Love & Relationships Readings

One of the most awkward things ever is when one of your friends develops a crush on you… but you just don’t like them back like that. You genuinely like them, but only as a friend – and you have no idea what to do about the situation, because you …

Long-Distance Relationships Can Be Really Tough It’s no secret that maintaining a relationship takes hard work and dedication from both parties. But, when a couple lives hundreds or thousands of miles apart, keeping a romance going becomes even more difficult. According to the Center for the Study of Long-Distance Relationships …

Do you long for the serenity of time alone, feel stretched to your limit already with everything you have going on in your life, practice a religion that requires monogamy, are happy with one partner, dislike “processing” or find discussion of feelings tedious, are satisfied with your sex life, or …

Are you experiencing a lot of relationship stress? Are you willing to do anything and everything to hold on to your partner?  Is your relationship struggling under the stress of daily life or some other source of anxiety? Stress, whether from inside or outside your relationship, is likely to affect …

Happiness is an elusive topic that has been studied and contemplated by many throughout history. While there are many theories and ideas of what it means to be happy, I decided to focus on the relational aspect of happiness in this blog. As an Imago relationship therapist and someone who …

When we think about how romantic relationships work, we probably think about the classic trajectory: Two people meet, they form a relationship, and as time passes they decided to either stay together or break-up. Such a straightforward path certainly reflects many people’s experiences, but the search for love is often …

We are forever searching for that one person to complete us. To fill the bevy of black holes, the vast array of empty spaces and the seemingly endless voids of darkness that scatter across the surface of our lives. We are made to feel that honest, deep-rooted happiness lies in …

Love at first sight is very real and people have created their own unique ways to get someone interested. There are many ways in which people communicate their romantic interest. The flirting comes first, and then Cupid strikes. But if you think men are the only ones who communicate physical …

Relationships end for many reasons, but all of them aren’t horrible. Some simply have many tiny flaws that, in the end, amount to one big, “Hell no.” That was the case for most of my breakups, and I wish I had seen the signs or been more vocal about how …