Intimacy

How Early Attachment Styles Can Influence Later Relationships

Lucy Fry

There are more layers and complexities to contemporary attachment theory, but for the moment, let’s just say there are four main attachment styles — secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-anxious and disorganised.

The Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic

Terry Gaspard

While all couples need autonomy and closeness, many partners struggle with the pursuer-distancer dance and feel chronically dissatisfied with their degree of intimacy. When the pattern of pursuing and distancing becomes ingrained, the behavior of one partner provokes and maintains the behavior of the other.

How to Use Mindfulness to Strengthen Your Relationships

Gillian Florence Sanger

Mindfulness practice helps to promote healthy and happy relationships

The Three Keys to Passion

Cheryl Fraser

What are the components of the passion triangle?

My Wife Wants to Open the Relationship. Is Our Marriage Over?

Cheryl Fraser

A sex therapist weighs in on open relationships and how to make monogamy hot again.

Pay Attention, for Passion’s Sake

Cheryl Fraser

Paying attention predicts relationship success.

How to Stop Detached Dating and Create Real Connection

Anna Aslanian

Tips for dating in a more meaningful way.

Before You Get Married, Watch This

Michael Fulwiler

Prince EA, a filmmaker, activist, and public speaker, created a beautiful video based on some of our core principles.

Turn Toward Your Child to Nurture Intimacy

The Gottman Institute

Intimacy is the glue that holds families together. It's what connects us over the years and across the miles.

Holding Hands with Loved Ones Creates Interpersonal Synchronization

The Gottman Institute

When the couple was sitting next to each other holding hands, the brainwave sync was the strongest. How incredible is that?

4 Key Issues for New Parents and How to Solve Them

April Eldemire

The two of you are a team, and while raising a child is a big challenge, you have each other’s backs.

Seriously. What’s the Point of Marriage?

Nate Bagley

The point of marriage is not happiness. The point of marriage is growth.

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