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Identifying Traits of BPD In Women Before Relationship Commitment

Identifying Traits of BPD In WomenBefore Relationship Commitment

In this blog post we are going to be answering a very important question. Can a man who has been through a breakup with a woman with traits of BPD, or borderline personality disorder, recognize the traits in the next woman he […]

Romantic Idealization And Devaluation In Women With Traits of BPD

Romantic Idealization And DevaluationIn Women With Traits of BPD

If you are like most men who have found themselves in a committed relationship with a woman with traits of borderline personality disorder or BPD, you probably started off feeling like you were the luckiest guy in the world. Here was […]

Marriage Entitlement – When Your Spouse Takes Too Much Or Gives Too Little

Marriage Entitlement – Part 1
When Your Spouse Takes Too Much Or Gives Too Little

Attitudes of Entitlement
In this blog series we are going to be taking a look at a very common problem in marriage. We are going to be addressing the situation where one spouse feels entitled to either […]

Disarming Defense Mechanisms Triggered By Shame

Disarming Defense Mechanisms Triggered By Shame

Part 3 of the blog series Disarming Defense Mechanisms
In Part 1, When We Hurt Those We Care About, and Part 2, How To Stop Defensive Behavior, we discovered that the most common reason people use defense mechanisms seems to be to cover up […]

Defense Mechanisms Part 2: How To Stop Defensive Behavior

Defense Mechanisms Part 2: How To Stop Defensive Behavior
Disarming The Defense
In Part 1 of this blog series, When We Hurt Those We Care About, we learned about defense mechanisms and how every one of us uses them at times in order to protect ourselves from uncomfortable thoughts, feelings and […]

Defense Mechanisms: When We Hurt Those We Care About

Defense Mechanisms: When We Hurt Those We Care About
The Mechanism Behind The Defense
Defense mechanisms seem to be one of the more mysterious aspects of human interaction. Most of us make the common assumption that defense mechanisms must be so psychologically complex that the average person doesn’t stand a chance […]

Women With Traits of BPD – Why Can’t She Say I’m Sorry

Women With Traits of BPD: Why She Can’t Say I’m Sorry
When She Won’t Admit She’s Wrong

In this blog post we are going to take a look at what is really behind this painful behavior pattern in women with traits of BPD. Once you understand the true motivation […]

Women With Traits of BPD – Regaining Her Trust

Women With Traits of BPD: Regaining Her Trust
When Trust Is An Uphill Battle

You probably found out the hard way that a woman with traits of BPD often can’t trust. She may have at first disclosed her deepest secrets to you and may also have gotten you to tell her […]

Reversing Female Anger In Relationships – Techniques For Men

Reversing Female Anger In Relationships – Techniques For Men
Part 2 of Female Anger In Relationships

In Part 1 we took a close look at this dynamic of female anger in relationships. We discovered that there is a very real explanation for why women feel the need to be protected from […]

Female Anger In Relationships – Why Is She Always Mad At Me?

Female Anger In Relationships
Part 1 – Why Is She Always Mad At Me?

If you are like many men, you have probably wondered if there is a double standard that lets women off the hook for their anger at the men they are romantically involved with. After all, they seem […]