Relationships – Page 3 – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

Don’t confuse the word honesty with rudeness. Try mixing in some kindness.

Some people boast of being honest, but they come out as rude and heartless. Some empathy seems to be missing in them. I have noted this in my latest experiment in life. In my opinion, honesty comes hand in hand with kindness. I try to be honest and truthful, but at the same time, I’m careful […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

There’s no clear-cut break when it comes to exes

There is no clear-cut break when it comes to feelings. You often cannot control your emotions because when you are faced with a new situation, nothing you experienced before helps you handle the new one. This is especially true with relationships and breakups. When I told my friend that I had stayed friends with all […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

A good marriage

When two years ago my niece asked me if I thought I had a good marriage, she caught me off guard, and I told her; “We are good roommates. And we don’t fight.” That was something that was hard to say. Mostly because she was 14 and I didn’t want to let her in on […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

My ex-husband’s great qualities

Although love slipped away and dissolved, my ex-husband was and is admirable in many ways. He had and has great qualities I’m thankful he shared with me. Now, after a year and a half, I can see more clearly, on looking back at “us,” at “him,” and give him credit. Things fall apart, and as […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

What to get him for Valentine’s Day

I believe experiences are probably the best gifts, but a well thought out one that lasts and nails it says a lot about how much you care. It can be a small token of appreciation and you need not break the bank. It may be a commercial day, but at this point, everyone hopes to […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Break up with a narcissist for Valentine’s Day! Do yourself a favor!

According to Minds Journal “Casinos know it. Animal trainers count on it. Narcissists have perfected it.” Diana Jeffrey couldn’t have explained it better when she says how the powerful emotional tool of intermittent reinforcement can keep you hooked forever. This is what Narcissists are experts at. It does take a special type of person who […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Becoming soft hearted

My dear friend Tom told me once that I was as tough-hearted as a dude, whatever he meant by that. This was about 24 years ago and somewhere along the line, I became very soft-hearted. Looking back, I do understand where he came from. We used to date before we became best friends and that […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The thrill of being alone

Ever since I was 16 I’ve been in a relationship. The fear of being alone was scary, so you can well imagine that some of my choices were not the best. Sometimes, I now feel, I didn’t even choose, they chose me, and out of fear of solitude, I went with it. Yes, very sad. […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I’m not giving up

My grandmother never fell in love again after my grandfather decided to leave. He was to be her only love. I always wondered why she gave up on love altogether. Now, I do know. She actually didn’t give up, she was a content single woman. I must admit that her hands were probably too full […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I stand corrected, I’m no longer single and will never be; I’m divorced.

It happened. I actually didn’t know that once you divorce you are no longer single and will never be. I was shocked at this realization when someone pointed it out to me on a legal form when I was renewing my Spanish passport. It was last week that I went to renew my passport at the Spanish […]