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In the early stages of a relationship, many couples may not care to make the distinction between themselves and their partner in the pleasure and rush of sharing everything together. However, as a committed relationship continues toward a long-term path, it is not uncommon to start looking critically at a partner as your lives merge […]

While some may believe that a marriage separation is a step on the road to divorce, it doesn’t always have to be. Lisa Penn believes that not only can marriage separation not lead to divorce, but that it can actually lead to a better relationship than it was previously. She believes this, even if one

According to author Susan Pease Gadoua, breaking up today is both harder and easier to do than it was just fifteen years ago. On the one hand, the built-in memorials we have for even the shortest of relationship flings via social networking can make breaking up quite a bit harder. With the advent of smart

This article looks at hypocritical binds and the art of confronting them for a therapist. It is indeed an art, we are assured, because it requires not just recognizing the bind, but describing it clearly, initiating the client to reflect on it personally, and ultimately act on it. It is a challenging process that may

Researchers at City University of Hong Kong and Cornell University have found some evidence to back up that old adage that absence makes the heart grow fonder. The psychologists who authored the study, which was recently published in the Journal of Communication, found that long distance couples are more intimate with each other than couples

Assuming the role of a relationship martyr is a thankless job that prevents people from creating happy relationships and marriages, according to Dr. Pamela D. Garcy. The reward from being a martyr for the relationship is acknowledgement of being such, should someone happen to notice. Before that happens, it is important for you to notice

Not only do assumptions have the power to destroy a relationship, it is not uncommon for them to do exactly that. Assumptions come in two flavors, direct and indirect. A direct assumption is something that one person believes, regardless of whether the assumption can be verified in reality. Essentially, it is something that cannot or

It is not uncommon for a simple and innocent conversation to end up being ruined by an argument over money. One reason for this is that it is easy to overlook the intentions of money-spending decisions. For example, when one partner wishes to spend money, the other partner might see only the toll on the

People compare love to many things, but a very important part of love in a marriage is clarity. We must know love and express love clearly, which is a task that can be made easier by understanding what love isn’t. To begin with what love is, it is open. Love doesn’t dictate the actions of

Most of us realize that words can be hurtful and some tend to save the choicest words for the middle of a fight. Blaming or shaming your partner in a fight, however, might “win” the argument and prove that you’re “right,” but the long-term affects of these choices include resentment and unhappiness in your relationship,