8 Ways to Build Closer Relationships

Oftentimes, it’s easy to put off working on your relationship. You tell yourself that after your big presentation at work, or after you get back from vacation, that you’ll start a conversation with your partner about how you can communicate better or how you can resolve a lingering conflict. If you’re wondering how you can…

ByStaffMay 9, 20230Comments

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7 Helpful Ways to Support Your Partner With Depression

Watching your other half go through depression can be a totally confusing, overwhelming experience. You may feel helpless, and at a total loss for what to say or do. And while you can't "fix" the depression for your partner, you can remain a positive force in their life, simply by showing up and giving…

ByStaffMarch 9, 20230Comments

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Insurance Doesn’t Cover Couples Counseling – Here’s How to Use It Anyway

Seeking couples counseling is a great, proactive step towards resolving all kinds of relationship problems or even exploring your attachment styles. Unfortunately, health insurance doesn’t typically cover couples or marriage counseling, because “relationship issues” in itself is not a mental health diagnosis (which is a requirement for health insurance to pay for therapy). But don't…

ByStaffMarch 9, 20230Comments

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7 Steps to Healing Your Relationship After a Fight

Conflict in a relationship is inevitable -- we all have different wants and needs. Naturally, these different wants and needs make it so that we don’t always see eye-to-eye. In our worst moments, even minor miscommunications can trigger full-blown fights. But the thing about fighting is that – as frustrating as it may feel when…

ByStaffMarch 9, 20230Comments

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Dating Someone with Anxiety: 8 Do’s & Don’ts

Every relationship comes with its share of challenges and sometimes it’s hard to know what to do and what not to do. This is especially true when your significant other has an anxiety disorder. You might feel like you’re riding a rollercoaster with unpredictable highs and lows, all while watching your partner struggle. To…

ByStaffMarch 9, 20230Comments

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Love in the Time of Tinder: Zencare 2019 Couples Survey

Love is a many-splendored thing, and especially in today's world, it's also a complicated one. We're at an unprecedented moment in society where soulmates are a swipe away, texting is common courting protocol, and date nights are shared on social. How is a rapidly-changing world affecting how we love? We polled over 1,000…

ByStaffMarch 8, 20230Comments

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6 Tips for Breaking Up With A Good Friend

Friendships are meant to be a source of joy and support. Good friends share your victories, console you on your losses, and do their best to keep it real at all times. But sometimes, even the closest of twosomes turns toxic. In times like those, breakup cliches like “it’s not you, it’s me” fall…

ByStaffMarch 8, 20230Comments

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How To Identify and Safely Leave An Abusive Relationship

Many people don’t realize that October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. There are no pink ribbons or huge media campaigns asking for donations; it is a silent epidemic that affects everyone in some way. Domestic violence affects not just the survivors of abuse, but our society as a whole. In the United States, 1 in…

ByStaffMarch 8, 20230Comments

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What To Do If You and Your Partner Want Different Things

Even in the strongest relationships, getting on the same page about big questions can feel impossible at times. For instance, it’s common for partners to have different wishes, beliefs, or ideas about where to live, whether (and how!) to get married, how to balance work and personal commitments, whether to have children or not and…

ByStaffMarch 8, 20230Comments

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6 Ways to Build Emotional Intimacy in a Relationship

Lacking physical, sexual, or emotional intimacy is a common challenge in romantic relationships. For example, you and your partner might find that it’s harder to confide in each other than it once was. Or you might feel disconnected, even if you spend a lot of time together. Intimacy challenges may especially arise in certain scenarios…

ByStaffMarch 8, 20230Comments

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