Relationships - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/relationships/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:41:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Authentic Love Versus Social Norms https://bahaiteachings.org/authentic-love-versus-social-norms/ https://bahaiteachings.org/authentic-love-versus-social-norms/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=67867 Have you ever fallen in love—and then, a while later, fallen right out again? If so, you may have started to question your initial feelings, or even the idea of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/authentic-love-versus-social-norms/feed/ 1 Should We Put a Ring On It? https://bahaiteachings.org/should-we-put-ring-it/ https://bahaiteachings.org/should-we-put-ring-it/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82691 When two people fall in love, the question their love often raises – should we get married or just move in together? – brings up a whole bewildering welter of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/should-we-put-ring-it/feed/ 1 How to Apologize: The 6 Steps of a Great Apology https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-apologize-steps-of-great-apology/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-apologize-steps-of-great-apology/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84435 Una pareja reconciliándose: ¿Cómo disculparse?With any close or long-term relationship, hurt feelings are bound to arise, regardless of what our intentions may be. So, it’s important to learn how to apologize in a meaningful...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-apologize-steps-of-great-apology/feed/ 2 The Two-Way Mirror of Character in Relationships https://bahaiteachings.org/the-two-way-mirror-of-character-in-relationships/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-two-way-mirror-of-character-in-relationships/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=24462 The Two-Way Mirror of Character in RelationshipsWhen a relationship walks out the door, pain and frustration often walk in. Sure, it’s easy to complain: he lied to me or she cheated on me. But let’s look...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-two-way-mirror-of-character-in-relationships/feed/ 3 Crushes, Rejection, and Reframing the Friend-Zone https://bahaiteachings.org/crushes-rejection-reframing-friend-zone/ https://bahaiteachings.org/crushes-rejection-reframing-friend-zone/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=49993 Everywhere young people hang out, dudes and dudettes in their early twenties hunt for a mate. This perfectly normal dance has probably happened forever, in one way or another.  The...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/crushes-rejection-reframing-friend-zone/feed/ 4 The 5 Love Languages – and Loving Our Creator https://bahaiteachings.org/the-5-love-languages-and-loving-our-creator/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-5-love-languages-and-loving-our-creator/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80138 In his mystical book The Hidden Words, Baha’u’llah confirmed that the Creator loves us all with an immensity that we cannot comprehend: “I loved thy creation, hence I created thee.”...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-5-love-languages-and-loving-our-creator/feed/ 1 Challenging the Modern Idea of Love https://bahaiteachings.org/modern-affliction-neurotic-concept-love/ https://bahaiteachings.org/modern-affliction-neurotic-concept-love/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=67430 The entire world has now become largely afflicted with the Western view of love as an event, in much the same way that most scholars mistakenly view creation as an...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/modern-affliction-neurotic-concept-love/feed/ 2 The Origins of the Myth of Romantic Love https://bahaiteachings.org/origins-myth-romantic-love/ https://bahaiteachings.org/origins-myth-romantic-love/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=67551 Interestingly, a great deal of fascinating scholarship exists about the neurotic paradigm of romantic love as it has evolved in Western literature and culture.  My favorite is Love in the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/origins-myth-romantic-love/feed/ 1 Achieving Marital – and Spiritual – Bliss https://bahaiteachings.org/achieving-marital-and-spiritual-bliss/ https://bahaiteachings.org/achieving-marital-and-spiritual-bliss/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80616 In 1972, my wife Nancy and I became a married couple. Our many years together have taught us a few things about achieving marital and spiritual bliss, and I’d like...

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