Comments on: The 7 Deadly Sins In A Relationship

By: Vinka Maras

Vinka Maras — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:53:00 +0000

Great article.. This should be read before actual breakup.. Now its over for me I did all 7 sins… I was aware of them, tried to solve it together.. But he said they were mine problems, and I have to resolve them myself.. I obviously couldn’t
But I hope I’ll learn from this…
Thank you!

By: Dating

Dating — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:28:00 +0000

One part psycho-social moral analysis, one part satirical commentary with a dash of postmodern commentary added for flavor, The 7 Deadly Sins: A Very Partial List by Aviad Kleinberg purports a new spin on the accepted concepts of sin. … Kleinberg begins by examining the biblical origins of sin and the relationship between man and God in light of sin. He questions the nature of man’s free will from creation to the formation of religion and other …

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:45:00 +0000

I’ve tried to slowly fight each of the deadly sins in a relationship. It’s not easy. It takes a lot of growth and maturity, but most importantly it takes a lot of self-love..self-confidence…a high sense of self-worth. With regards to number 7, I tried my best to prevent that…I tried doing Kegel exercises and purchasing pleasure objects to spice up our sex life…It worked, but the underlying problems still surfaced in spite of the good surprises and great sex.

By: discozombie

discozombie — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:28:00 +0000

Wow. I can honestly say that my last relationship had every single one of these problems. Some were mine and some were his and some were caused by both of us. In the back of my mind I could see it, but my heart kept me blinded to reality!

By: Hutoru94

Hutoru94 — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:54:01 +0000

I broke up with my ex-boyfriend because he was too clingy… literally. He would hug my arm and ask me if I love him every 10 seconds while walking on the sidewalk. then he would demand to know where I was or what i was doing every 10 minutes, and call me at least 3 times a day. I don't know if this happens to everyone, but having a clingy guy made me feel trapped. I broke up with him, but he still calls me every 10 minutes to ask me if I would take him back. after a month, he called me the last time and demanded that I won't tell anyone how clingy he was. I obviously could not listen to him after a month of long, boring, and annoying phone calls. If you have a clingy boyfriend, the be careful. he might drag you down and trap you.

By: MX

MX — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:11:04 +0000

My ex of 3 years just broke up with me 2 months ago and i'm still finding it hard to let go. He keeps calling me and texting me even though he says he's in love with another girl just because he claims that i'll always be his best friend. I really hate him but i cant bear to ignore him completely.
I'm so screwed but i guess i'm trying to let go bit by bit.

Thanks for all that help, Eddie!

By: Trish

Trish — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:11:05 +0000

I have just gone through my second divorce June and decided I need time just for me. An old friend from years ago came into my life recently and is in a relationship he does not want to be in. He has taken me to dinner and given me flowers twice now. I realized that we were turning into a relationship, yet, I know I am not ready and don’t want one. Red flag 1: he is still with his gf, even if in separate rooms it is not really over Red flag 2: he has told me he loves me and sees us growing old together. I backed off, I do like him, but said we need to wait. Now I am sucked back in again and need to reestablish the boundaries. I think having someone, after my former husband found a new full time gf so quickly played a role, he is a nice guy and it is an ego boost. But I also feel that what little free time I have is being used to plan around seeing him again, and that is not how I want to spend my time. I want to keep the friendship, but the intimacy is something I am not ready for. I also got pulled back in when I heard from him less, realizing now that he really can’t be that free with me either, he has to finish ending what he has, so I got put on the shelf. How do you do this gracefully?

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:56:24 +0000

I love your website. Your insights on Break-ups have givien me a great deal of clarity. I just left my boyfriend of 4 years three days ago because I found out he had been seeing another girl. IT WAS SO HARD TO LEAVE. I can’t describe it in any other way except that it felt like my heart had melted. He was my bestfriend. I thought we had a great relationship and that we would always be a team. He says it started because we weren’t intimate enough. He was wrong to see someone else before ending it with me. He could have save undue hurt and pain by just being honest with me. He was right because we had talked about working on intimacy issues but I dreaded it because I got lost in routine and I lost attraction to him because the ambitions that once made him the man I loved were no longer there. He had no goals or interests in finding a direction in life. I felt like I was always mothering him and giving him things to get excited about that he could try to do. I got so lost in his indecisions that our whole relationship became that way too. It was hard to leave because I felt sorry for him because he has no sense of direction, no car, no furniture—it was all mine. But I knew that if I didn’t I would resent him and would drive myself crazy with insecurities about where he was at ….what’s he doing …..who’s he with……kind of stuff……..and I don’t want to be that person. I’m accepting that it’s hard to be true to yourself sometimes when your heart is broken but that there are people that care about you and want to see you happy. I know I will have weak moments but they are fewer as I start to decide more and more what I want out of life. I am taking this time to heal and to rebuild my self-esteem instead of focusing on what could have been. I have accepted that I don’t want my ex-boyfriend anymore and that it’s okay to start living again!

By: April W

April W — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:07:54 +0000

Eddie you are great! I have been going through a rough break up and everything you say has helped. I thought it was a good idea to watch the movie “He’s just not that into you” I like the movie but the points you make are much more valid! You should make a movie. Thanks for the help, I have been referring people in similar situations to this website.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:12:04 +0000

oh yeah, really agree with it

got an over 1 year long distance relationship even met his family, things goes well, until i back and made the huge mistake on point 2#, now seems break up last month….

dunno if anythig still can save it, feel too into it,can never be serious like this time i guess…