Love 101

13/04/2025

If a man didn’t see his mother receiving much affection or emotional interest from his father, he will often grow up emotionally disconnected. Not because he chooses to be, but because he never learned how to love with emotional presence. He never saw what it looks like when a woman is held not just physically, but emotionally.

And that's one of the reasons why so many women today are suffering in relationships. They live with men who are physically present but emotionally absent—men who may provide, protect, or even stay loyal, but don’t know how to be tender, curious, or emotionally available.

Dear man, this is not to blame you. This is to bring awareness to the roots. If you grew up watching your mother carry the emotional weight alone, then maybe no one ever showed you how to carry that for your own woman. Maybe you were told to be strong, but never taught that strength also means being soft when your partner needs you.

It's time to change that. It’s time to re-learn intimacy—not the kind that only touches the body, but the kind that touches the soul. Your woman doesn’t just want your presence in the room, she wants to feel your presence in her heart.

Heal yourself so that the women in your life don’t have to carry your wounds. Break the cycle. Be the man who learns to love with his whole heart. Not just through words, but through presence, patience, and deep emotional responsibility. Your healing is not just for you—it’s a gift you give to your partner, your children, and generations to come.

- Abhikesh

23/02/2025

31/01/2025

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07/01/2025

You're not afraid of new love. You are afraid of old pain.

01/11/2024

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14/10/2024

I choose to remember you
Not by how you hurt me
But by how you taught me to heal

Not by how you left me
But by how you taught me to never abandon myself

Not by how you broke me
But by how you taught me to rebuild myself

Not by how you dimmed my light
But by how you helped me to shine

Not by how you kept me trapped in a place of comfort
But by how you empowered me to leave my comfort zone

Not by how you left me feeling weak
But by how you taught me what it means to be strong

Not by how you tried to control me
But by how you taught me to be free

Not by who you told me who I was
But by how you taught me to define myself

And above all
I choose to remember you
Not by how you were unable to love me
But by how you taught me
To love myself.

Words by: Tahlia Hunter

26/08/2024

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚...

• When someone upsets you, pause before replying.
• When someone does something nice for you, pause and be truly thankful.
• When you've had a bad day, pause and be glad for the little things that did go right.
• Pause before you judge, accuse, or assume things.
• Pause before a stressful situation that stirs your emotions.

Practice the pause: take as much time as needed to assess, reflect and control your actions and emotions before saying and doing things that are reactive and impulsive which can lead to unnecessary regrets.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐐𝐮ỳ𝐧𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐨 💙
ˢᵉⁿᵈⁱⁿᵍ ˡᵒᵛᵉ, ˡⁱᵍʰᵗ & ᵖᵒˢⁱᵗⁱᵛⁱᵗʸ
©️ᴶᵒᵘʳⁿᵉʸ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᴴᵉᵃʳᵗ & ˢᵒᵘˡ
🎨ᵁⁿᵏⁿᵒʷⁿ ᴬʳᵗⁱˢᵗ ᵛⁱᵃ ᴾⁱⁿᵗᵉʳᵉˢᵗ

04/08/2024

We all have a bag.
We all pack differently.
Some of us are traveling light.
Some of us are secret hoarders who've never parted with a memory in our lives. I think we are all called to figure out how to carry our bag to the best of our ability, how to unpack it, and how to face the mess.
I think part of growing up is learning how to sit down the floor with all your things and figuring out what to take with you and what to leave behind.

Hannah Brencher / Power of Word
Art: Unknown

10/07/2024

INSTEAD 💔

Instead of saying, "I know what it feels like", let's say "I cannot imagine your heartbreak".

Instead of saying, "You're strong, you'll get through this, let's say " You'll hurt, and I'll be here.

Instead of saying, "You look like you're doing well, Let's say, "How are you holding up today?"

Instead of saying, "Healing takes time", let's say "Healing has no timeline".

Instead of saying, "Everything happens for a reason, let's say "This must feel so terribly senseless right now".

And when there are no words to say at all, you don't need to try and find some. Love speaks in silences too.

~ 'Words' by Ullie-Kaye

~ Art by Pinterest