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Posts by Rhiannon-Smith

Rhiannon Smith is 34 years old. She works as a relationship coach, helping her clients to increase the love, closeness, and good feelings in their relationships using what she calls “self centered empowerment habits.” She lives in Rhode Island with her beloved children, partner, and two guinea pigs.

What We Need to Do Before We Can Have Happy, Loving Relationships

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“Once you have learned to love, you will have learned to live.” ~Unknown

Ever since I was a young girl, relationships have fascinated me, particularly romantic ones. I had beautiful fantasies of my perfect partner appearing and completing me. We would fall in love and live happily ever after.

As a child, I believed that being in a romantic relationship, and especially being married, meant lasting happiness. All the love and joy I would ever want or need would be mine when “the one” arrived. Daydreams of my soul mate filled my tween brain.

This fairy tale view of relationships …