Why Relationships Make Us More Confident

It’s hard not to need the man you love. You want to lean on him. You want to rely on him. You want him to be your rock when life gets you down. But you’ve heard that the best relationships are interdependent, not codependent. It’s not his job to make you happy. Your...

Stop the Pursue-Withdraw Pattern Before It Breaks Your Relationship

Madison didn’t want to fight. Her relationship felt suffocating, but she didn’t know how to tell her boyfriend that she didn’t want to spend every weekend with him. She felt she owed it to him to arrange her schedule around him, but she’d begun to resent it. She’d...

2 Strategies That Can Save the Day When He Pulls Away

He’s pulling away. You can feel it. It’s not just that he’s not contacting you as often. It’s the way he communicates. Almost as if he’s irritated by you. As if it’s a big effort to pick up his phone and text you back. It hurts. It hurts because you thought you had...

3 “Gifts” to Make Your Guy Feel Incredibly Loved

Long-term relationships are comfortable. You’re used to each other. You’ve got your routine. You no longer wake up every single morning thinking, “I’m so lucky!” It’s a wonderful feeling when you can finally relax into a relationship. You can be real with one another....

3 Signs He Wants a Relationship But is Scared to Commit

Jade came to me with a clear focus for what she wanted to work on. “I want to show my boyfriend that he can trust me,” she said. “He had a really toxic relationship with his ex, and now he says he’s scared of getting close to anyone else again. How can I help him get...

4 Steps to Defuse His Emotional Triggers

It was just a comment. All Amanda did was ask Ethan to pitch in to get chores done. Okay, maybe she mentioned the fact that all he was doing was sitting on the sofa staring at his phone. But it was a light-hearted joke. She wasn’t being mean about it. Ethan blew up....