When you start dating someone new, the experience can feel wildly different from the last time you dated. This is especially true if you’ve been away from the field for a while. But humans are predictable, and our relationships fall into patterns. What stage of dating are you in? There are five stages of love and dating, after which you both … [Read more...] about The 5 Stages of Love and Dating
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Clinton Power + Associates Named One of Australia’s Top Blogs
It was great to see Clinton Power + Associates recently named in a list of one of the top blogs for marriage counselling and relationships. I've been regularly blogging about relationship issues for singles and couples since 2009. In that time I've written over 200 blog posts on a variety of topics including divorce, online dating, relationship … [Read more...] about Clinton Power + Associates Named One of Australia’s Top Blogs
5 Tips to Help You Heal from a Breakup After You’ve Been Betrayed
Guest post by Dalila Jusic-LaBerge, LMFT Feeling betrayed can make it harder to move on after a breakup. Going through a divorce or a breakup stirs some very difficult feelings for the majority of people. There are several reasons why people divorce or end a relationship, and based on them you may have a harder or easier time moving … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Help You Heal from a Breakup After You’ve Been Betrayed
Discussion or Deal Breaker? How to Deal with Big Differences in Your Relationship [AUDIO]
Can you discuss big differences in your relationship? Have you ever been in a relationship where you've had big differences that have been hard to deal with? It's an interesting dilemma where for some couples it means they can discuss and debate their differences. For other couples it can be a dealbreaker that means the relationship will … [Read more...] about Discussion or Deal Breaker? How to Deal with Big Differences in Your Relationship [AUDIO]
7 Tips to Reignite Excitement in Your Long Term Relationship
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 relationship are often a time of … [Read more...] about 7 Tips to Reignite Excitement in Your Long Term Relationship
How to Start Dating Again After a Painful Divorce
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 be intimidating or seem … [Read more...] about How to Start Dating Again After a Painful Divorce
5 Online Dating Rules to Keep Yourself Safe
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 you enter into this realm … [Read more...] about 5 Online Dating Rules to Keep Yourself Safe
Clinton Power + Associates Has Moved!
I'm thrilled to announce that Clinton Power + Associates' Sydney office has moved to 110/120 Bourke St Woolloomooloo NSW 2011! (Check out the photo of our gorgeous new office space above.) While I've loved working in Macquarie St for the last 3 years, we had outgrown the space, so our new counselling office is significantly larger for the … [Read more...] about Clinton Power + Associates Has Moved!
Have You Experienced ‘Breadcrumbing’ While Dating?
There's a new term floating around the modern dating scene, kind of a revamping of the phrase “stringing along.” The word is “breadcrumbing,”. Breadcrumbing refers to the very old fairy tale (which was probably true) of Hansel and Gretel, two children abandoned in a forest. As their father led them deeper into the woods, they dropped a trail of … [Read more...] about Have You Experienced ‘Breadcrumbing’ While Dating?
Why You Need to Stop Stalking Your Ex on Facebook
Social media usage is a double-edged sword. While it may strengthen social connections between friends and deepen a romantic relationship through continued interaction despite physical distance, constant social media use makes depression worse and harms your overall wellbeing. On Twitter this often plays out as aggression because the accounts are … [Read more...] about Why You Need to Stop Stalking Your Ex on Facebook