How to reboot the romance in your long-term relationship
For many in long-term relationships, life doesn't include a lot of couples-only fun. Here are some ways how you can reboot the romance.
Getting to know the ratio for positive relationships
Think about a person in your life it feels good to spend time with: a friend, family member, partner/spouse, coworker or even a neighbor. Do you usually walk away feeling like you had more energy -- or even happy?
Gratitude really rocks in romantic relationships
Everyday gratitude can serve as a booster shot for romantic relationships. Here's how.
Relationship maintenance: How can couples keep moving forward
For some couples in romantic relationships, just staying together is good enough. But others want to see their relationship move forward -- to get better and better -- and are willing to put in the effort to get there.
Relationship troubles: Should you stay or should you go?
Knowing whether to stay in or leave a romantic relationship is often an agonizing experience -- and that ambivalence can have negative consequences for health and well-being.
Learning the 5 different love languages
What are love languages? They're 5 person-specific techniques you should know to let people know you care about them and are grateful they are in your life.
5 signs that your partner may not be good in a crisis
Sometimes the very things we find attractive in someone may actually be warning signs that they may not be good for us in the long run. Those high exp... Read more...
First comes laughter, then comes love
When two strangers meet, the more laughs they share, the more likely the relationship will lead to romance.
Sex is only for conception & other marital advice from 1861
For some seriously questionable old-fashioned marital advice from 1861, take a look at one doctor's sex rules for couples.
10 things your relationship needs to stay strong
Keeping these ten essential human needs in mind can help you both to strengthen your relationship.
Couples’ sexual relationships & satisfaction suffer during IVF
Little attention has been given to the sexual dynamics of couples as they navigate infertility and treatments like IVF.
Close bonds form from long-distance relationships
For years, people have thought that long-distance relationships are almost always destined to fail... but is that really true?
What keeps passion alive in a long-term relationship?
How can you keep the passion alive - and the sex satisfying - in a long-term relationship?
Couples who have sex weekly are happiest
Does more sex equal more happiness? It isn't necessarily so, according to psychological research finding that weekly sex was the sweet spot.
Live together or get married? Similar emotional benefits
When it comes to emotional health, young couples do just as well when they live together as they do getting married, according to a new study.
5 tried-and-true ways to strengthen your relationship
What are you doing to keep your love life thriving? Here are 5 things to try to boost the quality of your romantic relationship.
Another reason to share chores: It can lead to better sex
Looking for more and better sex? If you're a man, you might consider doing more chores - vacuuming or the dishes - a little more often.
How gratitude could be the greatest gift to your marriage
Whether your marriage needs an overhaul or you just want to give it some preventative maintenance, the solution may be the same: feel the gratitude.
Which are worse: Emotional affairs or sexual affairs?
A recent study shows that men and women react differently to emotional affairs versus sexual affairs.
The evolutionary importance of love: A bird’s-eye view
Humans are extremely choosy when it comes to mating and dating. So what is the evolutionary point of love? A new study may have the answer.
New parents unhappy? Another baby is less likely
Couples who perceive a drop in happiness in the first year after they became parents have a lower probability of having a second child.
In mid-life, affairs for sex & passion preferred over divorce
When middle-aged women have affairs, they are looking for passion and sex, and often don't want to divorce their husbands.
Breakups hurt women a lot, but they recover more fully
Although women experience more emotional pain following a breakup, research suggests that they also recover more fully after a split.
Breaking up may not be as hard as the song says
The devastation caused by breaking up has been a dominant theme throughout the ages of great literature and pop culture alike.
