Stronger Marriages

Have you spent time online dating or IRL dating recently? If so, you have no doubt encountered people saying/typing/texting that they are exclusively looking for “friends with benefits.” I can’t count how many Tindr and OkCupid bios I have swiped past that included something along the lines of: “I don’t want a relationship right now,…

Despite there being a small army of dating websites and apps, finding a happily ever after is not easy these days. In fact, more than half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34, prime dating age, do not have a romantic partner according to the General Social Survey. This is a record high.…

“Homewrecker.” “Man-stealer.” “Skank.” We have heard them all before. A man cheats on his wife or girlfriend, and it is somehow the other woman’s fault. Witness how fans of celebrity news have been in a meltdown over whether Jordyn Woods is responsible for “stealing” Tristan Thompson from Khloe Kardashian or the media circus surrounding the…

Valentine’s Day is often seen as the ultimate holiday for couples. After all, the holiday is all about romance, passion, love and all those things that are associated with happy relationships. All the hype around Valentine’s Day, however, can put a lot of pressure on you and your significant other to get it right the…

It is my longing that makes me love you intensely, For I yearn to be loved from the heart. It is my eternity that makes me love you long, For I have no end. – Mechtild of Magdeburg, German mystic of the Beguines, 1282 Love is mystical in the sense that science is not yet…

Do you find yourself being stressed out with your current and past relationships? Do you wonder if you are with the right person in terms of your current relationships? It can be very difficult to be in a happy relationship nowadays. It is not uncommon to hear that your friends or coworkers just got a…

Dating sites and apps are for dating, right? You create your profile, cross your fingers while you hope for some good matches and then swipe until you meet your soulmate. That is how online dating works, right? After all, finding your soulmate is the point of setting up an online profile. Once, this was true.…

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