Women with low self-esteem love bad boys. Women who have work to do love bad boys. Women who love themselves love good men. Tracy McMillan badboyesteem Change image and share on social
Rather than diminishing the idea of 'truly needing' a relationship - and trying to deny it, shame it, or talk ourselves out of it - why not just celebrate it? It's exactly what the world needs. Tracy McMillan celebratedenydiminish Change image and share on social
The thing is, relationships never work out... until they do. You learn a lot from relationships that don't work out. Tracy McMillan learnlotrelationship Change image and share on social
All of us, consciously or unconsciously, set out to have the best possible love life. Valentine's Day simply shines a light on the degree to which that didn't - or hasn't yet - materialized. Tracy McMillan consciouslydaydegree Change image and share on social
We have this false idea in our culture that if you haven't made it by 30, then you're never going to do anything interesting. My 40s have been the most incredible time of my life. Tracy McMillan 40sculturefalse Change image and share on social
Somehow, married or single, we'd rather anesthetize ourselves with love substitutes than go for the real thing, because let's face it: The real thing is pretty scary. Tracy McMillan anesthetizefacelove Change image and share on social
A sure-fire way to know you're crazy is if more than one person has told you you'd be great on a reality show - and you agree with them. Tracy McMillan agreecrazyfire Change image and share on social
I've been standing at water coolers for the past thirty years talking to women about their love lives, and here's what I've learned: Eventually, most women I know want to be partnered. Tracy McMillan coolereventuallyhave Change image and share on social
People who find that they have a lot of drama in their relationships need to allow themselves to get 'bored'. At first, it will feel excruciating, and they may find themselves confronting a very real fear underneath all that drama: being truly close and therefore vulnerable to another human being. Tracy McMillan borecloseconfront share on social
Being in a relationship is a hard, painful slog at least once a week, maybe more often - especially if you have a lot of defenses to let down, or if your parents didn't know how to love you very well. Tracy McMillan defensehardlot Change image and share on social