How do you know if you use passive-aggressiveness in your relationship to express your hidden anger? When you’ve hidden your anger from everyone, including yourself, it can be hard to…...

There are lots of times in treating couples where cheating has damaged the relationship. If there was an issue and it was discovered, my first reaction is to work through…...

Becoming skilled in any endeavor requires the building of skills necessary for competence and mastery. The general principles include (but are not limited to): Practice Commitment Learning Training Practice Technical guidance…...

When a person gets married, they hope to ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after. That’s how all the Disney movies and romantic comedies portray marriage, right? But…...

RD&T’s contributing writer, Dr. Erin Leonard, shares insight on why it is difficult to leave a relationship with a covert narcissist.  The Scenario: Insensitive, forgetful, dismissive, selfish, and never wrong,…...

Here, RD&T contributing author, Tal Araim, tells a story about what happens to a relationship when one person becomes financially dependent on another. Read on for a clear warning to…...

RD&T contributing writer, Andrea Brandt, PHD, MFT, writes about the key to happiness in relationships: empathy. Everyone has met a couple like this: She loves sushi; the smell of raw…...

Even the most successful marriages contain irreconcilable differences — those differences that cannot be resolved completely. Some differences can be deal-breakers if one or both partners can’t tolerate them. But…...

This article will look at the different aspects of the heart, including empathy, emotions and feelings. I will also explain my current understanding of what leads to an absence of…...

We may think of meditation as a way to grow inner peace. But have you considered how a meditation practice can create a climate that deepens intimacy and improves communication…...