It’s typically the woman in a heterosexual relationship who is the sensitive partner – the one who takes pains to consider her partner in all aspects, remembering all the birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions. Being oversensitive can entail less attractive personality traits, like being clingy, indecisive, emotional and jealous. However,…
Usually, when a couple decides to separate, it’s a precursor to an inevitable divorce. But therapists and the couples they counsel are finding that sometimes, separation is the first step to reconciliation. Instead of separating ultimately to divorce later, many couples are treating separation as a “time-out” of sorts. And…
Things aren’t always hot and heavy in relationships. Sometimes, life gets in the way, and you and your guy hit a dry spell in the bedroom. It could be because you’ve got a crazy busy work schedule and just can’t make time for it, or maybe you guys have been…
It may seem like all guys are jerks, and you’re destined to settle for a guy who doesn’t treat you well. “There are no nice guys” may be a mantra among you and your girlfriends, but it’s simply not the case. And starting with your own way of thinking is…
For many couples, bedtime is finally the time when they can get together, regroup and reconnect intimately with each other. Lots of couples love a little snuggle time at night, and researchers in Scotland are learning all that spooning may have an impact on the quality of the relationship. In…
Many couples rely on the good, old-fashioned pull-out, or withdrawal, method for contraception. It’s common practice for people whose religions eschew birth control or those who also rely on the rhythm method. The withdrawal method entails the man pulling his penis out of the vagina before ejaculating. Ideally, it keeps…
Most women fantasize about someone other than their partner – with movies like Magic Mike out there, it’s totally normal! Daydreaming or pretending your partner is someone else during sex is pretty par for the course when you’re in a monogamous relationship. But how do you know when your thoughts…
Love is not predictable, so why should dating have rules? Well, the reason for this is that when women follow their hearts and not their heads during dating, the way that they act around men is not always in their own best interests. You can’t expect to treat a man…
When you’re first starting out in a potential relationship, it’s hard to know when to say when. Yes, we’re talking about sex. Do you go for a homerun or play it safe on second base? The last you think you want to do is strike out when you’re only in…
Everyone says getting a case of cold feet pre-wedding is totally normal, but is it really? Researchers at UCLA recently found that being nervous about marriage can be a harbinger of hard times to come. In a study published in the Journal of Family Psychology, psychologists followed 232 newlywed couples…