Whether you are mid scoff wondering "who this wacky therapist is claiming negative impacts of cuddling," or the other type, scanning your week to pinpoint all the potentially “too-much” cuddling you may have done, let's pause.Allow me to pull the release valve: cuddles are allowed, abound, [...]
We know how good it feels to be in love.Remember the first months with your partner where you couldn’t get enough of them? You likely spent many hours of the day remembering moments with them or wondering about them. Most of us have experienced or heard that the ‘in love’ [...]
I’m sure you’ve heard many times that date nights are important for relationships. Yet you probably still don’t have one that often. (As parents of a 2-year-old, even Liron and I can have trouble finding time for date nights.) You’re probably also well aware of the obvious reasons why [...]
With on-going development and nourishment of the four elements of romantic relationships-- safety, love, shared interests and mutuality--we can keep our relationship feeling fresh, engaging and satisfying.At times, many of us feel that something is missing in our relationship. On some level, we all share similar basic needs, and a [...]
Relationships evoke some of our deepest longings and needs, such as wanting to feel loved, wanting to feel appreciated, wanting to feel safe. Nobody goes into a relationship looking for a fight. We want love, we want someone who values us, we want safety and a partner we can [...]
Here are five habits that are easy to integrate into your daily life, and will quickly enhance good feelings all around while tempering the challenging ones. Often when we enter the New Year we take time to review where we’ve been, assess where we want to go, and set [...]
The reason that many of us lose the spark starts with the nature of relationships themselves: They’re always changing. You’re not alone if you wake up one morning and find that the romance is gone in your relationship. One of the most common questions I [...]
Why is every day ending in a fight? Why does it always feel like I’m walking on eggshells? Why am I becoming distant in my relationship when I want to feel closer? If you're asking any of these questions, you can bet you've entered The Attack-Withdraw Vortex, a snappy [...]
All 5 Love Languages communicate the exact same thing: “I love you. I care about you. You matter to me.”Turns out there are more languages than English, Spanish, Mandarin, etc. There are also The Love Languages, five very different ways to communicate your love to your partner (or child, [...]
How can we make sure that we have a love that lasts a lifetime? There are 3 common factors in all successful relationships that allow couples to maintain a happy, sensual bond regardless of fights, arguments and disagreements: 1. ARE you there for me? [...]
With an endless variety of potential 'perfect fits,' how do we know when to stop? We live in a very stimulating era—everything seems to be immediate, instantaneous, and accessible. Whatever we desire is out there and within our reach, as long as we have a few seconds and a [...]
In order to maintain a healthy long-term sexual relationship, you need to be able to effectively navigate conflict. Do you find yourself mistaking sex for intimacy? Have you fallen in love with someone you hardly know but have fantastic sex with? Do you find yourself using sex to resolve [...]