Tag: couples

Life After Dating: 10 Dumb Fights (And What They’re Really About)

One of the sad, strange realities about being a couple is that no matter how committed you are to getting along, you will find yourselves fighting about the most seemingly insignificant things. Trust us, even people in the most evolved and tranquil relationships bicker about dirty socks not making it into the hamper. And although […]

Life After Dating: People Who Say They Would Change Nothing About Their Partner Are Lying

When I was single and dating people who were definitely not right for me, I would often go to coupled friends for advice. They’d respond to my list of complaints that “he didn’t like to read books” or “he wanted to spend an unnatural amount of time with his guy friends, is he gay?” with […]

Should You Go to Couples’ Therapy?

Couples therapy, also known as marriage counseling is a form of talk therapy geared toward—you guessed it—couples. The goal of couples’ counseling is to help people in relationships recognize issues and resolve conflicts. Couples’ counseling can help people who are working to improve specific things in their relationships, such as communication. It can also be […]

75 Little Ways To Be Romantic Every Day Of The Year

February 14th might be the official, greeting card company-sanctioned day to celebrate love, but let’s not limit our romantic gestures to one measly day. For a relationship to truly thrive, romance must be practiced on the daily. Valentine’s Day is a day for gigantic heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, expensive dinners, and crazy lingerie, but look […]