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If you’ve ever run up against an ultimatum in a dispute with your partner you know that it’s a no- win situation. Either you do things their way or suffer the consequences. To give in [...]

Are PDA (Public Displays of Affection) okay if you’re a grown adult in a relationship?  Is PDA necessary, desirable, or simply in poor taste? Does everyone need to see you and your partner canoodling in [...]

For long term couples, intimacy can be lost over time. It’s not that you don’t love each other anymore, but life has gotten in the way and maybe passion has cooled. Routine kills intimacy; romance [...]

I have a Valentine’s Day challenge for all you couples out there; not only for Valentine’s Day, but for every day. It’s really rather simple. Be more loving toward one another.  I’m not talking about [...]

I talk a lot about making your relationship a priority, putting your partner’s happiness ahead of other things that are important to you. Can you and your partner put aside your differences and agree to [...]

It’s sad when romance dies. Some couples stay together for entire lifetimes after romance is gone. It can be lost in a short time, or slowly, over a period of years. Some couples have a [...]

Military veterans are 60% more likely to separate or divorce than non-military couples and the percentages are even higher for combat veterans.  The reasons cited are PTSD, anger issues, an inability to talk about their [...]

The loss of an elderly parent is a complex sort of grief that can affect you in unexpected ways and also have a huge impact on your relationship with your partner. If you and your [...]

Harmful and destructive, communication is what’s needed  The cold shoulder, the silent treatment; the punitive act of “freezing” someone out of your presence; this is a tactic used to punish and alienate someone in the [...]

If your partner is a stay at home parent (either mom or dad) taking care of small children, do them a favor. Help them get out of the house more. It seems like a small [...]