When we talk about empathy and sympathy, we often use the terms interchangeably. Like they’re the same things. But in reality, empathy and sympathy are very different feelings, and they’re very ...
Its amazing how small fights can turn into huge blow-ups. Suddenly it can feel as if your heart is being ripped out of you and everything is falling apart. There’s nothing wrong with you, that’s just ...
Vulnerability is a choice. It is a decision to be open to the risk of pain in exchange for the reward of a deep, existential connection.
There are times in everyone’s life when you feel overwhelmed or lost. When life feels like a struggle. When things start to feel hopeless. Your marriage may feel lonely or rocky. You might be facing a ...
Starting to have sex again after there’s been an affair is often a major stumbling block for couples. Being intimate can trigger intense feelings of shame, anxiety, anger, and sadness for both ...
When the sex stops in your relationship, or you start having sex much less frequently, people usually think that it means there’s been a change in desire. They try to explain the change in their ...
When you look back on your childhood, were you well cared for physically, but you still wonder if there was something missing from your childhood? Do you sometimes wonder if you were really loved? Or ...
Should I stay or should I leave? Deciding if you should walk away after infidelity. Many of us have said to ourselves, “I have a zero-tolerance for cheating. If they ever cheat on me, I’m going to ...
The world doesn’t like to talk about sex after 60. Or after 70. Or after 80. Or after 90. People would prefer to pretend that older couples don’t have sex, don’t want sex, and don’t even think about ...
Nothing can tear a relationship apart like infidelity. It can be a sexual affair, an emotional affair, flirting, pornography, or any other way in which one partner feels their trust has been broken.
Many couples start out their relationship with an active and happy sex life, but then see it gradually change into a sexless, or very low sex relationship. There isn’t a conscious decision to stop ...
Most men have at least an occasional problem getting or maintaining an erection. And when it happens, it can be very uncomfortable. Not surprisingly most couples don’t want to spend much time talking ...