Stuck in old behavior? How to break a negative cycle.

The process of self-improvement can be tricky. One minute you are excited about what you have discovered about yourself and recognize the changes you've made, the next minute you are doing the same negative patterns that made you seek help in the first place. Continuing to grow and evolve is often hard, long work.

Love is everywhere. It is one of the greatest feelings in the human experience. If we have it, we are trying to find ways to keep it, if we don't we are working to get it. But what happens if you feel as though you are doing everything to attain love but it is still not happening?

As the world becomes more and more of a “hookup” culture, the chances of finding ourselves in relationships that start off sexual without the intent of a commitment are high. There’s always the possibility that later we may even discover that we like that person for more than the physical aspects they bring to the relationship. This leads us to ask ourselves if hooking up can really turn into something more lasting.

The more I evolve; the more I realize that open and honest communication is something I have not been doing in my romantic relationships. I by nature am a very private person. So faced with the opportunity to open up to someone, I naturally run and hide. Add to that some hurt I have experienced; and voila! Walls around my heart.

A relationship can either be blissful or wrapped in confusion. The idea of opening yourself up to someone can be difficult especially if you don’t know how they feel about you. This lack of clarity can cause you to act in a way that makes or breaks the connection. Here are 8 ways to know things are headed to love.