Relationships

Knowing your expectations early on is a great way to make sure your sexual needs are met.

Leaving a harmful relationship can be painful, terrifying, and exhilarating all at once. 

There is a path towards healing, even after betrayal.

A therapist explains how to talk honestly and openly about your desires in a relationship.

An apology is a process of compassionate communication that takes two, not just the one who messed up.

Kinks or fetishes are common! Here are ways to share your desires with your new partner.

What does “condependency” mean when it comes to romantic relationships?

Weekly time to focus on logistics can have a bigger effect on one’s relationship than any date night.

All intimate relationships work better when both partners accept influence from each other.

Couples therapy still carries a lot of stigma, and it can make partners hesitant.

A therapist explains how we can ease back into face-to-face interaction as the pandemic wanes.

Here are ways for couples to handle shared trauma, so their partnership thrives instead of dies. 

If you chase the object of your desire, they’ll seek more and more distance.

Here are some tips from experts and people in long-distance relationships themselves.

Jealousy isn’t fun, but it can also be an invitation to better meet our needs.

In order to truly move on, it’s a great idea to reflect on past relationships.

This Valentine’s Day, give grace, gentleness, and TLC to your partner—or yourself.

The common parsing of words that relate to sex may be the reason why it’s nearly impossible to come up with a definitive definition of the term “sexual encounters.”

Is it possible to wipe the slate clean with a former lover?

Jake Ernst’s “routes of safety” model can help us work through tender moments with our partners.