Couples dynamics
72 articles in this category.
- After All I've Done for You': How to Respond to a Guilt Trip
- Everything I Say Is an Attack': How to Talk to a Defensive Partner
- How to Handle a Co-Parent Who Is Always Late for Pickups and Drop-offs
- How to Handle a Co-Parent Who Uses Your Kids as Messengers, Spies, or Pawns
- How to Handle a Partner Who Is Chronically Negative or Pessimistic
- How to Handle a Partner Who Uses Therapy-Speak as a Weapon in Arguments
- How to Handle a Sibling's Spouse Who Is Creating Family Drama
- How to Talk About a Mismatched Sex Drive Without Blame
- How to Talk About Your Mental Health When Your Partner Thinks It's 'All in Your Head
- How to Talk to a Partner Who Never Initiates Plans or Dates
- How to Talk to a Partner Whose Hobby Is Taking Over Their Life (and Yours)
- How to Talk to Your Co-Parent About Differing Screen Time Rules for the Kids
- How to Talk to Your Co-Parent About Their New Partner's Role With the Kids
- How to Tell a Friend Their New Partner Is Bad News
- I'm Drowning, But I Don't Know How to Ask My Partner for Help
- Is It Worth a Fight? Bringing Up a Partner's Annoying Habit
- Managing anxiety before a custodial handover with a hostile ex
- Mistakes to Avoid When Asking for More Affection or Intimacy
- Mistakes to Avoid When Asking Your Partner to Go to Couples Therapy
- Mistakes to Avoid When Introducing Your Kids to Your New Partner
- Mistakes to Avoid When Talking to a Parent About Their Child's Social Exclusion or Bullying
- Mistakes to Avoid When Your Partner Confesses They Were Unfaithful
- Mistakes to Avoid When Your Partner Is Deeply Insecure or Jealous
- Mistakes to Avoid When Your Partner Is Grieving and Pushing You Away
- Mistakes to Avoid When Your Partner Loses Their Job
- Mistakes to Avoid When Your Partner Reveals They Are Depressed
- Mistakes to Avoid When Your Partner's 'Jokes' Feel More Like Criticisms
- Mistakes to Avoid When Your Partner's Love Language Feels Alien to You
- My Ex Always Says 'Yes' When I Say 'No'. How to Handle It?
- My In-Laws Are Overstepping. How Do I Address It Without Upsetting My Partner?
- My Partner Compares Me to Their Ex. How Do I Address It?
- My Partner Found Something on My Phone. Now What?
- My Partner Is a 'Fixer' and Never Just Listens to My Problems
- My Partner Keeps Bringing Up Old Fights. How Do We Move On?
- My Partner Keeps Saying 'I'm Sorry,' But Nothing Ever Changes
- My Partner Misremembers Our Fights, and It Drives Me Crazy
- My Partner Shuts Down When I Try to Talk About Our Problems
- My Partner Wants to 'Win' Every Argument. How Do I Break the Cycle?
- My Partner Wants to Check My Phone. What Does This Mean, and What Do I Say?
- Navigating the weeks of living together after a breakup
- Navigating Transference: When a Client Develops Romantic Feelings for You
- Sending a final text to someone who is slow-fading you
- The Conversation About a Partner's Drinking, Gaming, or Screen Time Addiction
- The Silent Treatment: What to Do When Your Partner Punishes You With Silence
- The Unique Frustration of a Brainstorming Session Dominated by a Pessimist
- They Say 'You're Too Sensitive' When I Share My Feelings
- We Can't Afford That': The Conversation When One Partner Is a Spender
- What to Say When a Parent Blames You for Their Child's Struggles
- What to Say When You Feel More Like Their Parent Than Their Partner
- What to Say When Your Co-Parent Insists on Buying Expensive Things You Can't Afford
- What to Say When Your In-Laws Compare You to Their Child's Ex-Partner
- What to Say When Your Partner Accuses You of Being 'Too Logical' or 'Unemotional
- What to say when your partner goes silent during an argument
- What to Say When Your Partner Says 'You're Just Like Your Mother/Father
- What to Say When Your Partner Says, 'We Feel More Like Roommates
- What to Say When Your Partner Says, 'You're Being Dramatic
- What to Say When Your Partner Wants a Major Life Change, Like Moving or Quitting Their Job, That You Don't
- What to Say When Your Partner Won't Stop Talking About Their Ex
- What to Say When Your Partner's Friends Are a Bad Influence on Them
- When a Couple's Session Becomes a Battlefield: How to Mediate in Real Time
- When Your Co-Parent Undermines Your Rules in Front of the Kids
- Why Dealing with a Sibling Who Resents Your Success Is So Complicated
- Why It's So Draining When Your Partner Has No Ambition or Drive
- Why It's So Draining When Your Partner Is a Bad Listener
- Why It's So Draining When Your Partner's 'Help' Just Creates More Work for You
- Why It's So Exhausting When Your Partner Isn't a 'Planner
- Why It's So Hard When Your Co-Parent Has a Completely Different Standard of 'Safe
- Why It's So Tiring When Your Partner's 'Helpfulness' Is Actually Micromanagement
- Why It's So Tiring When Your Partner's Anxiety Becomes Your Responsibility
- Why Walking on Eggshells Around a Volatile Person Is So Tiring
- Why You and Your Partner Keep Having the Same Argument Over and Over
- Why you feel crazy when your spouse plays the victim instantly