Happily-ever-after. That’s what we’re all looking for. And so when we get into a relationship, and it’s NOT so happy, we start to wonder… Is this really it? Surely, if this were the right relationship, with the right person, we’d feel happy all the time! But, in fact,... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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.... 
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