Community Guidelines
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What to Share
Focus on Your Own Relationship Patterns
Share how you show up in relationships, your patterns, and your experiences. Keep the focus on your own behavior and feelings.
Share Specific Examples
Instead of generalizing, share specific situations where you noticed your love style showing up. This helps others relate and understand.
Describe Your Feelings
Share how situations made you feel and what emotions come up for you in relationships. Your feelings matter and help others connect.
Talk About Your Growth
Share insights you've gained about your love style, what you're working on, or positive changes you've noticed in yourself.
Ask Questions About Yourself
Feel free to ask questions like "Does anyone else struggle with..." or "How do you handle..." when talking about your own patterns.
Share Your Challenges
It's okay to share what's difficult for you in relationships, as long as you're focusing on your own experience and growth.
Use I Statements
Frame your posts from your perspective: "I notice that I..." or "I tend to..." rather than making general statements about others.
What Not to Share
Focus on Current Patterns, Not Past Trauma
While your childhood experiences may have shaped your love style, avoid sharing detailed trauma narratives. Instead, focus on how these experiences show up in your current relationship patterns. For trauma processing, please work with a qualified therapist.
Don't Focus on Others' Behavior
Avoid posting primarily about your partner's, family's, or friends' actions. Focus on your own patterns and responses instead.
No Relationship Advice
Don't offer advice about what others should do in their relationships. Share your own experience instead.
Avoid Diagnosing Others
Don't suggest that someone's partner or family member has a particular disorder or issue. Focus on your own patterns.
No Graphic Details
Avoid sharing explicit intimate details or disturbing content that may be harmful or uncomfortable for others.
Don't Vent About Others
This isn't a place to complain about your partner or family. Focus on understanding your own patterns instead.
No Personal Information
Don't share identifying information about yourself or others, including contact details or social media handles.
Avoid Trauma Dumping
While sharing your patterns is welcome, avoid overwhelming posts with detailed trauma. Focus on current relationship patterns.
No Hate Speech
Respect all members. Avoid discriminatory language or attacks on any group of people.
Don't Share Crisis Situations
This platform isn't for crisis support. If you're experiencing thoughts of self-harm, please reach out to a mental health professional.
Tips for Meaningful Sharing
Be Curious About Your Patterns
Approach your love style with curiosity rather than judgment. Ask yourself "Why do I do this?" instead of "Why am I like this?"
Notice Without Fixing
Sometimes the goal is simply to notice and understand your patterns, not immediately change them.
Share Your Learning Process
Talk about what you're discovering about yourself, even if you're still figuring it out.
Celebrate Small Wins
Share moments when you caught yourself in a pattern or made a different choice. These victories matter.
Be Patient with Yourself
Understanding your love style is a process. Be kind to yourself as you learn and grow.
Honor Your Emotional Needs
If sharing brings up difficult emotions, that's normal. Take care of yourself and reach out for support when needed.
How to Comment Supportively
Lead with Empathy
Start your comments with understanding and validation. Acknowledge the courage it takes to share personal patterns.
Share Your Own Experience
The best comments share how you relate: "I experience something similar..." or "I've noticed that pattern in myself too..."
Ask Thoughtful Questions
Ask questions that help the person reflect: "Have you noticed..." or "How does it feel when..." rather than giving solutions.
Validate Their Experience
Let them know their feelings and patterns are valid. Comments like "That makes so much sense" or "You're not alone in this" are powerful.
Keep It About Them
While sharing your experience is great, make sure your comment still centers on supporting the original poster.
Be Genuine
Authentic responses resonate more than generic supportive phrases. Share what genuinely comes up for you.
How to Engage Safely
This is a Supportive Space
Our communities are designed to help you understand your love style and connect with others who share similar relationship patterns.
Share at Your Own Pace
There's no pressure to share everything at once. Take your time and share what feels comfortable for you.
It's Okay to Just Read
You don't have to post or comment. Many people find value in just reading others' experiences and feeling less alone.
Take Breaks When Needed
If discussions bring up difficult emotions, it's okay to step away and come back when you're ready.
Focus on Self-Discovery
Use this space to better understand yourself, not to fix others or receive relationship advice.
Privacy is Important
Respect others' privacy and your own. What's shared here should stay here.
Seek Professional Support
This community complements but doesn't replace professional therapy. Consider working with a therapist for deeper relationship work.