Can a happy relationship save your life? If you’ve ever been in a bad relationship, you probably know that relationship problems can cause you mental anguish and emotional stress. So it only makes sense that being in a relationship where you have high levels of disagreements and conflict can also lead to physical health […]
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This article was updated in December 2021. All couples experience conflict at one time or another. Conflict in personal relationships isn’t inherently bad (or good), and neither is anger. When two people form a relationship, conflict resolution is a necessary and important skill to learn so you can effectively manage conflict when it arises. Arguments
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about sexual harassment in the hospitality industry since an article in Fairfax newspapers exposed the dirty underbelly of this industry. So I recently spoke with Hannah Reilly on the triple j radio show The Hook Up about these disturbing behaviours that are impacting many young people working in hospitality.
Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry: It’s Not Okay! Read Post »
Smartphones affect relationships, period. Their convenience and technology may bring a couple together initially, but they can ruin the relationship later, and PPhubbing is a prime example. Phubbing is phone snubbing, ignoring the person in front of you to use your smartphone. “Pphubbing” is phubbing your partner, and it could potentially destroy your relationship. Researchers
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Thinking of getting back with an ex? Ask yourself these questions first… After a breakup, even a bad one, it’s impossible not to think about your ex. It’s even hard not to see their face, if you use any kind of social media, live in the same neighbourhood, or, worse yet, work in the same
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Are you on a one-way road to the “friend zone”? You’ve probably heard of the “friend zone”, right? It’s the ultimate relationship limbo. The friend zone is that place you find yourself in when the guy or girl you’ve been interested in has decided that you’re friendship material, instead of relationship material. Maybe you’ve never been
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Has your relationship lost its spark since those first few years when you often felt excited to see each other? When you first met and started dating, you probably didn’t have to think about how to create excitement and interest in the time you spent together. This is normal because the early stages of a
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A painful divorce is one of the worst experiences you can go through. Let’s not sugarcoat it – it’s rough. A relationship that was once joyful and reliable splinters apart, and all that’s left is lawyer’s bills and bitterness. But humans are remarkably resilient; we heal, and we move on. Dating again after divorce can
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Polyamory is not widely understood or accepted in our current society, but it has a history at least as long as monogamy. A polyamorous relationship is not the same thing as an open relationship. Polyamorous people want to commit to multiple-partner relationships, which may develop emotionally and include feelings of love. An open relationship includes
Polyamorous Relationships: Can They Really Work? Read Post »
Online dating has become such a social norm it seems like meeting a mate by chance in a bar is now the exception. Online dating does work—many successful marriages have started that way—but there is a degree of uncertainty to it. The Internet allows anyone to fabricate a gender, age, location, and appearance. So how do
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