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
What Does Psychologist Lisa Marie Bobby Believe Will Help to Solve Relationship Problems? Hint: it’s Internal, Not External In case you weren’t aware, there isn’t a secret to happiness. Even the science of happiness is, well, tricky. One thing that’s certain to make you miserable, though, is being in a bad relationship. We all know
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
