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If You Are Treated Badly, Don't React Badly

There's been mistreatment or injustice - now what? The Practice: If you are treated badly, don't react badly. Why? It’s easy to treat...

Is My Partner Bored by Me?

They're not bored by you, but they are probably bored by the parts of your stories that they're paying attention to. I can't count the...

Is It Naïve to Believe in Love?

Love plays a central role in our lives, e.g., the love for our partner, our children, friends, pets, others, as well as for ourselves. In...

Will Wearing Masks Affect Children’s Emotional Development?

Let me be clear, during a public health crisis wearing a mask does a lot of good for my own health, my neighbour’s health, and our...

Is Someone Avoiding You? This Might Be Why

Do you have someone in your life either personally or professionally who seems to intentionally avoid you, deliberately cuts...

Technology, Communication, and Our Misconceptions

When you want to reach out to people, how do you do it? Before the pandemic, you could meet in person with individuals who lived nearby;...

Half of Men in the U.S. Who Marry for First Time Are Over 30

This month, December 2020, the U. S. Census Bureau reported a historic marker. For the first time, the median age at which men marry for...

How Much Are You Willing to Sacrifice for Your Relationship?

Every couple experiences times in life when sacrifice becomes necessary. Your partner becomes swamped at work, and so you’ve got to pick...

5 “Mixed Signals” From Your Date That Are in Fact Signals

There is a lot of talk of “mixed signals” from singles while they are dating. I've talked about this with friends and I have talked...

10 Words That Could Transform Your Relationship

Scene: Harry is in the kitchen fixing himself a drink. Pricilla comes home, kicks off her shoes, plops down on a chair, and says, “Phew;...

How to Be Happy with What You Have

So picture this: You go into the mailroom at work and there's an envelope from the president of your company. Of course, you rush to your...

Complementarity and Polarities

Linda: People with complementary personalities can provide a missing link for each other. In theory, it sounds like this arrangement...

A Memory Exercise to Rekindle Your Relationship’s Romance

During times of high stress, you may feel that taking time for your relationship is the last thing on your to-do list. As a result, that...

7 Tips for Coping with Narcissists During the Holidays

If you have narcissistic family or in-laws, holiday visits can leave you feeling like you’re walking on eggshells. Ask yourself: Does...

4 Ways a Couple Can Maintain Friendships With Other Couples

It is hard enough for two people to maintain a relationship over an extended period but when four or more people are involved it may even...

When It Hurts to Set Boundaries

Humans function within boundaries – some of our own making, and some that are outside of our control. We are built to recognize,...

Is There an Angry Personality?

In our era of pop-psychology, when partners are eager to go on the Internet to diagnose each other with personality disorders, I’m asked...

Blaming the Pandemic Could Help Your Relationship

I study the role of stress in relationships; when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, I of course wanted to know what effect it was...

Attention, The Bonding of Time With Memory

Pick a musical piece that you heard some years ago. The Beatles Yesterday, considered to be one of the most famous songs of all time, is...

Is It a Good Time to Begin Dating?

Anyone who has been through a breakup knows how hard it is to get back out into the world of dating and begin again. There are so many...