Did you know that there are five stages of intimacy in relationships? These stages develop over time and each stage has specific skills that can be learnt and practiced. We enter into love relationships with hopes and wishes, but without a manual Read More
Romance
30 Jul Fun, play, novelty & pleasure – very important for relationships
If you want to revive your relationship, you need to do more than learn how to fight fair. An important feature of flourishing relationships is that they’re defined by considerable amounts of fun, play, novelty & pleasure. This includes Read More
20 Mar Romantic love is an attachment bond
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Did you know that hundreds of studies over the last forty years or more support the idea that romantic love is an attachment bond? What this means is that throughout life, as a human you are wired Read More
27 Feb How to pick your life partner
How do you pick the right partner? When did you last think about how vitally important it is to know how to pick your life partner? Because this is such a big issue for most of us, we tend not to think too much about how to do this. It’s so Read More
07 Oct Improve your own dancing first
We need to improve our own dancing first if we want to be an exceptional team. As a partner in a relationship, every one of us is involved in an intricate dance. Especially when we’re on different pages from each other, we try all sorts of steps Read More
03 Sep Six hours to a happy relationship
Six hours to a happy relationship? Is it surprising for you to read that all it takes to make your relationship much happier is to give it an extra six hours per week? This was discovered by analysing the research data on satisfied couples. John Read More
22 May What is romantic attraction?
What is romantic attraction? Why do some people fall in love at first sight? Why are some relationships full of anger, passion, jealousy and fighting while others are calm, friendly and companionable? Why do opposite yet also similar personality Read More
07 Nov Intimacy is a daily practice
Real intimacy is a daily practice. It is a deep engagement with the whole “dance” that couples do together. And just like learning to dance, we all must learn and practice the steps so we can move easily through the three phases of relationship Read More
