Let's be honest, most of us have done at least one of these. And if you haven't, you probably know someone who has (maybe you're even living with them). Spoiler alert: I've done all 10 of them at one point or another in my 10 year marriage, and I'm a licensed therapist who sees couples for a living. So don't lie to me and tell me you've never pulled one of these in your own relationship. I know you. You know you. (Quick! Name that movie!) I work with people every day who are

How many of us have the partnership or marriage we imagined when we daydreamed about our adult life as teenagers or as young adults? ... Hmmm... none of us, yup, right. (And if you said, "Yes, this is the marriage/relationship I always dreamed I would have," good for you! Your experience is not the norm, and I hope you cherish it.) Basically, if you don't feel like windblown, blissful Nicholas Cage in the gif below, when you think about your relationship, you are a normal hum

Sex Starts Outside the Bedroom Foreplay isn’t just physical. It’s relational. How you speak to each other while making dinner, who takes on the mental load, whether your partner feels seen and valued throughout the day, these are the precursors to physical connection.