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There are productive ways to heal the inevitable hurts in a relationship. Holding on to resentment hurts both parties

Fake Forgiveness Is Toxic for Relationships Accepting an apology or brushing off a slight can benefit the offender and the offended alike—but only if you really commit to it.

No doubt some of these will be familiar ... Changing a few bad habits can transform arguments into discussions!

6 mistakes you’re making when you argue with your partner These common habits fuel the fire instead of extinguishing it. Here are more constructive ways to fight it out.

Lots of good questions - the kind I often hear from clients - answered!

5 common intimacy questions, answered To quote the eternally wise words of hip-hop girl group Salt-N-Pepa, “Let’s talk about s*x” — and your questions and concerns surrounding the subject.

“Most people are not looking for an emotional affair. They find themselves connecting with a person… [and] they start to depend on… the emotional highs… It can quickly become an obsession. The secrecy often adds to the excitement and the attraction. As the intensity of attachment and involvement rises, so does the possibility that the affair will become s*xual.”

Emotional Infidelity: You Will Feel Attracted To People Besides Your Partner So, what will you do?

This has nothing to do with intimacy or relationships, but it is a terrific explanation of the real roots of procrastination - a topic I've spent a lot of time thinking about. It also has a number of good suggestions for beating procrastination (I'll try them out as soon as I finish alphabetizing my spice drawer...)

Why You Procrastinate (It Has Nothing to Do With Self-Control) If procrastination isn’t about laziness, then what is it about?

Why being in love is like being on drugs... And why, as with getting high, you eventually come down...

How your brain responds to being in love Falling in love is an emotional and physical experience governed by complex hormones in your brain.

OK, so it doesn't sound romantic... But how romantic is not having s*x at all?

How maintenance s*x can improve your long-term relationship A decrease in s*x frequency is expected (and normal) in long term relationships. Here's why you should consider scheduling some time in the bedroom.

The best gift is the gift of an experience. Doing things together builds the relationship - way better than a bunch of over-priced roses!

13 Valentine's Day gifts that will strengthen your relationship Stumped on what to get your Valentine this year? Give a gift you can enjoy together as a couple.

On the other hand, what if partners just talked to each other?

Finally, a Device for Telling Your Partner You Want to Bang Without Speaking LoveSync is the nut button meme come to life.

My article this month in NorthSide Woman is about getting intimate relationships back on track after the disruption of summer vacations. Even more important for relationships that were't "on track" before summer started!

Reset on Romance With school starting again, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer vacation are coming to an end for another year. For some lucky couples, summer vacation means a romantic interlude,

A somewhat long video, but very entertaining and full of insights about relationships - worth watching!

BTW, the reason "why you will marry the wrong person"? Because there isn't a "right person"... just a "good enough person", whose faults and foibles we can learn to live with, just as they can learn to live with ours!

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person - Alain de Botton

Can a pill improve a woman's libido? Well, it's complicated...
"When women pay attention to and identify the triggers, context, and the kind of stimuli that elicit s*xual desire, suddenly they're in a position where they feel empowered to make changes within their environment and within their relationship that might increase desire."

The Quest for Lust Female desire is one of the most mysterious facets of human behavior—and its absence is women's most common s*xual complaint. Can science figure out how to ignite it?