Yes, hunting for treasure and saving dolphins are habits of a healthy marriage! Improving your marriage can be as simple as talking about your daily highs and lows, or as complicated as learning effective conflict resolution skills. These habits of healthy marriages are for newlyweds, mature married couple, and even couples who just started dating. [...]
Tired of feeling bad about yourself in bed? These tips for increasing sexual self-confidence are inspired by a reader who has low self-esteem – which certainly wasn’t boosted when her husband cheated on her! “I recently found out my husband cheated on me when we were engaged (we have been married for about a year now), [...]
Arguing with your spouse is normal – but being mean or hurtful isn’t! These tips for arguing without hurting your partner are from therapist Jeff Guenther, who practices in Portland, Oregon. Before the tips, a quip: “Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don’t anymore, I realized it was killing conversation. When you’re always [...]
C’mon – you’d be bored if your partner had the same personality traits as you! These tips for couples with different personality types are inspired by a reader’s comment: “I knew I was introverted – I scored 27 out of 29 {on your test for introverted personality traits],” says L. on 30 Famous Introverts. “I [...]
Yes, you can revive a stale marriage – even if you’ve done the wild thing outside your vows. These tips for love gone cold are inspired by a husband who wants to reconnect with his wife, but fears his marriage is over. “I have been involved in a affair for nearly 9 months,” says J. [...]
Need romantic, fun ways to celebrate your wedding anniversary – whether it’s your first or fiftieth? These tips range from painting a “wall of love” to sending your spouse on a jaunt out of town. “The most important thing is to express love in your partner’s love language – not yours,” say marriage and family therapists [...]
You don’t feel close to your partner and you want to reconnect, but you don’t know how. Check out these five ways to bring the love back – you’ll be snuggling with your spouse sooner than you think! Before the tips, a quip: “Love is the thing that enables a woman to sing while she [...]
It’s not just husbands who pull away emotionally! What do you do when your wife won’t talk to you? These marriage tips for husbands are inspired by a reader’s question: “My wife had an emotional relationship with another man,” says J. on Is My Marriage Over? 7 Signs Your Spouse is Ending the Relationship. “Long [...]
You’re not the only one who feels alone in her marriage! So many women feel emotionally disconnected from their husbands, and are tired of struggling to connect. Here’s what G.B. says on Is My Marriage Over? 7 Signs Your Spouse is Ending the Relationship: “We’ve been married for 28 years and I feel like a stranger [...]
If you’re scared to fall in love, you’re not alone! These tips on how to overcome love fears are based on the most common relationship fears: fear of intimacy, fear of rejection, and fear of abandonment. Before the tips, a quip: “I don’t wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone.” [...]
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