How to Build and Sustain Healthy Relationships
Love is in the air. Explore this collection of articles to help you create more intimate and healthy relationships — with yourself, your friends, or your partner.
Romantic Relationships
9 Strategies to Create a More Civil, Loving Marriage
Why are we so rude to our spouses, yet courteous, kind, and patient with complete strangers? Paying attention to good manners and small niceties may be the key to sustaining the vitality of your relationships.
The 6 Best Gifts You Can Give Your Partner
The most valuable presents don’t come from the store. They come from the heart and are offered as a reflection of the care and appreciation you feel for your partner.
The 5 Love Languages
Explore Dr. Gary Chapman’s best-selling book on the five ways most people “speak” love and discover how to connect more deeply with loved ones.
9 Questions to Ask Your Partner About Sex and Intimacy
Deepen your connection with your partner with these questions about deepening intimacy.
How to Build Romance Through Gratitude
Genuine appreciation can increase intimacy in your relationship. Here’s how.
How a Healthy, Happy Sex Life Supports Your Health
Here are nine ways a healthy sex life can support your wellness — and vice-versa.
Compassionate Communication
When we pay attention to the words we use and the way we use them, we improve the odds of strengthening and deepening our most meaningful relationships.
The Case for Couples Counseling
According to research, 70 percent of couples report that counseling helped improve their relationship.
Wired for Love: Are You an Anchor, an Island, or a Wave?
Renowned couples’ therapist Stan Tatkin explains how three “attachment styles” affect our relationships — and how we can become more secure with our partners.
Friendships
How to Create More Mindful Friendships
Become a better friend by thoughtfully considering how you show up in your closest relationships.
5 Questions to Consider in Cultivating Healthy Friendships
Positive bonds support our happiness, but soured relationships may need to be re-evaluated. Here are five things to consider.
How to Help a Friend Struggling With Depression
When someone near you is suffering, it can be challenging to maintain a bright outlook. Here’s how to rise above the emotional tide.
4 Ways to Be a Good Friend
To have good friends, you must be a good friend. The following telltale signs are adapted from Andrea Bonior’s The Friendship Fix.
7 Ways to Keep in Touch With Long-Distance Friends
Maintaining relationships with friends and loved ones who live far away can be challenging. Here are some tips to maintain a strong friendship — and become closer than ever.
Self-Love
Cultivate Self-Compassion
Kristin Neff’s life-changing strategies can help you be kinder to yourself.
The Body Is Not an Apology
We can all do better than self-acceptance. Here are 10 tools that can move us toward radical self-love.
Stop Seeking Love and Start Finding It
How to get past your need for approval and enjoy the love and happiness already in your grasp.
A Path to Self-Forgiveness
How to stop self-loathing and learn to forgive yourself.
Reviving Relationships
Relationship Revival: How to Renew A Relationship
Even the best relationships can get dulled by time and drained by stress. Happily, there are simple ways to renew your bond — no matter how long you’ve been together.
How to Revive Your Relationships
Maintaining a ho-hum relationship can be more stressful than making a healthy shift. Here’s how to break free of relationship inertia.
How to Navigate a Strained Relationship
Our differences don’t have to keep us polarized. Try this expert advice for forging unexpected connections.
5 Ways to Be a Compassionate Listener
Transform your relationships by changing the way you listen.