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Does This Feel Like Home—or Are You Just Less Alone?
Chris Williamson’s five questions offer a clear-eyed way to distinguish true partnership from a relationship that merely quiets loneliness.
Attachment & Healing
Understanding your attachment style and healing patterns
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Your Partner Is Not the Enemy. Your Unplanned Relationship Might Be.
A new conversation with couples therapist Dr. Stan Tatkin explains why unrepaired moments make partners feel like enemies—and what intentional midlife daters can build instead.
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Why a Man Disappears When You Want to Talk About the Relationship
Why relationship conversations can trigger defensiveness or withdrawal in many men, and how a shame-and-connection framework opens a more honest path back.
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The Relationship Does Not Break All at Once. It Runs Out of Granola First.
Most relationships do not end in one dramatic moment. They lose connection through the quiet disappearance of small acts of attention, repair, and everyday care.
Podcast
The Great Disconnect: Why the Traditional Marriage Bargain Failed
Sam and Alex examine the strains inside modern relationships—and the understandable reluctance to date or remarry after faith-based divorce—through the lenses of labor, conflict, gratitude, and identity.
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When Men Say They Want Peace, What Do Women Hear?
A post went up in the LDS Dating - Midsingles group earlier this week with a simple prompt: "Things men find unattractive in women. Men speak out, we are listening." Within days it had generated nearly 200 comments and close to 600 reactions. The thread became a sprawling,
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May 6, 2026: The Story You Keep Telling About Them Is Actually About You
You've told the story of what they did 10,000 times. Research shows every single retelling makes the grip tighter. The person you can't stop thinking about might actually be you. 👀
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April 14, 2026: "I Didn't Mean To" Is Not an Apology. Let's Talk About That.
A post dropped recently in the LDS Dating — Midsingles group on Facebook that lit up the comments like a testimony meeting in July. The author wrote, simply and directly, that the dating world isn't talking enough about accountability. "Healthy connection requires two people who can say, '
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WWCC Part 2: You Know Why You Can't Commit. Now What?
Why We Can't Choose — The Commitment Series A Practical Guide for the FA, DA, and the People Who Love Them This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Part 1 covers the three attachment styles underneath FOMO, why the apps make everything worse, and what the research says
Attachment & Healing
WWCC Part 1: Who Is Actually Left on the Apps, and Why It Matters More Than You Think
Why We Can't Choose — The Commitment Series I want to tell you something that took me an embarrassingly long time to understand about myself. When a relationship started getting real, really real, I would feel a familiar pull. Not toward the door exactly. More like toward the mountains.
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April 8, 2026: "A Unicorn." "A Myth." "A Fairy Tale." So Why Are 249 People Arguing About Who Does the Dishes?
A post landed in the LDS Dating - Midsingles Facebook group a few days ago. The original poster admitted upfront he had just reposted it from somewhere else to see how the LDS community would react. The premise was simple: what do you call a man who is handsome, smart,
Attachment & Healing
March 27, 2026: Two Posts. One Day Apart. And Between Them, the Most Honest Thing This Community Has Ever Said.
On March 26th, someone posted a poll in the LDS Dating - Midsingles group. 4 options. Simple question. "When you hear 'I'm not sure I want to get married again,' what do you assume it means?" Option A: Keeping options open. Option B: Doesn&