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7 Qualities of a Healthy and Successful Relationship
A healthy relationship is a sanctuary of trust, respect, and love. It’s a place where both partners feel valued, understood, and supported. But what does a healthy relationship look like, and how can you tell if you’re in one? Often, the subtle, everyday actions and feelings reveal a relationship’s true…
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11 Things to Do to Love an Overthinking Partner
What is overthinking? Overthinking is dwelling on or worrying about a specific thing repeatedly. People who overthink overanalyze the same thing over and over again until it makes sense to them—both small and big things. In relationships, this can be as small as your tone of voice, a specific word…
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Marriage is Not 50/50 and What We Learned So Far
How many times have you heard that marriage is about each person giving 50 percent in the relationship to make a hundred? I’ve heard of it more than a dozen times growing up. I never gave it much thought until I was in a relationship but somehow it made sense…
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5 Date Ideas for Introverts
Discovering fun and engaging date ideas can be a challenge, especially for introverted couples who prefer more intimate and low-key activities. Personally, I’m an extremely low-energy person. Leaving the house, despite not doing anything particularly engaging makes me exhausted by the end of the day. And if an activity involves…
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3 Steps We Took to Answer the Dreaded “When Are You Having Kids?” Question
Dane comes from a large family and they’re all close. It fascinates me when I see them all get-together and everywhere you look, you’ll see conversations upon conversations. It was a slight culture shock to me as someone from a family that barely talked. We’ve attended three large get-togethers from…
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5 Things to Unlearn in Marriage’
Two months into marriage and there are still a lot of things that I learn. But what I realized is there is also a lot that I have to unlearn. Merging two upbringings and different cultures sure offer a lot of surprises, but nothing that two people who choose to…