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How to Stay Close in a Long-Distance Relationship

How to Stay Close in a Long-Distance Relationship

Distance can be a significant obstacle to endure in a relationship. It can begin to fray away at the intimacy and connection that’s needed for a relationship to last and thrive. Thankfully, there are some steps that you can take to keep your long-distance relationship on a steady, positive and loving path. If you’re wondering […]

How Can I Move on After Divorce?

How Can I Move on After Divorce?

A divorce can be a very emotional and overwhelming experience to endure. And after years of marriage, it can be difficult to adjust to being single again. But it’s important to find ways to move on, to focus on you, and to heal the wounds in a healthy way. If you find yourself struggling with […]

My Partner Won’t Open Up – What Can I Do?

My Partner Won’t Open Up – What Can I Do?

Do you feel as though your partner doesn’t open up and talk you like you wish they would? Some people are just more innately reserved than others and keep their thoughts to themselves.  However, in a relationship, this can be frustrating, and you may perceive your partner as ignoring you or shutting you out.  Learning […]

How Do I Handle a Jealous Partner?

How Do I Handle a Jealous Partner?

Jealousy is an emotion that we all experience from time to time. But when jealousy starts to creep into your relationship frequently, it can really begin to ignite a destructive fire among you and your partner. Experiencing irrational bouts of fear, anxiety, and suspicion can act like a poison in our minds, slowly fraying away […]

How Can We Communicate Better?

How Can We Communicate Better?

In any relationship, communication is key. If you aren’t willing to be open and transparent with your partner, it will invariably result in tension and unwanted stresses that could poison your bond with one another. It all boils down to finding the right time, attitude, body language, and mutual respect when conversing with one another. […]

Have We Outgrown Each Other?

Have We Outgrown Each Other?

Many couples experience phases when they feel disconnect or begin to share fewer of the same interests, wants, priorities, and needs. It can be a difficult and frustrating in times when you do not want to connect or unmotivated to improve the situation. To put it bluntly, sometimes we can literally become tired of our […]

Understanding the Different Types of Therapy Professionals

Understanding the Different Types of Therapy Professionals

If you want to seek couples counselling, what types of therapy professionals should you go see? If you want to get help for depression or anxiety, who should you visit? What type of therapist is the best fit for talking about job stress, addictions, bipolar disorder or PTSD? Whose professional assistance should you seek? The […]

How Babies Can Change a Relationship

How Babies Can Change a Relationship

Having a baby is a life-changing experience. Some people will describe it as the most amazing feeling, bringing a child into the world. Others may view becoming parents as the most terrifying change in their lives. Whatever your experience is with childbirth, the one common denominator will always remain that your life has been changed […]

My Partner Choose Their Friends or Their Work Over Me

My Partner Choose Their Friends or Their Work Over Me

Most couples experience a “honeymoon phase” with their relationship. The beginning phase of getting to know one another and spending every waking moment together, it can be quite an exhilarating way to begin a relationship. But what happens when complacency sets in and suddenly time together isn’t as exciting or anticipatory? Is this normal? Normal […]

My Partner is Having an Affair, But I Want to Stay With Him/Her. Is This Wrong?

My Partner is Having an Affair, But I Want to Stay With Him/Her. Is This Wrong?

No matter the circumstances of the affair, it is not wrong to want to stay with your partner. You have a shared history together, your lives are intertwined financially and emotionally, and you may have children that you still want to raise together in one loving household. You may still be in love with your […]