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Holiday 2021 Survival Guide: In-laws Addition
Whether newly married or recently celebrating your tenth anniversary, the holiday season never fails to ignite a variety and range of emotions. The holidays are supposed to be a time

If You Think It Say It
Good communication is essential to keep a relationship happy. Unfortunately, not everyone is good at sharing their feelings. So I'd like to offer you a simple idea to keep your

Being Stubborn Destroys Relationships
Have you ever realized that you were wrong but were too proud, aka stubborn, to admit it? So you find yourself digging in your heels and making things worse? Or

Focusing On Your Past Destroys Your Future
When someone you love has betrayed you or hurt you in any way, it's hard to let it go. But if you love your partner and want to make your

Being Impulsive Is Not Smart
Thinking on your feet and responding immediately is not helpful to your relationship. I know many people are proud of having that ability to always have a quick comeback. I

Valentine Gift Ideas
Coming up with appropriate Valentine gift ideas can be stressful at every stage of a relationship. But the best and easiest gift to give is to be thoughtful. Everyone wants

Do You Know if You’re Self-Absorbed?
After a breakup, it's easy to have 20/20 vision about what you could have done differently to save the relationship. But how about while you're still in the relationship? If

You Can Never Take Back Mean Words
Mean and nasty criticism of your partner, said out of anger, with an intention just to hurt will permanently damage your relationship, and very possibly end it for good. So if

Don’t Hold Your Feelings In When Your Partner Upsets You
If your partner does something that upsets you, you need to speak up about how you feel immediately — without yelling. Therein lies the problem for a lot of people.

If You Escape Your Relationship You’re Going To Lose It
Do you avoid intimacy or spending time with your significant other? Do you need a lot of space? If so, you're pushing him or her away. I need to warn you,

Don’t Manifest Your Relationship Fears
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" Franklin D. Roosevelt Fear of abandonment, fear of intimacy, fear of commitment, fear of change, fear of rejection, fear of failure, and even fear

No One Makes You Do Anything
Before you blame your partner for making you do something, stop and think, "I have free will to choose my behavior." Then make sure that you always choose your actions wisely. No

Work Out Together to Stay Together
Want to spend some quality time with your partner? How about working out together? It may not be something you would have thought of, but exercising together could actually prove

Can You Accept “No” or Do You Push to Get Your Way?
When someone tells you no can you hear that? Or do you push to get your way and what you want anyway? Ignoring the answer when it’s not the one you wanted

Your Emotional Wall Keeps You Alone
Being emotionally open in a relationship is very scary for people who are uncomfortable with feeling vulnerable. Putting up an emotional wall to hide behind feels safe. After all, it is much