Be Proud of Your Partner

Bella Breakdown In an age where social media rules, and displaying your relationship online is put up for question, we can’t help but be skeptical about flaunting our relationships. That being said there’s a fine line between not wanting to make your relationship a public spectacle, and just completely hiding it. I’ve heard from a lot of friends that they don’t feel that their partner owns the relationship. Their significant other has withheld them from meeting friends, or family members and they can’t help but feel as though their partner is ashamed by them. People obviously do things in...

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Love On the Brain

Bella Breakdown Love feels like a mystical, magical thing. It’s mysterious, and can feel very elusive. But, it might not be as mystical as we make it out to be. The ability to fall in love can more or less be boiled down to science. Some scientists believe that there is, by which two human beings are able to fall in love with one another. It begins with the process of two people taking 45 minutes to ask one another 36 questions that get more and more intimate as the questions go on. The couples then had to look...

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Love, Conflict, And How To Deal

Bella Breakdown No two people can get along perfectly well, that’s just a fact. When we’re in a relationship, it’s almost inevitable that at one point or another there will be conflict. It’s how we deal with that conflict that essentially makes or breaks the relationship. It’s important to remember that you and your partner are two completely different people. You may have similarities, but you are different in the sense that your family lives, past relationships, social experiences, and communication skills don’t always align. Taking this into consideration, it’s important to discuss with your partner what kinds of...

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Do Whirlwind Romances Last?

Most of us are familiar with the intoxicating feeling of a new romance. It feels amazing to be with someone you seem to get along with on every level. You want to spend every waking second with them, you get giddy when you receive a call or message from them, you want to shout from the rooftops about how crazy you are about this new love interest. Nothing about this particular romance is slow, nor is it steady. This my friends is usually what’s known as a “whirlwind romance”. If you haven’t experienced one yourself, you’ve likely seen these...

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Call Your Mother

Bella Breakdown Your mom has likely been the core of your world or the bane of your existence at one point or another while growing up. It’s not an uncommon thing to have a complicated dynamic with your mom, especially if you’re playing the role of daughter. Let’s face it sons, you just don’t clash as much with mom as we do. The 2017 film, “Lady Bird” might have hit the nail on the head of this arduous relationship, depicting the struggles between a strong willed mom and her equally willed daughter. Speaking as both a daughter and a...

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