Using Expert Advice to Create a Situation Where Communication Improves Within Romantic Relationships Effective communication, we’re told, is crucial for any relationship to flourish. You have to be able to articulate your desires and requirements; equally, you need to understand what your partner is saying. It’s tricky, to be honest – people are often conflicted,
How Do We Deal With Emotional Triggers, and How Do We Create Happy Relationships? We all have uncomfortable, itchy memories which live in our brains. There’s the time we called a teacher “mum” or asked a woman if she was pregnant when she wasn’t or farted in front of a crush. Then there are emotional
How Can Relationships Become Uncomfortable, And When Should We Leave? As you might expect, I come across some truly strange relationship advice as part of my work on this blog, and as a person with an internet connection. I’ve heard good, strange advice (imagine you and your partner are on the same team, battling a
Forbes is Offering Relationship Advice for People Who Want to Improve Their Love Lives. It’s an Unusual Take I tend not to read business magazines. I usually trust that they know what they’re talking about, but I don’t find them especially interesting or comprehensible. Therefore, I know that 1) Forbes has a rich list, which
What are Relationship Boundaries, and How Can One Use Them to Make Online Dating Feel More Fun? We all know online dating can be a little addictive. The thrill of checking for matches, seeing if someone’s messaged you… it’s a little sugar rush. Sometimes it can turn into a problem, and that’s where you need
How Does Toxic and Abusive Behaviour Work, and How Can We Predict What Behaviour Might Come From an Individual Emotional abuse in relationships can be difficult to identify. Nobody is perfect, after all, and using labels like “abuse” can be hard to use. Therefore, it’s sometimes easier to identify “toxic” behaviours, where you know something
Relationships Are Full of Emotional Honesty. Can we Take These Opportunities to Become Closer to Our Partners and Maybe Find a Way to Heal Some Old Wounds Relationships can be funny for our emotional states. We open ourselves up to being hurt, but also known and deeply loved. It’s a complicated balance, and with that
What’s the Difference Between Resolvable and Unresolvable Problems in Relationships? When the Hindustan Times published an article about unresolvable issues that exist in relationships, I thought it would be discussing things like one partner not wanting children when the other does, or someone coming out as gay. There’s no way to change your sexual orientation,
How Can Closeness Be Achieved, and What Makes People Feel Connected to Each Other? “Intimacy” is a curious term, because although people often use it to indicate sex, it actually just means closeness and affection. Therefore, there can be different kinds of non-sexual intimacy between people, be they sexual partners, friends or family. An article
Introduction People mess up. Constantly. At the moment I’m ignoring a couple of texts, and yesterday I spoke to someone I hurt years ago. I apologise to my partner, to my colleagues, to my cat when I step on her tail. We are constantly correcting and checking in with people we may have hurt. The
