A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Brooke Blanton  // May 21, 2018 A few weekends ago, I woke up with a nasty migraine. I knew it the second my eyes opened on that Saturday morning—the imaginary ice pick that has plagued me my entire life was back in its usual spot: right behind my left eye. But […]
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“Commitment is the part of the relationship that provides safety and security, so couples can express their thoughts, feelings, and desires openly.” With the rise in numbers of couples who live together rather than marry, compounded with the prevalence of divorce, it may seem as though people don’t care about commitment anymore. Yet people acknowledge
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A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Kyle Benson, December 21, 2016 Let’s talk about sex because it turns out the most important part of cultivating a healthy sex life is talking about a healthy sex life. Only 9% of couples who can’t comfortably talk about sex with one another say that they’re satisfied sexually. Here is an example
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A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Andy Reynolds, MSW, LCSW  // February 15, 2018 Do you want to create a richer connection with your partner? To have those conversations that are intimate and meaningful? Are you shutting down opportunities for a deeper relationship with someone you love by the way you talk with them? Wait, I’m sorry.
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A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Hannah Eaton  // September 8, 2017 Hannah Eaton  // September 8, 2017 “Love is a constant process of tuning in, connecting, missing and misreading cues, disconnecting, repairing, and finding a deeper connection. It is a dance of meeting and parting and finding each other again. Minute to minute and day to day.â€Â –
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