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Everyone needs a night to themselves occasionally. Not a night spent at home in front of the TV with junk food, but a nice evening out alone. It isn’t uncommon to resist this idea, afraid it would look weird or unattractive to be out alone, but Dr. Sherrie Campbell insists that a lonely date is […]

In most aspects of life, people understand that it takes effort, practice, and often a good teacher in order to learn proficiency in something. People don’t usually sit down at a piano for the first time and expect to be able to play Chopin. People do, however, tend to begin relationships under the assumption that

Some busy people find themselves unnecessarily burdened because they have a difficult time telling people “no” when favors are asked of them. This can affect people in varying degrees, but this article lists nine tips to help us learn to tell people no. The first is to “know your no.” This means to be able

A recent study by the department of psychology at UCLA shows that adults over the age of 50 are the fastest growing demographic for online dating sites. Studies have shown that increased sexual activity is a precursor for happiness and that happiness increases with frequency of sex, even among people over the age of 65,

Erotic recovery is an important step for any couple after an affair. There may still be a lot of pain, but recovering erotic and intimate connections reestablishes an important part of a relationship. It also pushes the third party out of the relationship, mentally, by not allowing the thought of him to continue to reside

No matter how long a relationship has been in obvious trouble, it can always hurt to unexpectedly hear that your husband no longer loves you. It’s more difficult when he refuses to participate in efforts to fix things and wants to leave. What’s worse though, is realizing that your family and the life you’ve built

Internet addiction, even something as innocent as chatting with Facebook friends, can drive apart relationships, cause suspicion and jealousy, and can be responsible for creating a lack of passion and desire. There are marriages and relationships that do not involve sexual relations, possibly as high as one in three, but marriages aren’t usually made on

Michael Castleman briefly covers the history and mystery of kissing in this article from PsychologyToday. Kissing is something often overlooked in sexology resources, though it is an important part of intimacy and sex. People have complained that a lack of kissing from their partner has adversely affected their relationship and in some cultures kissing is

Dr. Daniel B. Wile shares and explains the defining elements of a collaborative couple therapy. Those elements are theory, which involves solving the moment; technique, which involves speaking for partners; and sensibility, or monitoring the therapist’s slipping from listening to judging. The theory element involves allowing the couples to talk intimately about their problem. This

This article from ElevatedExistence offers a unique approach to Valentine’s Day, setting aside the normal conceptions of flowers and chocolate, romantic dates, or saccharine consumerism. What it suggests is a Valentine’s reboot, in which we celebrate love in all of its forms not usually celebrated on the 14th of February. The goal of this lovely