Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and who knows how many weeks or months of quarantine you have spent with your partner. This is an adjustment we are …
4 Ways to Create Joy in Times of Stress
This year of facing restrictions and limitations to the activities we enjoy most certainly doesn’t foster an atmosphere of joy. A new year is the start of a new beginning …
Have Yourself a Merry Little Pandemic: Coping with Disappointments in 2020
When I imagine the holidays, my mind fills with images of traditions (both joyful and chaotic) and my daydreams focus on planning food and gifts and crafts. Usually it is …
How Parents can Survive Social Isolation with COVID-19
It’s surreal, isn’t it? Grocery stores are sold out of toilet paper and Clorox wipes. Milk, potatoes, bread, batteries, soap, and rice are all flying off the shelves. We’re each …
Why It Isn’t True That You Want Less Sex Than Your Partner
Maintaining a positive and pleasurable sex life within our long-term relationships is far more challenging than we are led to believe. Culture and media portrayals misinform us and encourage us …
9 Ways Sexting Gets the Passion Back Into Your Relationship
When I was living in Indonesia, I instantly hit it off with a man named Rob from the Netherlands. He was very sweet, intelligent, adaptive, and responsible – and I …
Couples Who Fight: What, How, Why, and How to Recover
You just got in a fight with your partner – or maybe you’ve been fighting a lot more often lately – and you’ve decided to do some field research. Couples …
9 Shocking Things You Didn’t Know Couples Do After Having a Baby
Ever wondered if you are the only couple doing that one thing after you had a baby? Everywhere you go, there’s more on what to expect when you’re expecting. If you …
Why Becoming a Mom Makes You Less Fun, More Stressed, and Too Busy
When I was pregnant, there seemed to be a never-ending montage of daydreams playing in my head about our future. In my head, I saw images of a belly full …
How We Saved Our Marriage After Having a Baby
I love telling this story. I love every part of it – even the terrible part of needing to save our relationship in the first place. I love it because …
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