Get ready to make your relationship strong through honesty, communication and compassion! Introduction There’s a strange and pervasive theory which I hate. It suggests that couples who fight are stronger than couples who don’t. I’ve mostly seen this from partners who are about to get divorced. It’s wrong and it sucks. Intimate relationships are best
How to Turn The Rupture and Repair Cycle Into a Healthy Disagreement That Strengthens Your Relationship Partners fight. Everyone, even the people in the most healthy relationship, will have things they disagree on sometimes. That’s fine! The thing is, you need to find a way to resolve your issues. This phenomenon is known as “rupture
How can Attachment Styles Developed in Formative Years Affect Intimate Connections, and How to Start the Healing Process Whilst spending time with my friends, I’ve often discussed “attachment types” and heard their opinions. There’s a lot of misinformation out there. Understanding different attachment styles can be really helpful, and allow you to improve your romantic
Take The Time to Appreciate The Tiny, Wonderful Things About Your Partner – and Then Tell Them! I remember reading an article on Buzzfeed a few years ago. Adele’s husband had written “I love you” hundreds of times on little pieces of paper, and at the end of one of her performances, they fluttered down
How To Make Sure That life in the Love Bubble in the Early Days of a Relationship Goes on to Form Long-Lasting Happiness New relationships are for three things: sex; awkwardly avoiding farts; and more sex. When you have a new partner, it’s easy to make mistakes — whether you’re repeating bad habits from previous
Relationships provide joy, help, companionship, connection, and support that are fundamental to human life. We must, however, cultivate loving and fulfilling relationships with our partners to create deep and meaningful connections in several ways. The concept and practice of relationship rituals can help us create stronger bonds in long-term relationships by deepening our connection. A
It’s easy to live in fear of making tough decisions, so I’ve put together a guide to help you think through your choices and come to the right decision. It’s hardly news to most couples that sometimes you have to face tough choices in relationships. Making a decision can be hard in many situations, and
No-Strings-Attached Relationships are Pretty Popular, Especially With Young People. Let’s Talk About How They Can Work, What’s Good, and What You Need to Know. We’ve all been in our early 20s and thirsty. Life is moving very fast and we’re leaving home/university, trying new careers, making friends and meeting different people. It’s exciting and scary
Couples are Going to Disagree – You Can Either Ignore the Issues, Fight it Out or Sit Down and Act Like Adults. We’ve all seen arguments in relationships. Whether it’s our parents fighting, a couple having a messy breakup on the train, or our friends coming to us in tears, we’re aware that disagreements happen.
Despite some similarities, intimate relationships differ in a number of ways. What works for one couple might not work for the other. For a start, physical chemistry and sexual attraction powers most intimate relationships at the beginning. In other relationships, both partners can feel close to one another without being involved in sexual activity. Each
