Dear Love Doves, Hi, I’m torn between leaving my ex and moving on. There’s this guy that I’m interested in, but i still have feelings for my ex. I’m afraid that he’s not ready for commitment. My ex seems to have a change of heart in how much he wants a relationship with me. He just recently told me that ...
Read More »Cupid’s Arrow Misses Its Mark
Hello ladies and gents: I have a conflict, and I need some advice. Love has always been an up and down battle that I have gone through, and am going through now. I’ve been cheated on in the past many of times, so I have trust issues. You would think that I would have my guard up—NEGATIVE. I wear my ...
Read More »Friendships and relationships
Platonic friendships and intimate relationships–can you connect the two? No? Well, let us help and guide you through it. First, you meet a person and are possibly physically attracted to them. Maybe you noticed some things about them or just bumped into them and started making conversation. Either way, you’ve now acknowledged that the other exists. After the “greet and ...
Read More »The Love Game: Do’s and don’ts of breaking up
Breaking up is hard to do. This is a cliché that finds its way around town quite a lot. It’s natural for a person’s emotions to diminish, but that person has to handle it with the proper care. If you approach breaking up with a partner carefully and maturely, you’ll lessen the chances for fighting and a broken heart. ...
Read More »Love vs. Lust: Pick a team
The confusion between love and lust can make for a fatal attraction. Once the lust dies, the person can see that he or she actually didn’t love the person that he or she was with. It’s true that the beginning of any relationship begins with the physical attraction. However, shortly afterward, you can become attracted to your partner mentally and ...
Read More »The Love Game: Forgive and forget
Trust. This is a word that requires time. It requires patience, as well as,effort. True enough, events happen that make you lose your trust in someone. Once a relationship has lost trust, it becomes pretty difficult to revive it. But through honest and open communication, you can learn to trust again, only if you forgive your partner and move forward ...
Read More »The Love Game: The 10 Commandments of Love
Welcome to The Love Game, your VSU Spectator love and relationship advice column! Written by Jennifer Gleason and Amanda Usher, The Love Game is here to answer all of your anonymous questions about the world of romance. Let’s start with an overview of the basics… The 10 Commandments of Love 1. Thou shall trust wholeheartedly. 2. Thou shall practice proper ...
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