One thing I'm recognizing more and more in myself - and looking to change - is going down more of a self-destructive path when I feel pain. I'm trying to avoid that as much as possible. That is an impulse, when I feel out of control.
Tyler BlackburnIf you have a solid friendship before dating, there's this understanding that you can be just youBut you should still have fun hooking up!
Tyler BlackburnIf you have an ideal world, your actions should follow suit. And that will sort of hopefully spread.
Tyler BlackburnIf you're going to break up, it reaches a point where whatever is happening is not working and it all comes to a head. I think that's a tough realization and it's hard to communicate sometimes. You just have to think about your happiness and the other person's happiness, and communicate really honestly.
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