Toxic people actually tell you they’re toxic. People will tell you who they are. And when they do, you’ve got to listen. I’ll give you an example of when I avoided a toxic person by being honest with myself. Shortly after I left my relationship with my last...
The Toxic Man (or Woman) is Unreliable and Inconsistent. Unreliability is an important red flag that'll usually pop up in the early stages of the relationship. So it’s a good idea to pay attention before you fall under the toxic (wo)man’s thrall. If your date tells you...
Now that you've answered my questionnaire and determined you may, indeed, be bad at avoiding relationships and even friendships with Asshats, be sure to bookmark this page. Because over the next nine weeks, I'm going to take you on an in-depth tour of: The 9 Red Flags...
Welcome to my How to Avoid Toxic Relationships to Find Real Love Tutorial. Over the next several months we'll be working together to discover if you're in a toxic relationship and, if so, how to extricate yourself in order to find the love that will help...
How to get out of an Abusive Relationship? Self-Awareness! Asshats can squelch your Bad-Assery. You are a Badass. You just know you are. You have at least ten jets that propel you through your badass life. The problem is, when you date an Asshat, they can drain...
Marla finally escaped her emotionally draining, dead-end relationship and is worried she might go back. If you find my advice useful be sure to OPT-IN to my Newsletter!...
Hello Dear Reader, Welcome to my very first "Ask Shannon," where I respond to readers' questions with my usual Je ne sais pas! This one's an absolute must when it comes to dating advice. TAKE IT SLOW! If you find my advice useful be sure to OPT-IN...
Let's set the scene, shall we? You're madly in love/lust with a God we'll call Val (if you're a male reader replace that with a Goddess we'll also call Val). Val is sexy and gorgeous and you're as whipped as Paris was by Helen of Troy. But being...
Not that C-word! Jeez, guys. the word I'm referring to is CRITICISM It would be unfair to say that, prior to the Asshat coming along, we had unmitigated self regard. At least, that wasn't the case for me. When I started college, I was just emerging from a fairly...
Signs of an Abusive Relationship Hello Recovery Warrior -- Welcome to my new site which is dedicated in its entirety to discovering the signs of an abusive relationship and the fumigation/removal of Asshats from our lives so we can find Real Love (and not just between...