Do same-sex attractions need to disappear before someone can seriously date or consider marriage? And does a person first need to experience strong, immediate opposite-sex attraction? Understanding how different forms of attraction develop can help answer these questions more clearly.
What If Coming Out Didn’t Answer All Your Questions?
When a Friendship Starts to Feel Like an Emotional Lifeline
Some friendships become so emotionally consuming that another person’s attention begins to determine our confidence, mood, and sense of belonging. Sometimes described as limerence, this pattern can occur even when the attachment is not primarily romantic or sexual. This article explores how such dependence develops—and how the friendship can become freer and more mutual.
The Hidden Struggle Behind Porn Use
Why Am I So Attracted to People Who Live So Differently Than I Do?
Why Do I Develop Crushes on People Who are Considered the Best and the Most Admired?
Why Am I So Attracted to People Who Have Something that I Seem to Lack in Myself?
Why Am I Attracted to People Who Need Saving?
Why do some people repeatedly find themselves drawn to partners who seem wounded, lonely, or emotionally overwhelmed? This article explores one of the most common attraction patterns I encounter in clinical practice and why helping someone can sometimes become intertwined with feeling loved, needed, and emotionally connected.