Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC is a psychotherapist, specializing in intimacy, parenting, body image, and relationships. She is a media expert in Houston and maintains a private practice in Houston, TX.
Mary Jo's mission is to build and encourage healthy, strong relationships, beginning with the most important relationship of all - the one with yourself. Every relationship you will ever have depends upon your ability to understand and get along with yourself.
www.maryjorapini.com
Connect:
Facebook: facebook.com/maryjorapini
Twitter: twitter.com/maryjorapini
Instagram: instagram.com/maryjorapini
Пікірлер
2nd marriage 30 yrs and going..but I'm tired of asking...it's to the point I don't even bother....it's sad because I want it with her...but I'm done...05 yr male in good shape, she's in good shape..what gives..
Yes, fellas, get with the program and learn to be a better appliance. Times have changed, you can’t be a boring, reliable toaster and think thats going to cut it. Youd better figure out how to become a microwave if you want to continue fulfilling your role.
People that are too nice to a fault cannot set boundaries too weak
Women who don't want to hear that they are wrong will not do couples therapy. They like to hear they are right.
Selfishness too
We need a video about her girlfriends giving bad advice because misery loves company too
Many Women will not bend. They want what they want.
Thank you. It's hard for Women to understand this. They say us guys are insecure and possessive.
If you gotta hide it, it's inappropriate.
Put it to you like this. My ex used to take the phone in the bathroom and communicate on Facebook and WhatsApp
I'm single and at work this married woman has entered my life nothing has happened other than hugs it's been around 7 months and it's amazing how I feel around her I don't know what happened but yesterday I kissed her neck while hugging her and it was a crazy feeling she didn't seem to mind and we both went on about the day
Defensive people are extremely exhausting. 😅
I see things differently. Speaking for myself as someone who’s defensive at times … it’s not my Momma’s and Dad’s fault. They changed and so am I. But sometimes I’ve found that it’s due to the other party (or plural thereof) not being willing to take accountability for their actions. I’m working on me. That’s all I can do. I have bipolar and ADD. Not an excuse. Just to give some insight on me. I’m on meds (which I faithfully take) and am in therapy for the bipolar. By the way … both diagnoses are from clinicians. I do not self diagnose. But I’m a work in progress like everyone else on earth is. I’m Andrew.
Rejected on our wedding night, she relented on night two. She really had no interest till she wanted kids. I made a commitment to the kids, told her im gone once they are adults. That was forty years ago. The second child was born with cromasone damage and need me to there for him. He died last week at age fifty. A week later she reminded me of what i said. I told her its to late to start over, ill stay. How many men have sacrificed themselves in this way.
lol happy times? I don’t think there really was any. If there was, it probably didn’t included me
👍👍👍
Wtf
When he gets jealous of the dog, leave him. That's a common red flag for some reason.
My ex threatened me with divorce 19 times but yet never filed..... August 6th will be 2 years separated
That poor guys got nothing but his phone because his woman cant stop thinking about someone else 😢
If men and women want to move to another relationship, they must prioritize the partner not the children, it’s not the partners problem that a man or woman comes to a new relationship with children 💯💯🫡🫡🫡
Just found out that I got cheated on in a 7 year relationship 💔😭 I’m torn
I’m an insecure man, but rather surprisingly, my girlfriend of four years loves me and reassures me constantly, actually we joke abt it sometimes, I love her with all my heart, I’m her first bf and since last week her fiancée, we have also decided no sex till we are married, we are perfectly happy without having an active over het years she has gone from having a normal body, to becoming a little chubby, but idc, I love her with all my heart besides her hugs are softer, her thighs/my pillow are bigger and she is still the perfect woman for me, I love her for being her, and even I as a insecure man I managed that, my tip for all u women, reassure him, don’t get angry when he gets paranoid or insecure, it’s not his fault, love him like my Brenna loves me, it helps forget abt the problems for me personally
I have a few braggerts in my life, its so very annoying, some i walk away, some i say very little, one guys always brags about winning at the casino, he texts me photos of the winning tickets and its so unnecessary, im on disability and i know he tries to rub it in my face, he knows i can't go gamble so he'll ask me to go and i have to say no, i hate the casino anyway, but then he'll go and brag about all his winners. I don't care 💅
NO NO NO! It is NOT a wake-up call; it is a statement of INTENTION that puts in motion a necessary defensive response with an attorney. It is emotional abuse that seeks to manipulate through fear. And once it’s out there, the recipient will NEVER feel safe or risk necessary conflict.
I love the counseling idea, but am I again the one researching for good counselor and make appointments?
She become the mother of the relationship. How could any woman want and be attracted to a man who gives her that responsibility. What’s the point in even having him?
I believe nearly 100 percent of divorces are caused by selfishness, entitlement, and all similar forms of hate.
This is my partner
There is no dealing with NPD...other than one's radical acceptance that the NPD person will never change.
They are the ultimate damsels in distress always drawing on your empathy.
Dont date them nouthing ever good comes out from it.
My husband has chosen this. It’s breaking my heart so incredibly slowly. It’s too much pain to bear anymore. I’m done.
Absolutely! Covert narcissists are the worst because they’re so insidious! It’s taken me 35 years to learn what they really are! I’ve wasted 1/2 of my life with my “good guy”, covert narcissist husband! People poo-poo me using this term and saying it’s overused and thrown about too easily. But I just saw an expert say that only 10% of the American population is narcissistic. That means, there’s 30 MILLION of them we can be exposed to! So, not so rare after all! Mine cycles through 3 phases almost continuously. 1) the persecutor 2) the rescuer and 3) the victim.
Only worked it out after 17 years but only because it was pointed out what it actually was.
The Christian God's love is NOT unconditional. The Bible says that there is a place called "Hell" and it is reserved for those that refuse to accept the conditions God requires.
I don’t even ask him anymore for it because It’s embarrassing to me when he rejects me. He gets mad at me for wanting it, and it makes me feel ashamed for wanting it with him…
do those steps apply in a one night stand your spouse may have had and not a long term affair?
Ah yeah i married one im trying to get a divorce 😢
actually, that's not true. covert narcissists are still narcissists. they are not self-depricating all the time. they are assuming everyone else is mocking or taking advantage of them or that every act has some kind of nefarious intent.
"Just being nice." "It's wrong to turn people away." "We're just friends." "They're my best friend." "We're just colleagues." And my favorite, "I don't have a colleague by that name" [who they've been talking about for nearly two years].
That's true. If you want a relationship to grow, can't be too attached to your friends. Especially jealous ones. Misery loves company. Don't let a friend break you two up. Work it out
Yup, boundaries are key.
How are you supposed to do these other intimacy things when you don't have no one to do them with?
How to spell
Happy late from last year
Women always seem to say this, ive noticed that. Complain about being roomates but then doesn't wznt to be touched or have sex.
if you're too tired for 5 minutes of sex. then it's time to divorce. man or woman. If you can't get horny for 5 minutes find a guy/girl that gets you there. stop wasting your time
Cheaters do not care. End of story.
You’ve forgotten to mention that these narcissists say and do these things for selfish reasons, to make someone feel bad, to get attention and sympathy, or to gain something. They’re not just acting as if they have low self-esteem. They’ll put on a show, their feelings are more intense and matter more than anyone else’s, we should focus on them. They can use this to win a fight, be seen as a saint, or to make others feel bad about what they’ve done even if it wasn’t an unreasonable action. Narcissists are naturally trying to boost themselves and don’t necessarily come off as people with low self-esteem.
Remaining friends with an ex partner is like, saying to your ex. “I know it didn’t work and I want something or someone else, but if you put your emotions aside you can remain my friend. My future partner won’t mind.”