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
Are Traditional Dating Rules, Well, Dated? Or is it Helpful to Have a Framework to Help Navigate New Relationships? Relationship experts – and by this I mean “tipsy friends at brunch” – adore giving dating advice on other people’s love lives. Often, it’s quite strongly influenced by their opinions and experience, so might not be
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
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
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
