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The Relationship Rewards of Traveling as a Couple

Traveling is often seen as a leisure activity, a break from the daily grind. But did you know it can also be an incredible relationship booster? Traveling as a couple gives you the chance to create shared memories, face challenges together, and discover new aspects of each other. According to a survey from the U.S. Travel Association, couples who travel together have healthier, happier relationships compared to those who don’t travel. A whopping 86% of […]

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10 Signs Of Relationship Burnout and What You Can Do About It

Just like with work, our relationships can easily become overwhelmed with stress and exhaustion that eventually lead to feelings of burnout. In this article, we’re going to walk you through exactly what relationship burnout is, how it manifests, and some approaches you can use to help heal emotional exhaustion and feeling distant from your partner. What is Relationship Burnout? The term “burnout” has been used frequently in recent years, but what does it actually mean?

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How to Rebuild Emotional Intimacy in Marriage: 10 Ways

You rebuild emotional intimacy in a marriage through small, consistent acts of connection: putting your phones away and really listening, responding with empathy, letting yourselves be vulnerable, spending time together that’s just for the two of you, and facing hard conversations instead of avoiding them. It starts with noticing why closeness faded, then choosing one or two changes to practice every day. If you’ve drifted far apart, couples counseling with a Gottman therapist can help

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5 Ways to Tell the Impacts of Social Media on Relationships

Social media affects relationships in both directions. It can pull partners apart through constant scrolling, comparison with other couples, snooping, oversharing and jealousy over likes and follows. It can also bring partners closer when they use it to stay in touch, share inside jokes and celebrate real moments together. The difference usually comes down to how much attention it takes away from your partner, which is why protecting emotional intimacy in marriage matters more than

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8 Healthy Ways to Deal With Financial Issues in Marriage

Couples deal with financial problems in marriage best by talking about money openly and without blame, building a simple shared budget, tackling debt as a team, keeping some financial independence for each partner and saving for emergencies together. Money fights are rarely only about money; they usually touch on trust, fairness and security, so the way you talk about it matters as much as the numbers. These money conversations for couples are a good place

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16 Challenges of Dating in Your 50s—and How to Overcome Them – As Seen In – Best Of Life Online

Dating is tough in this day and age, more so if you’re age has surpassed what most people consider a common dating age. Dating in your 50s will definitely have challenges, but according to an article by Best Life, there are ways you can overcome them.   As an expert on the matter, Dr. Dana McNeil PsY, LMFT shares in the article that people dating in their 50s think the dating pool is limited. However,

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How to Establish Healthy Boundaries in Relationships

Setting and communicating healthy boundaries in relationships can help couples maintain their sense of self, as well as their sense of personal space. This combined effort is likely to result in a stress-free and healthy dynamic. Above all, boundaries are one of the purest forms of self-love and self-respect. If you’re new to the concept of boundaries, they may be initially hard to set and maintain. That’s why you should be familiar with what they stand

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Relationship Anxiety Is So Much More Common Than You Think – As Seen In – InStyle

Unfamiliar to many, relationship anxiety can be experienced by partners even in a healthy and loving relationship. InStyle describes it as “the general sense that things are not going well in your relationship, even in the absence of evidence.” Experts including our founder, Dr.Dana McNeil PsyD, LMFT, believe that this is a common behavior. She says; “You might feel an ever-present dread that even if things seem like they are going well currently, the relationship

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Why Financially Independent Women Feel More Empowered

Financial independence matters because financially independent women have confidence, security in an emergency, the freedom to pursue their own goals, and the ability to leave a relationship that becomes unhealthy or unsafe. In a marriage, it also makes the partnership more equal: both people choose to be there, and neither is stuck. Below, we’ll look at what financial independence means, why it matters, how it can benefit their partners, and how their life partners can

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Self Care In Relationships: 6 Habits To Start Practicing

Any relationship takes combined effort to thrive. As human beings, we’re all wired for connections and emotional intimacy. However, in seeking stable, healthy relationships, we often tend to the needs of our partners rather than our own. As a result, we neglect the most important facet of prosperous relationships: self-care. Our founder, Dr. Dana McNeil believes in putting yourself first by practicing self care in relationships. It’s essential to keeping yourself, your partner, and the

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