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Why A Couples Retreat Is the Best Way to Focus on Your Marriage

There have been countless funny movies and television episodes made about couples workshops and retreats. Usually, the frustrated couple heads to a luxurious destination with a kooky therapist. Even though both partners are hesitant at first,…

Why You Should Focus on Solvable Issues First

Relationship Advice

According to a study recently published in Family Process, it is the way we argue that makes a difference in whether we believe ourselves to be happy in our relationships. Essentially, couples who tend to maintain a solution-oriented approach…

How Telling Your Partner When You’re Mad Can Actually Help Your Relationship

Relationship Advice

Part of a life-partnership is accepting all of the emotions that come with it… yours and your spouse’s. However, in a culture that espouses kindness, empathy, and unfaltering regard, of course, it’s often a reflex to deny any negative…

What You and Your Partner Can Do to Move Past Sore Points

Relationship Advice

Sometimes it’s hard to separate yourself from an emotionally-charged situation. Simple spats can spin out of control before we even realize what’s happening. This is particularly true when personal triggers are involved. We all have personal…

Don’t Use These Phrases when Talking through a Conflict with Your Spouse

Relationship Advice

When two partners are discussing a conflict, things can move faster than you can think. Emotions run high. And those feelings can run you into places that you don’t want to go. When this happens, we speak without thinking. We may say the…

Dating Your Spouse Is More Than Just a Trivial Pursuit

Relationship Advice

Great strides have been made in recent years in the scientific study of relationships in several areas. We better understand the strengths that enable life partners to lead fulfilling lives, bringing out the best attributes within one other,…