Discussing debt, income, spending habits, savings, and financial goals before marriage helps couples build trust and avoid future money conflicts.
Sex & Relationships
The Strange, Unbearable, and Utterly Necessary Art of Getting It Wrong
“A high-yield partnership?”
“A high-yield partnership?”
How the 4 Cs Destroy Intimacy and How You Can Repair It
Criticism, complaining, controlling, and complacency erode emotional safety.
Criticism, complaining, controlling, and complacency erode emotional safety.
Would You Talk to a Stranger the Way You Talk to Your Partner?
Why we often give strangers more kindness and patience than the people we love most.
Why we often give strangers more kindness and patience than the people we love most.
I Was Everyone’s First Call. My Husband Was My Last Priority.
I spent years being available to everyone who needed me, until I realized I was neglecting the one person who loved me without asking me to prove my worth.
I spent years being available to everyone who needed me, until I realized I was neglecting the one person who loved me without asking me to prove my worth.
They Say Young Men Are Quitting Dating in Droves: I Fact-Checked the Claim — Here’s What I Found
The data is not as clear-cut as you think.
The data is not as clear-cut as you think.
5 Signs You’re More Attached to the Struggle Than the Relationship
Stop feeding into the illusion.
Stop feeding into the illusion.
The 3-Day Rule: What Happens to a Narcissist’s Mind When You Go Silent
A forensic look at the extinction burst.
A forensic look at the extinction burst.
The Narcissist’s Strategy Was the Trap
You don’t need seven steps to outsmart him. You need to stop playing the game.
You don’t need seven steps to outsmart him. You need to stop playing the game.
The Road Not Taken, Revisited
For the futures we forsook and the versions of ourselves we shall never meet.
For the futures we forsook and the versions of ourselves we shall never meet.
The Space Beside You
On marriage, communication, and the art of partnership.
On marriage, communication, and the art of partnership.
The Real Reason Men Fall in Love (And It’s Not Looks or Personality)
I spent three years being loved for what I did and calling it a relationship. Then Hanna said one sentence on her balcony and I couldn't answer her.
I spent three years being loved for what I did and calling it a relationship. Then Hanna said one sentence on her balcony and I couldn’t answer her.
The Top 3 Mistakes Men Make When Flirting With Women
Lots of men tell me they are confused and afraid when it comes to flirting with women. It’s not hard, however, to transform this experience.
Lots of men tell me they are confused and afraid when it comes to flirting with women. It’s not hard, however, to transform this experience.
Why Some People Only Show You How Much They Care When They’re About to Lose You
The panic looks like love. It is actually the sudden realization that the supply is about to be cut off.
The panic looks like love. It is actually the sudden realization that the supply is about to be cut off.
You Don’t Have a Relationship, You Have Access
Access is not intimacy. Intimacy is not partnership. Every confusion between them costs someone dearly.
Access is not intimacy. Intimacy is not partnership. Every confusion between them costs someone dearly.
I Kept Choosing People Who Couldn’t Love Me. It Wasn’t Bad Luck. It Was a Decision I Didn’t Know I Was Making
We don’t fall for who we want. We fall for what feels familiar. And familiar is not always safe.
We don’t fall for who we want. We fall for what feels familiar. And familiar is not always safe.