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Criticism Is the Toxic Habit that Can Slowly Ruin Your Relationship

By Kelsey Borresen — 2019

Experts say this common communication issue can push couples apart.

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The Dos and Don'ts of Talking to a Loved One About Weight Loss

If you think your partner needs to lose a few, approach 'the talk' with caution. Here's what to say — and what to skip.

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Everyday Health
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How Your Mother Can Improve Your Love Life. ~ Mark Wolynn

When you think of your mother, does your heart open with compassion or tighten with resentment? Do you allow yourself to feel her tenderness and care? The way we receive our mother’s love can be similar to how we experience love from a partner.

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Mark Wolynn
2013
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No Such Thing as a Relationship Expert

From a Buddhist standpoint, there’s nothing to win in a relationship, just as there’s nothing to win in life—except, of course, the deep satisfaction that comes from appreciation, collaboration, and love.

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Ethan Nichtern
2017
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Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

The communication technique of Non-Violent Communication (NVC) developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg provides a way to communicate with our partners safely and peacefully.

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William Stierle
2020
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21 Ways to Strengthen Struggling Relationships

All relationships go through phases, there will be good times and challenges. When you recognize that your relationship is in a rough spot, take heart. Great relationships don’t happen by luck. There are the specific skills and actions that strengthen our relationships.

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Leslie Frey
2020
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Relationship Challenges

Adult relationships succeed or fail for many reasons beyond the partners' childhoods, of course. Most people have to work to master the skills necessary to make romantic relationships endure and flourish, and threats to their connection are sources of great psychological anguish.

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Psychology Today
2020
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Why Couples Fight: Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

We think most couples wait too long to get help, so we want to bring the simple practices of a conscious partnership into the mainstream so people know how to be in a marriage before they enter one.

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Harville Hendrix, Helen LaKelly Hunt
2012
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How to Make Every Relationship a Success

Ditch the idea of a "failed relationship" and make each relationship you have one that you can learn and grow from.

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Rich Roll
2016
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Abraham Maslow on Keeping Romantic Love Alive

Maslow intuitively predicted the latest findings from positive psychology.

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Edward Hoffman
2020
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Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm: An Interview with Esther Perel

From the New Yorker Festival, the couples therapist and podcast host discusses infidelity, apologies, and the problem with wedding vows these days.

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Alexandra Schwartz
2018
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Criticism and Rejection