A healthy relationship does not feel like work; it fills your life with love, joy, support, and meaning. While each relationship has its own story, the essentials of a healthy relationship remain the same. Emotional Intimacy People in healthy relationships…
Connection and Safety Empathy in relationships is a vital component for relationships to be healthy and rewarding. We know how touched we feel when someone is genuinely empathic while we’re sharing something with that person. A state of connection is…
Being in the presence of a spouse’s strong emotions can be so uncomfortable that many people seek to avoid it. In fact, historically, marriage counseling focused on emotions being problematic. The thought was that emotions needed to be avoided, in…
Happily Ever After? Society, culture, and fairy tales teach us that marriages are made in heaven and the person you love will be the person you grow old with. We are told that love lasts forever, and there’s a happily…
Divorce is painful, no matter the circumstances. How to cope with divorce can be hard to figure out. Many people stay in the marriage and try and make it work despite their differences, whether it’s by making the best of…
Failed marriages and relationships often have tell-tale signs accompanying them nearly months or years before things fell apart. Watching out for these signs beforehand, may help couples understand what is wrong in their relationship and make fixes. Here are four…
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