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November 13,2025

How to Be Surprising and Fun… By Making a Plan

Why should you make a plan to be surprising and fun with your partner? “Relationship”...

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October 16,2025

What Does It Take to Create an Emotional Safety Zone...

Where are the “emotional safety zones” in your life?  These are relationships where you can...

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September 18,2025

Stop Having Frustrations — Start Having Requests

Remember the last time a conversation reached an impasse in your relationship? Instead of seeing...

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August 14,2025

Why You Need to Close the Exits in Your Marriage

“Close the exits.” When you hear that phrase in reference to your marriage, what does...

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July 17,2025

How to Recognize Your Relationship’s Power Struggle

It’s never fun to feel disappointed, frustrated, or angry with your partner. Many couples break...

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June 17,2025

What Is the Imago — and Why Does It Matter...

Imago is Latin for “image.” In Imago relationship therapy, the Imago is the unconscious image...

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May 10,2025

Improve Communication with the Couples Dialogue

Do you feel like your partner never really listens to you? Do they complain that...

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April 3,2025

Couples Quiz: Our Visions for Our Relationship

You feel like your partner isn’t being romantic enough. They feel like you criticize them...

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March 4,2025

The Mystery of Attraction

You've probably heard some people talk about their knees getting weak. Or being “drawn toward”...

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February 1,2025

How to Make a SMART Request of Your Partner

You know that relationships thrive (or wither) based on communication. You need to be able...

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