by Ayize Ma’at In my 1st year of marriage I was at a bar with some single friends talking about relationship “stuff”. I quickly realized we were in very different spaces in our lives. I knew I had to find new friends or develop patience with the ones I already had to increase my chances […]
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By Jesse Fox, Ph.D. Although technologies are supposed to make our lives easier, they often bring complications as well—especially in our romantic relationships. One major issue for modern couples is something I call techno-incompatibility. When a couple is techno-incompatible, they have different values, perceptions, or behaviors about the appropriate use of communication technologies. For example, a couple […]
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By Mark Goulston, M.D. What does it take to be happy in a relationship? If you’re working to improve your marriage, here are the 10 habits of happy couples. 1. Go to bed at the same time Remember the beginning of your relationship, when you couldn’t wait to go to bed with each other to make […]
From Elev8.com Why do so many marriages fail? Current statistics have shown that in the U.S. 50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second, and 73% of third marriages end in divorce. Here are five reasons that marriages fail in year 5 # 1 Money & Household balance. The growing independence between genders is thought to […]
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By Ellis Moore Many more American women are living with their partners rather than tying the knot, a new government survey finds. In addition, they live together longer than couples in the recent past, and many more get pregnant before marriage, according to the survey released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, which […]
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By Leslie C. Bell, Ph.D. Earlier this month I wrote about how to handle multiple desires – for career success and relationships, for independence and someone to count on. But how do you start to work on relationships when you’ve been busy avoiding them? The first step is to invest in relationships you already have. With friends, […]
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By Jamie Jefferson A giggly game of Trivial Pursuit and a tall margarita. After nine years of marriage, that is how my husband and I last expressed our love for one another. It is important to say I Love You with both passion and frequency. And we can say it not only with our words […]
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By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Boundaries are essential to healthy relationships and, really, a healthy life. Setting and sustaining boundaries is a skill. Unfortunately, it’s a skill that many of us don’t learn, according to psychologist and coach Dana Gionta, Ph.D. We might pick up pointers here and there from experience or through watching others. But for […]
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By Dr. Jed Diamond For most of us, the dreaded words, “I love you, but I’m not in love with you,” are devastating. They chill us to the bone and we begin to fear for our relationship. Those words bring back past memories when we loved someone deeply, but they just wanted to be “friends.” Those words […]
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by Denise Spooner 1. Commitment: Commitment is the foremost important decision to make before you are wed, beginning with, ”from this day forward…” Statistics show, those with a mind set of believing they are marrying “until death do us part” have a 50% greater chance of weathering storms that come their way during their marriages. […]
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Pick The Players For Your Team: 4 Qualities Of A Good Relationship Wingman
/in Love & Marriage, Singles & Dating/byby Ayize Ma’at In my 1st year of marriage I was at a bar with some single friends talking about relationship “stuff”. I quickly realized we were in very different spaces in our lives. I knew I had to find new friends or develop patience with the ones I already had to increase my chances […]
Is Technology A Problem In Your Relationship?
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Jesse Fox, Ph.D. Although technologies are supposed to make our lives easier, they often bring complications as well—especially in our romantic relationships. One major issue for modern couples is something I call techno-incompatibility. When a couple is techno-incompatible, they have different values, perceptions, or behaviors about the appropriate use of communication technologies. For example, a couple […]
10 Things That Happy Couples Do
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Mark Goulston, M.D. What does it take to be happy in a relationship? If you’re working to improve your marriage, here are the 10 habits of happy couples. 1. Go to bed at the same time Remember the beginning of your relationship, when you couldn’t wait to go to bed with each other to make […]
Will Your Marriage Last Beyond 5 Years?
/in Love & Marriage/byFrom Elev8.com Why do so many marriages fail? Current statistics have shown that in the U.S. 50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second, and 73% of third marriages end in divorce. Here are five reasons that marriages fail in year 5 # 1 Money & Household balance. The growing independence between genders is thought to […]
Is It Better To Get Married…or Shack Up?
/in Love & Marriage, Singles & Dating/byBy Ellis Moore Many more American women are living with their partners rather than tying the knot, a new government survey finds. In addition, they live together longer than couples in the recent past, and many more get pregnant before marriage, according to the survey released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, which […]
How To Be In Relationship While Having A Career
/in Love & Marriage, Singles & Dating/byBy Leslie C. Bell, Ph.D. Earlier this month I wrote about how to handle multiple desires – for career success and relationships, for independence and someone to count on. But how do you start to work on relationships when you’ve been busy avoiding them? The first step is to invest in relationships you already have. With friends, […]
50 Ways To Say I Love You
/in Becoming One, Love & Marriage/byBy Jamie Jefferson A giggly game of Trivial Pursuit and a tall margarita. After nine years of marriage, that is how my husband and I last expressed our love for one another. It is important to say I Love You with both passion and frequency. And we can say it not only with our words […]
10 Ways To Build And Honor Your Boundaries
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Boundaries are essential to healthy relationships and, really, a healthy life. Setting and sustaining boundaries is a skill. Unfortunately, it’s a skill that many of us don’t learn, according to psychologist and coach Dana Gionta, Ph.D. We might pick up pointers here and there from experience or through watching others. But for […]
I Love You BUT I’m Not In Love With You
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Dr. Jed Diamond For most of us, the dreaded words, “I love you, but I’m not in love with you,” are devastating. They chill us to the bone and we begin to fear for our relationship. Those words bring back past memories when we loved someone deeply, but they just wanted to be “friends.” Those words […]
Seven Keys To A Really Good Marriage
/in Love & Marriage/byby Denise Spooner 1. Commitment: Commitment is the foremost important decision to make before you are wed, beginning with, ”from this day forward…” Statistics show, those with a mind set of believing they are marrying “until death do us part” have a 50% greater chance of weathering storms that come their way during their marriages. […]