Relationships

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Divorce • Wikipedia
Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a marriage, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage between two people. In most countries, divorce requires the sanction of… View
Divorce - Questions You Should Answer if You Are Considering Divorce • Cathy Meyer
Do you want to get divorced? The decision to divorce is critical, with consequences that can last a lifetime. Marital problems, pain in your relationship and frustration with it does… View
Domestic Violence • Wikipedia
Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, or intimate partner violence) occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate another.… View
Domestic Violence: After the Police Are Involved • Miche Smith
After a domestic violence incident, I found the following to be some of the serious do's and don'ts for keeping yourself safe:   If the police arrive, and they are… View
Dysfunctional Family • Wikipedia
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior and even abuse on the part of individual members of the family occur continually and regularly, leading other members to… View
Emotional Insecurity • Wikipedia
Insecurity is a feeling of general unease or nervousness that may be triggered by perceiving oneself to be unloved, inadequate or worthless (whether in a rational or an irrational manner).… View
Emotionally Focused Therapy • Wikipedia
Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) is a short term psychotherapy approach to working with individuals, couples and most recently with families. EFT proposes that emotions themselves have an innately adaptive potential that,… View
Hold Me Tight - Understanding Emotional Bonds in Love Relationships • Sue Johnson
I grew up in my parents' pub in England, where there was always a lot of drama. And all the drama—fights, flirting, tears, tantrums—revolved around love. I also watched my… View
How to Choose the Perfect Mate • Gloria Arenson, MFT
I have the unusual opportunity of dealing with relationships in two ways. I am a Wedding Minister, and I am also a Marriage Counselor. As a Wedding Minister I am… View
How To Know When to Call It Quits When You Wonder if You Should Stay or Go • Sheri & Bob Stritof
How do you know when to throw in the towel or when your marriage has reached the point of no return? Ask yourself some key questions before making the decision… View
Hypoactive Sexual Disorder • Wikipedia
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), is listed under the Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders of the DSM-IV.[1] It was first included in the DSM-III under the name Inhibited Sexual Desire… View
Interpersonal Attraction • Wikipedia
Interpersonal attraction is the attraction between people which leads to friendships and romantic relationships. The study of interpersonal attraction is a major area of research in social psychology. Interpersonal attraction… View
Intimacy • Wikipedia
Intimate refers generally to the innermost nature or fundamental character of something. Intimacy refers to a familiar and very close connection with another as a result of entering deeply or… View
Is He Hurting You? • Mary Jo Rapini, licensed psychotherapist
I read with sadness this week about Rihanna who was in the hospital after having a fight with her boyfriend Chris Brown. What struck me is the way Chris Brown… View
Jealousy • Wikipedia
Jealousy typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety that occur when a person believes an item of value (such as a relationship or skill)… View
Karpman Drama Triangle • Wikipedia
The drama triangle is a psychological and social model of human interaction in transactional analysis (TA) first described by Stephen Karpman, which has become widely used in psychology and psychotherapy.… View
Libido • Wikipedia
Libido in its common usage means sexual desire; however, more technical definitions, such as those found in the work of Carl Jung, are more general, referring to libido as the… View
Love (scientific views) • Wikipedia
From a scientifically testable frame of reference, love is a type of interpersonal relationship where mutual assumption of good faith results in a state of emergence, i.e. constituents individually perceive… View
Loving Friendships –
What They Are and How To Take Care of Them • Coach Yvonne McCarthy, CLC
What does it mean to have the love of friends? My dad always told me that if you could count the real friends in your life on one hand, you… View
Makeover Your Mind - Change Your Relationship • Dr. Kathy Nickerson
Now that the New Year has begun, I bet you’ve noticed a trend on TV and in the media: it’s makeover season! It’s hard to check out at the supermarket… View