RelationshipTalk

The Empath & the Narcissist.

When Feeling Too Much Becomes a Trap

Empaths are wired to feel. Narcissists are wired to be felt.

This imbalance is not accidental, it is the exact magnetic dynamic that often draws empaths into toxic relationships with narcissists. One seeks to heal, understand and love deeply. The other seeks validation, control and power, often at any cost.

Empaths are often deep feelers, peacekeepers, natural listeners, over thinkers, emotional or sponges. These traits, when unguarded, become weapons in the hands of someone who knows how to manipulate kindness into compliance.

What Relationships Mean in a New Era

The lines in the image, “Not to be rescued … but to be witnessed … Not for performance ,  but for partnership” bear a weight that feels almost rebellious today. As digital apps, shifting gender norms and evolving values remap how we meet, love and commit, the lived reality of relationships is changing fast.

But what does the data tell us about where we are now, especially for Black couples?

In the United States, the pattern is stark. Black adults tend to experience higher rates of marital dissolution than many other racial and ethnic groups. Studies show that at nearly every age, Black women have higher divorce rates than white women. In 2018, there were about 31 divorces per 1,000 married Black women, compared with 17.3 marriages per 1,000.

Under those conditions, conditional on ever marrying, a larger share of Black first marriages end…

The Quiet Power of Real Love When You Move Beyond the Illusion

This single quote feels like a whisper against the noise of modern relationships. Relationship transformation begins in the quiet, when we pause and see patterns others overlook.

The Forgotten Dream

Many of us enter relationships believing love will fix everything

Navigating the Red Flags of Manipulative Behaviour

Feeling Unheard Or Confused Around Someone?

You’re not imagining it. Manipulation can be subtle or overt, intended to control your feelings, your actions and even your reality. Think of scenarios like refusing to communicate, rejecting accountability or twisting your words to serve their agenda.

Maybe you’ve noticed silent treatments, guilt-tripping, making you feel insecure or crazy or even blaming your past for their choices. These aren’t isolated incidents, they’re pieces of a pattern. Experts point out that these behaviours, guilt, obligation, fear and gaslighting, alter your emotional landscape and chip away at your well-being.

RED FLAG WARNING: WHEN PUBLIC PRAISE HIDES PRIVATE PAIN

Let’s be clear, narcissists don’t always come with warning labels. In fact, in public, they often shine like stars. Overly agreeable, always the “perfect” partner, the life of the party, charming, witty and oh-so-lovable.

But behind closed doors? That charm curdles fast.

Public Persona

• Over-agreeing to win you over

Stop Doubting Yourself. You Are the Purest Love You’ll Ever Know. 

In relationships, romantic or otherwise, many of us were taught to earn love through force, performance or control. But what if the greatest shift you could make wasn’t about what you do… but what you allow?

You are not here to shrink. You are not here to mould yourself into someone else’s comfort or idea of love. You came forth into this life to remember who you truly are, a divine, sovereign, radiant being of light. You are the one you’ve been waiting for. And in this moment, as you read these words, you are already activating new levels of consciousness, beyond fear, beyond limitation, beyond control. You are not broken. You do not need fixing.

You need only remember.

• Choose your happiness over people-pleasing…

 Are You Having A Relationship Awakening?

Let me remind you of something deep and sacred today, your past, every broken piece of it, every tear you shed, every wrong turn you took in love was not in vain. It was the cocoon. It was the space where you were breaking, yes, but also being broken open… so you could fly.

You see, the butterfly does not look back at the caterpillar with regret. It does not say, “I should’ve crawled better.” It simply flies, knowing the crawling was necessary for the wings and just like that, you must honour your journey, even in love.

There is no shame in who you used to be. There is no guilt in the love you gave. What…

You Don’t Have to Beg for Love: Healing Your Heart from the Inside Out

Far too many of us spend our energy chasing the bare minimum in relationships—romantic, familial or platonic. We shrink, second-guess our worth and find ourselves begging for time, affection or presence. But these are not signs of love—they are echoes of unhealed wounds. And though this pattern may not be your fault, it is now your responsibility to begin healing.

From a neuroscience perspective, our experiences of abandonment or emotional neglect deeply shape how our brain interprets safety and love. The amygdala, our emotional alarm system, becomes overactive when we perceive rejection. Over time, we begin to equate worth with struggle. But Louise Hay taught us a radical truth: we can rewire these beliefs…

Bless Yo’ Heart… and Yo’ Delusions”

Whew chile! Now you KNOW this one’s gonna ruffle a few feathers and stir a few chuckles too…

Imagine this: You’re minding your peaceful, unbothered business, glowing, growing, sipping your herbal tea and outta nowhere, a message pops up from your ex. And not just any message… but one of those messages: “Hey, I got someone better than you.”

Now see… in the past, that might’ve sent you spiralling. But not today, boo. Today, you're evolved. You're healed(ish). You're grounded in peace… or at least petty with purpose.

This post isn’t about revenge. It’s about reclaiming your power. Laughing through what used to hurt and remembering that closure doesn't come from them, it comes from within. But sometimes, it also comes in a sharp, three-word clapback that leaves no room for replies.

Madea’s No-Nonsense Advice. Girl, Dry Those Tears & Walk Like You Own the Place!

“Now, baby, I love you, but we ain’t doin’ no cryin’ over somebody who got the emotional intelligence of a toaster oven. Uh-uh! No ma’am! Wipe them tears and listen up.”

First of all, you won. You hear me? You WON! This fool thought they was playing chess while you was just living life and now they sittin’ there confused ‘cause you packed up your self-respect and walked smooth out that game. That’s what I call a mic drop moment!

Madea’s Relationship Advice. If a Man....... 

"Listen, baby, if a man got more faces than a deck of cards, you better RUN like you in a track meet!

If he always blaming somebody else for his problems but ain't never got no solutions, oh baby, that ain’t a man, that’s a BOY who need a babysitter, not a girlfriend!

If he act all charming in public but behind closed doors he talkin’ crazy? Uh-uh! That ain't love, that’s a magic trick, he an illusionist, baby! David Copperfield got nothin’ on him!

Don’t get me started on these fellas livin’ in fantasy worlds. If he got big dreams but a lazy reality, he gon’ have YOU workin’ while he talkin’ ‘bout “one day I’m a be a billionaire.” Oh really? Well, one day ain't TODAY!