It’s becoming almost dreadfully and unbearably easy to resort to the ole’ dinner date these days. Okayyyy, I know, we shouldn’t really complain that much, and for the average couple with many years under their belt that dinner may actually be their escape from reality and just what they need to focus on nothing but […]
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Aside from the usual ‘How was your day?’ thrown in the mix of your daily check-in routine with your spouse, that should hopefully be the bare minimum. It’s not that ‘How was work?’ or ‘How did your day go?’ isn’t connection-focused as far as effort goes, but you know who else likely asks your spouse
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Right now this so-called lockdown, staycation, work-from-home, solitary confinement or period of unwilful solitude – whatever you want to call it – is about to test everyone’s relationships. Whether you’re newly dating, in a relationship, living together or apart, engaged or married, this indirectly enforced stay-at-home confinement is going to be the ultimate test if
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Thanksgiving and Christmas are the two major Holidays for couples and new relationships where it may seem like you’re stepping on one another’s toes. Whether you celebrate the Holidays or not, it’s important to consider Holiday expectations in your relationship. In a previous post, I talked about how the Holidays can make or break new
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That’s right – I chose a partner based heavily on similar or shared core values. The funny thing is none of this really mattered to me – in a partner – at 19, 20, 21 years old. But something changed for me – at my core – around the age of 25, following a call
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