts of — as the French would not say — Le Grande Sad. But this felt different … because it was different....

No, I didn’t stumble across images of violence and graphic porn on the Internet or anything like that. What I found in an all-but-forgotten box I tucked away long ago were old pictures of me. Images taken years before I finally left my marriage. Photos taken of me in my former life, before my divorce. And let me tell you, they seriously startled me. The difference between how I look now compared to how I looked then stopped me dead in my tracks....

He stares at you from across the room — and then he walks by without a glance in your direction. RELATED: If He Sends These 20 Mixed Signals, He’s Not Relationship Material He makes you feel like it’s only a matter of time until he becomes your boyfriend — and then he makes you wonder if you’re ever going to hear from him again. You can’t figure out exactly how he feels about you, because he acts differently every day....

Very often we don’t give our breasts the same TLC we give the rest of our bodies, and that needs to stop. Your breasts (and those precious nipples) are part of you, and as such they require care. That extends beyond your monthly self exam. RELATED: 14 Tiny (But Important) Boob Facts We Wish All Men Knew If you spot any of these seven things on your breasts, it’s time to see a doctor: 1....

Some marriages can’t seem to get off rocky ground and respond the wrong way by not picking up each other’s signals. But, it’s how couples deal with the underlying hurt that can determine whether the relationship can last or if the marriage falls apart. If your emotional needs get shut down or ignored, you begin to feel unloved, rejected, or resentful in your marriage, so you’re left feeling like you’re running on empty....

The release of Drake’s newest music video for the song “Falling Back” stars none other than Tristan Thompson who, up until the release of the song, was making headlines for a very different reason. In the season finale of “The Kardashians," which aired on June 16, fans were finally privy to Khloe Kardashian’s raw reaction after her sister, Kim, revealed Thompson’s paternity scandal. Fans are now reacting to Drake’s video, in which Thompson plays the role of the rapper’s best man as he marries 23 different women, and imagining how Khloe feels to watch the scene....