Relationship Advice

According to Dr. Gottman, the four characteristics that undermine the foundation of a relationship are: contempt, criticism, stonewalling, & defensiveness. Recognizing these behaviors in yourself or your partner early can save your relationship by not allowing bad choices to take root and undermine

Being someone's partner has its own day-to-day challenges, which can be made even more complex issues that we each may face. My boyfriend and I have both our own situations when it comes to mental illness, and it can sometimes be hard to navigate what to do when your partner is in crisis. When my bo

People need to vent. And one's spouse is a natural person to whom we can complain about anything and everything. But here's the thing. Sometimes we just want to vent. For the sake of it. And sometimes we want help finding a solution. My husband and I realized that we could avoid a lot of stress

Life is so unpredictable and lately for me my career and aspirations have made me feel like that part of my life is in shambles. No matter what comes in your way I think the biggest thing that will get you through a hard time is having someone cheer you on and remind you have GREAT you are. I think

I work days. He works nights. Big bummer, right? To be honest, yeah it kind of is. We don't love our current opposite shift schedules + are looking forward to the day when my husband can finally have a 9-to-5. But until then, we've had to get creative to get our quality time in. Whenever possible,

I was diagnosed with a chronic digestive disease at 2 years old. Fast forward 13 years, I met my boyfriend at 15. I was really ill during high school and ended up having to be home schooled. This did not run my boyfriend away, even though he was a 17 year old boy that definitely could have found a "