Hi, I’m Aida.
I spent years dating people who made me unhappy without understanding why.
I grew up without a single example of what a healthy relationship looked like. No one taught me what to expect from a partner, how to set standards, or how to recognize when someone was wasting my time.
So I learned the hard way. I serial-dated, stayed in situationships I hated, and pretended I was fine with it. I convinced myself I didn’t want anything serious because it was easier than admitting I didn’t know how to get it.
When COVID happened, I finally stopped running from the question I’d been avoiding: Why does this keep happening to me?
So I dove into research, psychology books, dating forums, podcasts, expert content, anything that could help me understand my own patterns. And slowly, I started to see what I’d been missing. Not just the red flags in other people, but the habits in myself that kept me stuck.
A Glass Box of Emotion exists for the woman I used to be. The one who’s smart, self-aware, and genuinely trying, but keeps ending up in the same frustrating cycle because no one ever gave her a real framework for dating. I’m here to give you the “aha!” moment that took me years to find on my own.
I write about common dating scenarios, how to raise your standards, and how to detect when people are taking advantage of you.
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