What do you do when the man you love won’t talk to you or work on your problems? That’s what Joyce wanted to know. She showed up in my office, a graceful woman in her late 50s. She’d been married to her husband for decades. He’d been loving and kind when they first...
There are two pathways to love. One is the “attractive stranger” pathway. You see someone who catches your eye, you start talking, and sparks fly. The second is the “friends to lovers” pathway. You get to know someone really well, you realize that no one in the world...
When do you feel most drawn towards your partner? This is one of Esther Perel’s favorite questions. She’s asked this question to audiences around the world, and she delights in the range of answers. Some people say they feel drawn to their partner when they see them...
Barbara needed my advice. She explained that she was dating a wonderful man. They were both in their sixties. They both had adult children and he ran his own business, so they couldn’t see each other as often as they’d like. Recently she’d started to wonder if he was...
Sarah stared at her phone. Her hands shook as she read and re-read the text. He was really doing it. He was breaking up with her. Her hands flew as she typed back a cutting response. How dare he? He couldn’t even be bothered to say this to her face? What kind of...
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