Do you know that feeling? When anxiety keeps you up into the wee hours of the morning, fretting and ruminating on every potential worst-case scenario? You imagine your reactions, subsequent events, and the thoughts go on and on. Are you dragged further and further into a nightmare of your own making? Some people are able… Read more »
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LGBT Dating and the Journey to the Ring
Gay dating expert and co-founder of OneGoodLove.com, Nicholas Martin, wrote about his recent observations of young people in the LGBT community: Everybody wants to find “the one,” says Marlin. College-aged and recently graduated LGBT folks seem inordinately concerned with the love search. The dream seems to consist of a degree, a good job, and an… Read more »
The Closer the Couple, the Better the Sex? Not So.
What Perel discovered, she wrote in her bestselling book, Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence. What she concluded was a bit counterintuitive: Intimacy can actually be a roadblock to desire, smothering the sexual spark. Perel gained a public following, and became a favored international speaker on sexuality and marriage. More than four million people have watched her Tedtalk on the book and topic to date.
Myth: Marriage Is A Fifty-Fifty Proposition
Do your best to keep the business parts of your personal relationship where they belong. Place them far below the sensitive, generous, selfless places that breed devotion and delight in one another. Touch, give gifts, affirm, and serve. You’ll get much more out of that type of relationship. A business arrangement between lovers is much too cold and unsatisfying.
How Good Relationships Can Make You Stronger
How does a strong relationship encourage thriving?
Our relationships are not simply employed as pick-me-ups when we’re down. The joy of our close relationships comes often as our loved ones help us thrive and grow. We gladly accept it when people close to us push us to take risks, and back us up when we do.