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Crushes, Rejection, and Reframing the Friend-Zone

Ali Helmy — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Everywhere young people hang out, dudes and dudettes in their early twenties hunt for a mate. This perfectly normal dance has probably happened forever, in one way or another. The...

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The 5 Love Languages – and Loving Our Creator

Scott Young — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000

In his mystical book The Hidden Words, Baha’u’llah confirmed that the Creator loves us all with an immensity that we cannot comprehend: “I loved thy creation, hence I created thee.”...

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Challenging the Modern Idea of Love

John Hatcher — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000

The entire world has now become largely afflicted with the Western view of love as an event, in much the same way that most scholars mistakenly view creation as an...

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The Origins of the Myth of Romantic Love

John Hatcher — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Interestingly, a great deal of fascinating scholarship exists about the neurotic paradigm of romantic love as it has evolved in Western literature and culture. My favorite is Love in the...

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Achieving Marital – and Spiritual – Bliss

Barron Harper — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000

In 1972, my wife Nancy and I became a married couple. Our many years together have taught us a few things about achieving marital and spiritual bliss, and I’d like...

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Unlearning Cut-Off Culture

Makeena Rivers — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000

When was the last time you felt like you had to cut someone out of your life? What did they do that pushed you to the point of removing yourself...

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What to Do, Spiritually, When You Really Don’t Like Someone

David Langness — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000

It happens to all of us: we meet someone, just do not instinctually connect with that person, and can’t find a way to like him. It’s a common enough experience...

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Negative and Positive: What’s the Best Relationship Ratio?

Radiance Talley — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Imagine you and your spouse or significant other attempting to solve a conflict in your relationship in 15 minutes, while a doctor watches you – and then predicts whether your...

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Why Divorce Should Be the Last Option

Badi Shams — Fri, 16 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Before sharing my thoughts on this subject, I need to state that my intention is not to encourage people to stay in a bad or abusive relationship and suffer. That...

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Spiritual Considerations for Avoiding Estrangement

David Langness — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000

You’ve probably seen the clichés, the chatter, and the listicles online: “5 Reasons to Ditch a Toxic Relationship,” or “How to Cancel Your Toxic Friend.” If you’re thinking about taking...

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