relationships

Trace the link between feminism and relationships from outdated norms to modern conventions including chivalry, working mothers, splitting the bill and beyond.

The definition of Love
What is Love? Well, you probably think love is an emotional feeling between two people, giving each other the most of each other to keep the relationship alive. Having to remember our partners birthday, remembering the anniversary, remembering that important meeting that our partner has or even being present in our partner's family life.
By Katherine Orellana3 years ago in Viva
How to Stop Your Means, Hurtful Self-Talk And Create A Kinder Mind
In my quest to learn to love myself I did therapy, read plenty of self-help books, and took personal development courses, hoping I could learn to love myself like I could learn accounting.
By SATPOWER3 years ago in Viva
A Magical Kingdom, A Painful Delay & The Jet Lag From Hell. Welcome Home!
Last Thursday was our last full day in Florida and we were attempting something quite challenging. 3 Disney Theme parks in one day.
By Clare3 years ago in Viva
What to Do When He’s Losing Interest, but You Are Not Ready to Lose Him
If I’m to live long, I do rather opt out of relationships completely. The ebbs and flow and recycling of drama from one partner over to the next can be emotionally exhausting.
By Jessey Anthony4 years ago in Viva
How to Stop Self-Sabotaging and Destroying Your Self-Worth
“Dan said we should take a break. I thought he was joking. It’s been three days now, and he hasn’t called or returned my calls or text. What should I do?”
By Jessey Anthony4 years ago in Viva
Delightful Ice Cream
COVID-19, thank you. Because of you, I ended up spending more time with the man who would become my husband. And one of the places we enjoyed spending time together in our pre-dating days during the first summer of COVID was a fabulous little store in Austin, Texas, called D'Lites.
By Summers Rose4 years ago in Viva
Women: 3 Important Roles You Need To Play For A Blissful Marriage
“I’ve lived as a man for 18 years and now as a woman for 25 years thus far, so I know what both man and woman want from a marriage”. She said.
By Life Lesson4 years ago in Viva
Seventeen with a Sewing Machine
I worked at a department store in those odd transition years between the end of high school and actually deciding what I wanted to do. It was in a small city in their ancient mall, just close enough to the real city to entitle those who shopped here to puff up like a turkey over it, “That might look nice, but I shopped locally. Posh.”
By Nicole Hewitt4 years ago in Viva
Don't Blame Me For Being A Loner
At this juncture, I accept that this could be my fate - being alone. My name is Uche. This name when translated to English word means: thought, will, mind,commitment. I was born and brought up in Nigeria, West Africa. Yeah. You read that right. My dad died way back in 1991, then I was still a little boy.
By Omeri Sylvester4 years ago in Viva
5 Toxic Personality Traits to Spot in Your Girlfriend
What really pisses me off in women is the double standard we have in accountability. We all hold men accountable for what they do, but when it comes to women, we don’t hold ourselves accountable for how our actions have damaged some men.
By Jessey Anthony4 years ago in Viva
What You Can Do to Avoid Awkward Dates
Some people come off creepy when they are nervous. They stare at you in silence, not knowing what to say. You fidget, get anxious that maybe they just don’t like you.
By Jessey Anthony4 years ago in Viva
Breaking 8 Years of Silence
I want to preface this by saying that I'm really not looking for "I'm sorry this happened to you" or "You're so strong" or whatever other supportive things people will say. I am simply sharing my story because there are so many young women out there that are silent - just as I was.
By Shelby Larsen4 years ago in Viva