The Do’s and Don’ts of Texting in a New Relationship

The Do’s and Don’ts of Texting in a New Relationship

If you’ve just met someone and think there might be chemistry, you may feel the urge to build momentum by sending a thoughtful text. But what if you don’t receive a text back quickly? Does it leave you feeling exposed, anxious, and vulnerable? Or sometimes, when they...
How Hope Can Sabotage a Relationship

How Hope Can Sabotage a Relationship

You’ve met someone. They seem perfect. You appreciate your time with them. You seem to have a lot in common. They’re charming, complimentary, and smart. As far as you can tell, they love their family and are kind to animals. They might be someone you haven’t known...
How to Deal With Your Partner’s Ex

How to Deal With Your Partner’s Ex

When you come into a relationship in which your new partner had a family before you, particularly when there are kids involved, it is profoundly important to recognize how jarring it is to bring a new person into this system. Even though it was a dysfunctional system,...
When Trauma Affects Your Trust in Your Relationship

When Trauma Affects Your Trust in Your Relationship

Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes. It can be a huge event or a more subtle pain that you try hard to overlook, though it still haunts you. Collective traumas are suffered by many. They include war, terrorism, an accident, or a catastrophic weather episode that...