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Using a Conflict Style Assessment to Strengthen Your Relationship (Couples Quizzes)

[Go directly to the Conflict Style Assessment HERE] Identify Your Conflict Style Conflict can be difficult to navigate, and everyone has their own approach. Our conflict style assessment will help you identify which of the five approaches you use in order to improve your relationships. From there, you can explore strategies to enhance how you …

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Roommate Syndrome

What Is Roommate Syndrome? (Combat it in Less Than 5 Minutes)

Have you heard of Roommate Syndrome (or Roommate Phase) but aren’t sure what it is and whether or not you have it? Don’t worry, even though it is a very common problem, it is also very solvable if you are willing to make some small, consistent changes. What Is Roommate Syndrome? It might sound like …

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How You, Alone, Can Build A Thriving Relationship

Just like Serena Williams. Why is it that you always feel like you’re the only one working on your relationship? You don’t want a mediocre relationship; you want a stellar one. You want to live a long, happy life together. One where you support, challenge, and cherish each other, have great sex, and lots of …

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5 Crucial Questions to Ask Your Partner Before Marriage or Commitment

Love, at first sight, is romantic and magical, but it is also blind. If you and your partner want your relationship to last a lifetime, it is worth taking some time to shine a light on some of your blind spots by asking important questions and checking out your assumptions. You can avoid a lot …

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14 Romantic Gestures to Offer Your Partner This Week

Romance and small gestures are the super glue that hold a relationship together, and that keep the flame burning bright. Remind your partner they are special so you don’t slowly fall into roommate syndrome or begin to drift apart. Happy couples don’t postpone romance to exotic vacations that may never even happen. They remind each …

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Watch Out for these Green Flags in Your Relationship

Do you want more positivity in your relationship? The solution might be easier than you think. There is so much talk circulating right now about warnings to stay away from toxic behaviors and watch out for red flags. While it is important to work on the challenges in your relationship, it’s crucial not to focus …

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Vulnerability

Vulnerability Q&A

Image by Alejandro Tuzzi from Pixabay  You’ve heard the advice that you’re supposed to be vulnerable with your partner if you want to build trust and feel closer. But you might not know what that means or where to start. Here are my answers to some common questions people have about how to increase intimacy in romantic relationships …

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Laura Silverstein’s Book: Love Is an Action Verb Impresses Prominent Relational Psychologists

The Field of Psychology is in Need of More Evidence-Based Resources that are Fun and Easy to Read. Self-help advice tends to fall into two categories. 1 – Highly technical writing presented by academics who have spent their careers analyzing data. These books are full of solid advice, but also tend to err on the …

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What is Toxic Positivity? (And why you should be careful of it, especially during the holidays)

Don’t Tell People to Be Joyful, Ask Them How They Are Instead As an 8-year old child, Christmas was wonderous and magical for me. I loved the food, the music and, of course, the gifts. Everything about it was a delight. I remember being in church on Christmas Eve. It was my favorite service of …

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Daily Relationship Routines for Long-Lasting Love

Long-lasting love is built every single day. Prevention and consistency are not sexy but it’s worth it to focus on quality time together. You daydream about romantic getaways with white sand beaches. And worry about betrayal and abandonment in the wee hours of the morning. But you probably don’t use much of your brain space …

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Looking for traditional couples therapy?

If you live in the state of Pennsylvania and are looking for assessment and psychotherapy, please visit Main Line Counseling Partners for more information.

If you live outside of Pennsylvania and are looking for Gottman Method Couples Therapy, you can enter your zip code and find a provider near you at https://gottmanreferralnetwork.com/

If you believe you are in imminent crisis or experiencing a mental health-related emergency, please call 911 immediately or go to your nearest hospital emergency room. If you believe you are in an abusive relationship, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline here: https://www.thehotline.org/

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