Romy Ashwell
Romy’s Journal

Self-worth, love, and choosing yourself

What I wish someone had told me at twenty-three, written down slowly.

Is he choosing you?

Love · Respect

Signs he doesn’t respect you: the quiet ones nobody warns you about

It’s rarely one big moment. It’s how he treats your no, your time and your good news.

Dating · Commitment

Signs he is not serious about you: 11 quiet ones

You’re always in his evening and never in his future. The quiet signs, and what to do.

Patterns · Attachment

Why do I attract emotionally unavailable men?

It might not be attraction. It might be familiarity. What attachment research says.

Losing yourself, finding yourself

Self-worth · Identity

Losing yourself in a relationship: the signs, and the way back

It doesn’t happen all at once. It happens in small pieces. How to notice, and come back.

Self-worth · Boundaries

How to stop being a people pleaser in relationships

“Easygoing” is often another word for afraid. Eight small, exact ways to stop.

Self-worth · Standards

Knowing your worth in a relationship, and actually acting on it

It isn’t a quote. It’s what you do the next time he cancels. Seven ways to raise the bar.

Lonely in a marriage

Marriage · Loneliness

Emotional neglect in marriage: what it looks like, and what to do

Not cruelty. Absence. Real examples, the research on “bids,” and what to do next.

Leaving · Decisions

How to know when to leave a relationship

It usually isn’t a big fight. It’s a small moment that finally makes the pattern visible.

After him

After · Starting over

Starting over after divorce: what the first year really looks like

You aren’t starting over. You’re starting from experience. What the first year looks like.

After · Overthinking

How to stop overthinking after a breakup

The 2am replay, the profile checking, the what-ifs. Why it happens and ten ways to quiet it.