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Is It Possible to Recover After an Affair? The short answer is “yes”. Many relationships work through and survive an affair. Many even learn how to thrive after it’s over. However, in that time immediately after the affair, there can be a great deal of hopelessness and fear. In fact,
7 Reasons to Cuddle Your Partner ASAP Cuddling. It’s not just a cute and tender “Awwww” moment between two teen lover on the Disney Chanel, but it’s actually essential. Yes! Believe it or not, those few moments on the couch in pajama’s together define your healthy relationship, and just like
4 Things to Do When You Discover Your Partner is a Sex Addict Despite statistics that show there are 12 million sufferers of sex addiction in the United States, it is one of the most commonly misunderstood mental illnesses. Of course, not everyone experiences sex addiction in the same way.
Overcoming Grief: How to Cope with the Loss of a Loved One Sad, but true, most of us will have to deal with the loss of a loved one during our lifetimes. While the grief this engenders doesn’t last forever, it can be particularly hard to deal with at this
Finding Time for Sex During the Holidays The holidays can be a great time to reconnect, and enjoy the company of loved ones. However, they can also be filled with stress. Sometimes the stress is to the point of self-sacrifice. Such sacrifice can lead to neglecting your relationship, especially sexually.
When Passion Fizzles: Is It Normal or a Reason to Run? Jack and Lisa have been dating for a little over two years. Each had been in a few relationships before, but never anything this passionate, and it seemed like this was meant to be. It was only natural to
Holiday Recovery… Can It Wait? From Thanksgiving through the New Year, prioritizing yourself can be a tall order. This is true for everyone, and especially for people who are dealing with an addiction. Whether you are dealing with your own addiction to substances, alcohol, or sex, or you’re in a
Finding Mr. “Right for You” If this was 1968, and you were reading about Mr. Right in a ‘zine rather than on your mobile electronic device, you might think of the line “Show me a happy homosexual and I’ll show you a gay corpse.” Fortunately, society’s acceptance of homosexuality has
A Great Relationship? Will Marriage Create a Disturbance in the Force? No one ever said marriage was easy. But does it really make a difference in your relationship whether you’re married or not?A few years ago, when asked if she plans to marry Stedman Graham, her partner of nearly 30
The Underdiagnosis of Substance Use Disorders in Young People What are Substance Use Disorders? Most of us are familiar with the term “substance abuse,” or “addiction,” to refer to someone who has a drug or alcohol-related problem. The term “substance use disorder” is a bit less familiar to many. It’s