Couples & marriage

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a couple experiencing apathy by going through the motions

The roots of relationship apathy

Linda Childers•April 22, 2025

What micro-cheating means for your relationship

Saya Des Marais•April 17, 2025
man in the depression stage of grief after cheating

Navigating the stages of guilt after cheating

Siobhan Neela-Stock•April 14, 2025

How to ask for an open relationship with honesty and respect

Liz Talago•April 11, 2025
a couple communicating openly about mental health

Dating with a mental health condition

Saya Des Marais•April 10, 2025
woman having intimate conversations with someone other than their partner

When a connection becomes emotional cheating

Alex Bachert•April 9, 2025
a couple communicating consistently on video call

Building a healthy long-distance relationship

Liz Talago•April 8, 2025
smiling couple that has healthy expectations on their relationship

The art of setting expectations in relationships

Saya Des Marais•April 7, 2025
When to end a relationship

Mend it or end it? How to know when it’s time to break up

Saya Des Marais•April 7, 2025
a couple trying to work through weaponized incompetence together

Making sense of a partner’s passive-aggressive behavior

Liz Talago•April 2, 2025
a couple experiencing one-sided communication

Signs of poor communication — and how it can impact your relationship

Saya Des Marais•April 1, 2025
row of blurred and clear blue circles illustrating how skills learned in polyamorous couples therapy improve relationships

How polyamorous couples therapy can strengthen your relationships

Brandy Chalmers, LPC•April 1, 2025
a couple verbally expressing their love with words of affirmation

Unlocking the power of words of affirmation in your relationship

Saya Des Marais•March 26, 2025
woman deciding to end a situationship with a brief interaction

Situationship red flags: When and how to walk away

Siobhan Neela-Stock•March 24, 2025
Privacy in a relationship

How to protect your privacy in relationships

Siobhan Neela-Stock•March 19, 2025
woman getting over a situationship by focusing inward

Letting go and healing from a situationship

Liz Talago•March 18, 2025
a couple communicating concerns to each other to end enmeshment

Are you in an enmeshed romantic relationship?

Alex Bachert•February 10, 2025
Close up view of two women with their arms around each other. They both have big smiles on their faces.

Ways to support your partner with low self-esteem

Liz Talago•January 30, 2025
A man and woman are sitting on a couch together. They are sitting at each of the couch and the woman is looking away off camera with a serious look on her face.

Is low self-esteem ruining your relationship?

Linda Childers•January 24, 2025
couple dealing with unhealed trauma having an emotional shutdown

Is past trauma surfacing in your relationship?

Brandy Chalmers, LPC•December 20, 2024
Couple sits together on opposite sides of a bed. The woman is leaning on her left hand staring out the window to the left. The man is facing the wall but looking down at the floor. She is wearing a blue sweatshirt. He is wearing a brown long sleeve shirt. The background is white curtains.

Unstable relationship patterns and ways to fix them

Siobhan Neela-Stock•December 2, 2024
Couple sits together on a dark gray couch. His arm is around her as she holds a mug and they are looking forward perhaps at a TV. He is wearing a light green crewneck sweater with gray sweats and she is wearing a light gray sweater with tan pants. They are inside a home.

Navigating life with an angry partner

Leslie Hughes•October 23, 2024

Understanding the signs of compulsive cheating

Leslie Hughes•September 30, 2024

Navigating love when your partner has ADHD

Alex Bachert•August 28, 2024
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