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Micro-Cheating Can Present Macro-Challenges

The term "micro-cheating" implies something insignificant and minimizes its seriousness. I mean, how can a tiny thing be wrong, you might wonder. It’s no big deal, and it just doesn’t matter because it doesn't mean anything. What’s the problem? It’s not full-on cheating, so it doesn’t count, right? Micro-cheating lurks in a fuzzy, grey area. It is an interaction - either open or...

Conflict Avoidance Can Be More Detrimental to Intimacy Thax Conflict Engagement

While compromise and adjustment are required in all romantic relationships, chronic conflict avoidance negatively impacts intimacy and connection. Many people believe that a healthy relationship is one in which there is minimal conflict. Perceived indicators of a good relationship included being agreeable, cooperating, and effective problem-solving. But, of course, everyone enjoys getting along with their spouse or partner and feels challenged...

How to Ask Someone On a Date: According to +15 Experts

You’ve crossed paths with someone who has captured your attention: Every time they come near, you feel butterflies. It seems you can easily identify them in a crowd. Somehow, your eyes always gravitate in their direction. Thoughts of them always seem to float through. Keeping eye contact with them while speaking makes you nervous. You decide to ask them on a date and want to get it right. Perhaps you’re wondering: “What is the best way to...

Do This to Affair-Proof Your Relationship

The HuffPost article, 'This Science-Backed Trick Could Help Prevent Infidelity In A Relationship' by Brittany Wong, on February 14th, caught my attention. The post begins by asking if there's a way to reduce the temptation of cheating and suggests that a study by the Journal of Sex Research tells us how. The proposed answer is simple: just put yourself in your partner's shoes and think about how your cheating may affect them. The scientists...

A Relationship Resolution for the New Year: Increase Intimacy for a Stronger Bond

Being loved and cared for boosts health, increases confidence, and contributes to overall well-being. Intentionally nurturing your most important relationship is absolutely worthwhile. The new year is an excellent opportunity to prioritize nurturing your relationship in specific ways. You and your beloved will reap many benefits, though some approaches get better results than others. A well-crafted relationship resolution aims to deepen...

The Turbo Relationship with Dr. Mayi Dixon on the LoveBonds Podcast

It’s no secret that the pandemic has greatly affected romantic relationships, including new ones. The Turbo Relationship is a term used to describe new relationships that formed during the pandemic that moved quickly toward commitment. The rapid commitment speed in a pandemic environment has both short- and long-term effects on the couple, as you’ll learn from our guest on the topic, Dr. Mayi Dixon. Dr. Mayi Dixon of Innovative Counseling...

4 Ways to Reassure Your Partner for a More Secure Connection

Couples that offer reassurances to one another regularly develop a more robust, more secure, and dependable relationship.  Many couples interact with one another in ways that resemble roommates or household co-managers. They often speak with each other in a way that directs, instructs, or guides. Yet, even when there is no malintent or ill will, the tone and tenor of the exchanges lack warmth, caring, and sensitivity.  WHY THIS WAY OF...

3 Powerful Benefits of Eye Gazing for Relationship Repair

More often than not, after a conflict or time of distance, most couples create space and distance between one another until the intensity of the feeling dissipates. Then, they reconnect often without the recognition that their romantic bond took a bit of a hit.  What helps following a disagreement or distance is ways to reestablish the bond between you. The idea is to restore the feeling that our love is safe, secure, dependable. In other...