There’s a weekly ritual I suggest any time your relationship feels stale, passionless or fraught with negative tension. It’s a ritual that has saved countless partnerships, bringing marriages back from the brink of destruction. I basically guarantee that it will lead to more intimacy, more laughs, more connection and a renewed respect for one another. But the nature of this …
I often get asked: “How do I prevent myself from taking on my partner’s feelings? And how do I make sure they’re not taking on mine?” This is a really important question. It gets to the heart of what relationships are all about…and what we should avoid in order to make sure we achieve balance with the other person. The …
I’ve seen countless couples over the years stuck in the fantastical notion that love can conquer all problems in a relationship. In other words, this is the basic misperception that one can proceed with a relationship, or continuously sustain a successful relationship, through love alone. A feeling that most of us will find quite dominant in the first months of …
It’s a common myth that if you’re in a healthy relationship, you should be having a lot of sex. The problem is, this expectation puts the cart before the horse. A healthy couple is a couple that listens to each other, is present with each other, and is committed to learning about what makes their partner feel secure. If sex …
The conversation you’re avoiding, is the doorway to the intimacy you want. There are certain conversations we’re all afraid of having in our intimate relationships. Things like sex, financial inequality, one person not taking care of their health, differences in the desire for children, tend to be uncomfortable because there’s a lot at stake. You both have different perceptions around …
