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Recognizing Resentment and Moving Forward
I personally love the feeling of a fresh start and set some great intentions for this coming year, but as I was doing so it got me thinking about how sometimes there are things that we just hold on to that keep us from moving forward. In relationships we call this resentment.
5 Things to stop doing in 2016 To improve your relationship
Out with the old and in with the new? While most people love to use the New Year to mark the start of new habits, here are 5 things you should give up in order to create a happier, healthier relationship in 2016:
Surviving Engagement Season as a Single
The holiday season is supposed to be all about joy, togetherness, and connection. It can also be a time to feel more lonely and scroogy than ever, especially when you’re single and every jeweler in America decides to roll out their holiday commercials and glorify this time as the perfect season for engagements. While those commercials can be heart warming to some, they can also be heart wrenching for others and serve as a reminder of your singleness. If you fall into the second camp, I have a few tips on how to survive engagement season as a single:
Making the most of Couples Therapy On your Own
It happens more often than you’d think: things in your relationship aren’t going the way you’d like, arguments are happening more often, but they just aren’t going anywhere, you know your relationship needs help and so you decide couples counseling is what you need. The only problem- your partner doesn’t agree, and doesn’t want to go with you. Here are some tips for making the most of it when you’re going alone:
Same-Sex Friendships: Why they’re important, and how to make them
Moving into adulthood means you won’t likely be spending the night over at your bestie’s house every other weekend, but it doesn’t have to mean that the benefits of a close relationship like that have to change.