Why Men May End up - and Stay - in Unhealthy or Toxic Relationships
Tips on how to recognize and address issues to improve your relationships “She hit me in front of our kids,” my client whispered as soon...
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5 Crazy Things I Did After I Got into My First Healthy Relationship
For those of us who have previously been in toxic relationships, healthy ones can be tough. I’d dragged myself out of an annihilating...
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How to Tackle That One Thing You and Your Partner Always Fight About
Improved communication skills = improved fighting skills. Shortly after my husband and I got married, we started arguing about work-life...
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The 8 Worst Pieces of Dating Advice for Women I've Heard Since Becoming a Relationship Coach
A lot of advice might come from a good place, but that doesn’t mean you should follow it. As a Relationship Coach and a female human,...
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5 Signs Your Relationship Has Become One-Sided, and How to Fix It
This can happen gradually, but it doesn’t necessarily spell doom. “That sounds pretty one-sided,” my friend said after I’d described an...
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Why Your Relationship Might Just Need a "Fair Fighting Contract"
It’s the #1 thing I recommend to couples. I first heard heard of a “Fair Fighting Contract” over a decade ago when my ex-husband and I...
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Why I Kept Settling in My Romantic Relationships
How I stopped and how you can too. I got engaged for the first time when I was 19. It sort of felt like playing pretend grown-up. We...
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My Husband and I Have an Imaginary Person We Blame Minor Problems On
And it’s been the single best thing for our relationship. It started in April 2020. The two week quarantine had become over a month in...
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10 Micromoves You Can Make To Improve Your Relationship Today
Choosing to do one little positive thing for your partner may not seem like a lot at the time, but each one adds up. Over the past month,...
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Are Relationships Worth It? 5 Reasons They Are
After some terrible relationships, I avoided them altogether. They seemed to be the equivalent of a throat punch, and who wants to sign...
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Dating Advice Women Should Follow If They Want a Relationship
“Be a keeper, not a sports fish.” When I was separated and beginning to date, I got a lot of advice from friends, co-workers, friends of...
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5 Simple Ways to Show Your Man You Respect Him
Your partner should’ve already earned your respect, so show it to him regularly. Early on in our marriage, my husband said, “I don’t feel...
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Your Love Language Is Likely Whatever You Didn’t Get as a Child
The Love Languages framework helps you be more introspective about what you need from a partner. Here’s another way you can consider...
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15 Romantic Gestures for Him to Make Him Smile
You fell in love with him because he had the sexiest smile and was driven and passionate about excelling at work. Now that you’re with...
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5 Signs of True Love That Show You It’s Right
We’ve all probably sat in a wedding and heard First Corinthians, all about how love is patient and kind and does not envy and blah blah...
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15 Romantic Gestures for Her That Will Make Her Day
When you love a woman, you want to make her feel special, and little gestures can go such a long way to ensuring that she feels cared for...
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Dating With Kids: 3 Rules for Introducing Your New Partner To Your Kids
Dating is incredibly hard. Add a child or children and a baby daddy or momma and you’re looking at incredibly hard times four (or five or...
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The Consequences of Being a People-Pleaser
When we start addictively putting the needs of others before ourselves, there are going to be repercussions. We all desire others to be...
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How To Handle Verbal Abuse
Verbal abuse is subtle, insidious, and extremely painful, but there are easy ways to respond if you can properly identify when it is...
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How to Handle Being a Commitment-Phobe in a Long-Term Relationship
Looking at my past history, you’d think I was the exact opposite of a commitment-phobe. Prior to dating my ex-husband when I was 23, I...
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