EXCERPT: No matter how well you get along, how much you have in common, how often you put time and care into your connection—all relationships go through ebbs and flows. And while you might not need therapy, adding new tools to your repertoire can strengthen your bond and bring you closer. One easy way to invest […]
Healthy boundaries matter in a relationship for several reasons. First of all, healthy boundaries can help each person in the relationship feel emotionally safe in it. Having healthy boundaries helps the couple know where they stand with each other and where not to cross the line. Trust can be built and reinforced between the partners
Perhaps his parents split up after five years, you’re inching closer to this anniversary, and he’s nervous about history repeating itself. Yvonne Thomas, PhD, a Los Angeles–based psychologist, says answering this question challenges both of you to self-disclose potentially difficult confessions. “Whether answering questions about tender, heart-wide-open topics or about more emotionally painful or upsetting
In a dream world, our one-and-only would live under the same roof as us, and we’d fall together each night. However, reality and circumstances sometimes force duos to become a long-distance couple. This changes the dynamic of your partnership, and well, it’s not always easy. First and foremost, it’s very hard to replicate an in-person,
EXCERPT What is love bombing? The term “love bombing” has been around since the 1970s and has traditionally been described as a practice by religious cults to gain recruits. And the modern meaning behind it doesn’t veer too, of course. “Love bombing typically occurs where an individual is overly interested in another person romantically — much sooner
