In her book Loving Bravely, Alexandra Solomon offers “20 lessons of self-discovery to help you get the love you want.” Our love lives seldom live up to our supercharged Hollywood-enhanced vision for what love should be. And how could they? In r ...
Marriage is complicated. Even with the constraints of children, societal pressure, and family commitments, marriages frequently end in divorce. Some experts even argue that human beings are not hard-wired to stay married to the same person “until dea ...
Something doesn't feel right in your relationship but you just can't put your finger on it. You ask yourself, “We were going okay, weren’t we?” Hard to say. There is no grade card or scoreboard for your relationship. Instead you have to depen ...
Emotional Abuse. You have heard the term used in discussions about relationships. You think you know what it means. However, you have a situation in mind where it is sort of borderline. Maybe it's abuse? Maybe it's just inappropriate behav ...
It seems odd to say about the person you have been spending all your free time with for several weeks, or maybe months. But you could likely get to know that person even better than you do now. It doesn’t matter that you think you know them better ...
Thanksgiving can be a bit of an emotional mess. And so can Christmas. In fact, any time your family gets together there is the possibility for a replay of years' worth of problems and concerns. This year many of us got a reprieve of sorts. The COV ...
You’ve seen the viral videos, people capturing moments where they confronted maskless shoppers in the store or at an event. Or, more often, there was no confrontation or direct contact at all. Instead, there was a snarky comment on social media, or a ...
Not every bad relationship is a toxic one. Sometimes a relationship just changes. You stop enjoying each other's company. She doesn't give you that same rush every time, or he just seems disinterested when you're talking. Or perhaps there is ...
Your life shattered and the impossible happened. You and your forever partner are no longer together. The marriage is over, the long-term relationship is a memory. And the world now feels unstable under your feet. You start to doubt yourself, and ...
The unthinkable happened. You and your reliable partner - you thought - have separated. The marriage, or the long-term relationship, is over. Gone are your visions of a happy future together. In fact, you feel at times as if your entire future is ...