5 Reasons Why Retroactive Jealousy Is Destroying Your Relationship

Hope you’re ready for some tough love. So, let me tell you: Wondering why retroactive jealousy destroying your relationship? It's not a question of "maybe" -- it will happen, it's simply a

by Zachary Stockill

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The “Madonna-Whore Complex” and Retroactive Jealousy

The Madonna-whore complex is a fascinating phenomenon. And to be clear, when we talk about the Madonna-whore complex, we're not talking about that Madonna... The 'Madonna-whore complex' is worth researching if you

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You Cannot Cure Retroactive Jealousy Through Thought Alone

Here's what the past several years have taught me: you cannot cure retroactive jealousy through thought alone. You can't cure retroactive jealousy through your intellect. So don't try. Sufferers of retroactive jealousy

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Bumps in the Road, and What Success Actually Looks Like

ORJ reader Alan sent me an update about his ongoing struggle with retroactive jealousy: Ah it was all going so well... I was feeling much better about things, hardly thinking about

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An email from hell: letting the past determine the present

A reader named Matt wrote to me about invading his partner's privacy, his immense regret, and confusing the past with the present moment. Congratulations on the site, it's so nice to

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Watch this: “The wake doesn’t drive the ship”

I am a huge fan of the late English philosopher Alan Watts. Of the many great teachers I have encountered, few have made such a profound impact on the way

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Retroactive jealousy can be interesting.

Life is nothing but movement; change; progression; flux. Be it from one day to the next, one room to the next, the hands of the clock on the wall, or the

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Read this: Jiddu Krishnamurti on observing emotions

When you are able to cultivate the ability to simply observe a thought or emotion as it arises, and then watch it fade away peacefully, you suddenly become very powerful.

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