Long-term relationships suffer from one main issue: Predictability. For some, predictable can mean security and comfort, and those aren’t bad things. But predictable also brings about routine without variance and more importantly without excitement. For those who haven’t done their own work and have transitioned to seeking/finding their value externally, this is a recipe for disaster. It’s simple math: Predictability, comfort and routine make people forget why they fell in love in the first place.
Ask Charles: "Should I Forgive My Fiancé's One-Time Fling?"
"My fiancé went out with his friends last week and they ended up talking to a group of women. One of them made a pass at him. It turns out she is a past model for Playboy. He ended up sleeping with her. He confessed the whole thing and told me he was really sorry. You're a man, Charles. Would YOU have done it? And do I forgive him?"
Ask Charles: "I'm scared of being hurt."
Ask Charles: "I'm sabotaging my love life! Help!!"
Dear Charles: I have found the most amazing man and luckily for me he has been mine for nearly a year now, but thanks to my previous partner (who cheated on me several times.. I stayed because I thought I couldn't do better, silly I know), I'm so insecure and scared that he'll find someone prettier or smarter. He tells me all the time that I'm the best thing that's ever happened to him and he doesn't just say it; he shows it. But still I'm insecure! How can I fix myself? I'm scared I'll lose what I have if I keep acting like this. Please help.