When parents are emotionally unavailable, children suffer. They grow up feeling emotionally lonely. Take the childhood emotional neglect test. See if you carry the scars of an emotionally unavailable parent.
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Starting to feel intimate again after an affair is incredibly hard for both partners. Sex is sure to trigger strong feelings of guilt, shame, anger, or sadness. It’s difficult to regain that sense of trust and the belief that you are truly desired.
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Emotionally immature parents create emotionally lonely children. And this emotional loneliness then has a huge impact on their ability to love, feel loved, and connect as an adult.
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It’s not how often you fight, but how it feels during your fights. These 5 simple steps can help you and your partner cool down and stay connected even during a fight.
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When is it right to move in together? It’s a question many couples struggle with. Here are thee simple questions that can help you find an answer and strengthen your relationship.
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When to walk away after infidelity. Three reasons to consider leaving. It’s never an easy decision. But if your partner did any of these, it may be time to walk away after infidelity.
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Couples crave the intimacy of going on vacation. So, why do so many end up fighting while on vacation?
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Most of us don’t know how to make a real apology. That’s not surprising, because most of us have been taught from early childhood how to give fake apologies.
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Both men and women feel shame when the man has trouble with his erection. The worst thing they can do is NOT talk about it.
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When couples stop enjoying sex, the solution isn’t to start wearing masks or using handcuffs. The best way to bring passion back to the marriage is to feel more emotionally connected to your partner.
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The Quality Time Love Language sounds easy but can be hard to do. For many couples, it’s a challenge to consistently have quality time that is both satisfying and communicates their love.
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Couples often accuse each other of “overreacting”. What does that really mean? Are they really overreacting? Or is one partner just trying to get the other to “Shut Up”? Here’s how to stop the fight that inevitably follows.
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Intimacy Anorexia is often linked to couples living in sexless marriages. The idea is that one partner is actively withholding sex from the marriage. It sounds simple. But that’s just not the way marriages work.
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Processing emotions sounds simple — but most of us were never actually taught how to do it. If you find yourself stuck in the same loops of anger, resentment, or sadness no matter how hard you try to let things go, this is for you.
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When it comes to talking about sex, for many couples the conversation never even gets started. Men and women can walk around for years, aching to talk to their partner about their sex life. They think about it, rehearse it, feel hurt and angry about it, fight about it, but they can't seem to talk about sex.
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All couples fight. But these 5 types of fights are very damaging and may represent deeper issues. Premarital Counseling is a great way to work through conflicts before the marriage.
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We’ve all had the experience. You can’t help thinking about something, over and over and over again. You may call it overthinking, over worrying, anxiety, ruminating, stressing, freaking out, perseverating, or a brain worm. But no matter what you call it, it can drive you a little crazy.
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Couples are often shocked when they start fighting right after they get engaged. They expected this to be the happiest period of their relationship. Instead of pre-marital bliss, they can’t seem to stop fighting and begin to question “Do I really want to marry this person?”.
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We all know that falls are the leading cause of injury for seniors. But hospitals have gone to such an extreme to stop falls, that they now are causing more harm than good.
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Some friction between parents and their adult children is inevitable. The goal is not to avoid all conflict, but to learn how to heal the rifts that occur in every family relationship.
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