Lawyers Call For Contract To Cheat: Navigating Relationships Post Pandemic
The last eighteen months have been the strangest in living memory. No-one could have predicted the impact of the global pandemic on the fabric of our societies...
Boundaries Build Bridges… Don’t Be Afraid To Set Them
People like me are always trying to make others see the value of setting healthy boundaries in the spirit of emotional honesty. That is expressing what you feel honestly and assertively when there is a feeling that a boundary needs to be set...
Underestimate The Small Issues In A Relationship At Your Peril
A good marriage with someone we truly love is generally the fairytale that is sold to us by society, sometimes parents and definitely religion...
Love Does Not Conquer All: Expectations In Relationships Under The Spotlight
Just how prepared are we for the considerable work needed in order to maintain a relationship? Many of us say that we know fully what lies ahead when we commit ourselves but I wonder just how true this really is...
How To Assess Your Relationship For The R Factor. The Silent Killer Of Relationships
It is sometimes hard to imagine how some couples stay together and what keeps them that way. For many people, especially codependents, the need to be in a relationship is always there but just how much should you take from your partner in terms of the way they conduct themselves...
How To Learn Listening Skills That Make All The Difference in Conflict Management
It doesn't matter what kind of relationship you are in, there will be conflict. In fact, if there isn‘t, one might question the connection present! Conflict management is one of the key skills that couples must learn if their relationship is to survive over the long term...
How To Understand What A Porn Addiction Does To A Relationship
Porn has a bad reputation and is often seen as somebody's dirty little secret. The stereotype of the typical porn viewer is a single white male who watches late at night giving the impression that people view porn alone and as a substitute for having a partner...
Conflict Management Is A Foundation of Love
It is my own personal experience, and that of clients, that whoever you choose to have a relationship with, there will be conflict and a lot of it. The paradox to our usual thinking is that the more intense and close a relationship is...
If You Don’t Ask, The Answer Will Always Be No. If You Don’t Say No, The Answer Will Always Be Yes
My apologies in advance for such a long, somewhat confusing headline. I hope you will get what I mean as you read further into this article...
Relationships: Lessons from Lockdown 1
What a year 2020 has been. There have been many things happening on a global, national and individual level. With the US election now over and the world holding its breath over other global events again...