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Don't lose yourself in a relationship

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Ever met a guy and your life comes to a standstill? You are always together on his agenda and you forget you had a family, friends, a career and a life? You lose yourself in the relationship; you no longer know your name, all you know is that you are smitten!

You did not in any way intend to lose yourself but for some reason, in the last couple of months, you have been on an agenda you cannot explain. Looking back, you wonder how you could possibly have lost yourself like Mary who said; I feel lost, no longer in control and living a life I cannot explain. I miss my independence, and freedom. I enjoyed giving up everything for James, not any more, now I resent being in this relationship.

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