All Articles Organized by Date
To browse all of my articles by title and date, scroll down. Articles are listed in reverse chronological order with my latest essays at the top and my oldest post at the bottom.
April 2019
March 2019
- 27: The People Pleaser’s Inner Child Work in Adult Relationships with Briana MacWilliam
- 25: A Creative Exercise to Answer Your Most Burning Relationship Question: With Briana MacWilliam
- 05: What is the Difference Between Love and Attachment? With Briana MacWilliam
February 2019
- 14: How Can I Spice Up the Romance in My Relationship? With Briana MacWilliam
- 11: How Do I Express My Needs in a Relationship? With Briana MacWilliam
- 05: Is There Space For Both Personalities In Your Relationship?
January 2019
- 23: The Top 10 Relationship Books I Read in 2018
- 09: How We Used The Aftermath of a Fight to Repair Our Relationship
- 08: New Year’s Resolutions: A New Opportunity for Intimacy (20+ Questions to Ask Your Lover)
December 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
- 30: 7 Ways to Transform Clingy Insecurity Into a Superpower for Healthier Relationships
- 09: 5 Ways Reoccurring Relationship Conflict Can Enhance Your Marriage
May 2018
- 22: Couples Who Play Together, Stay in Love Together
- 11: An Intimate Conversation is Like Traveling the World
April 2018
March 2018
- 23: 7 Daily Rituals Intentional Couples Use to Cultivate Lasting Love
- 08: You Are Only As Insecure As The Relationship You’re In
- 05: The Love Tank Theory: How to Make Love Actually Last
February 2018
January 2018
- 31: The Death of Love Isn’t Natural: The 7 Steps to Separation
- 22: Conflict Doesn’t Ruin a Relationship, a Lack of Connection Does
- 02: The Top 10 Relationship Articles of 2017
December 2017
- 30: 6 Steps to an Effective Time-out That Stops Nasty Conflict
- 26: Understand the Attachment Styles in Your Relationship with Stan Tatkin
- 23: Win Relationship Conflict By Letting Your Partner Win Too
- 20: War or Love: Flaws of The Human Brain in Relationship Conflict
- 20: 5 Tips to Stress-Proof Your Marriage This Holiday Season
November 2017
- 21: A Better Me Makes A Better We: An Interview with Ellyn Bader, Ph.D.
- 16: 5 Reasons Needy Romantic Partners Remain Insecure
- 09: How You Think About Your Spouse Determines How You Love Them
October 2017
September 2017
- 29: The Anxious-Avoidant Relationship Trap: An Interview with Amir Levine Part II
- 13: 5 Habits of Emotionally Wealthy Marriages
- 06: Chronic Stonewalling Imprisons a Relationship
August 2017
- 26: Defensiveness Doesn’t Protect a Relationship
- 23: Stopping the Pursue-Withdraw Pattern: An Interview with Scott R. Woolley, Ph.D.
- 17: Great Relationships Are Not Accidents
- 10: Have You Committed to a Contempt-Free Marriage?
- 03: The Habit of Criticism is Poisonous to Any Relationship
July 2017
June 2017
- 30: Small Things Often Create Secure Attachments: An Interview With Amir Levine, M.D.
- 23: Reaching a Compromise: Part two of the State of the Union Meeting
- 18: Understanding Each Other: Part One of the State of The Union Meeting
- 08: Stop Trying to Fix Your Partner’s Feelings, Connect with Them Instead
- 01: How to Listen Without Getting Defensive in Relationship Conflict
May 2017
- 25: Understanding Must Precede Advice in Relationship Conflict
- 17: Transforming Criticism into Wishes: A Recipe for Successful Conflict
- 11: There Are Two Views to Every Conflict and Both Are Valid
- 04: Help Your Partner Understand Your Side of the Conflict in 3 Steps
April 2017
- 26: This Pre-Conflict Warm-up Helps Couples Fight Better
- 15: Do You Bottle Your Emotions? Susan David, Ph.D. Describes How It Hurts Your Relationship
March 2017
February 2017
- 27: An Always Happy Relationship is a Doomed Relationship
- 20: 5 Easy Ways to Make Sex More Intimate and Romantic
- 09: The Human Heart Was Made to Be Known and Loved
- 07: Repairs During Conflict are a Superpower of Emotionally Connected Couple
January 2017
- 26: The 3 Choices of Connection that Make a Relationship Amazing or Lonely
- 19: How Emotional Agility Improves Relationships: An Interview with Susan David, Ph.D.
- 18: 4 Common Solvable Problems in Romantic Relationships
December 2016
- 29: The Top 10 Relationship Articles of 2016
- 26: The Risky Paradox of Love: The More You Give, The More You Feel
- 21: Couples That Talk About Sex Have Better Sex
- 10: The Magic 6 Hours That Makes Love Last (Based on Research)
- 01: The One Daily Talk That Will Change Your Relationship
November 2016
- 25: The Black Friday of Relationships (& The Thanksgiving Challenge)
- 04: 4 Marriage Myths That Ruin Marriages Without Partners Realizing It
October 2016
- 26: 2 Hidden Ways We Sabotage Intimacy In The Relationship We Want
- 21: 5 Steps to Fighting Better if Your Relationship is Worth Fighting For
- 08: The Top 3 Vulnerabilities That Ruin Your Relationship
- 07: Emotionally Intelligent Men are Key to a Lasting Relationship
- 03: Avoid 3 Common Money Myths in Marriage
September 2016
- 26: 4 Steps to Overcome Gridlock That Harms Relationships
- 19: 6 Steps to Financial Wealth in Your Marriage
- 15: 5 Rules for Having Constructive Relationship Conflict Conversation
- 12: Automate Money in Your Marriage and Save More Than Just Money
- 09: 3 Betrayals That Ruin Relationships (That Don’t Require Sex)
- 06: 4 Steps to Overcome Financial Gridlock in Your Marriage
- 03: 5 Signs You May Need to Bail on Your Relationship (Based on Research)
August 2016
- 30: 4 Powerful Exercises That Make A Toxic Relationship Healthy
- 29: 5 Guidelines for a Constructive Conversation About Finances in Your Marriage
- 26: 3 Proven Ways To Reconnect When You’re Disconnected From Your Partner
- 24: The War of Independence In Relationships
- 22: The Money Laws of Marriage: How to Prevent Declaring Emotional Bankruptcy
- 15: The Meaning of Money in Marriage: Arguments Are Not Just About Saving or Spending
- 09: The #1 Thing Couples Fight About Based On 40 Years Of Research
- 05: 5 Love Books That Will Challenge Your Relationships
July 2016
- 29: 8 Profound Lessons Intimate Relationships Teach Us
- 28: 4 Sex Books You Must Read To Understand Sexuality & Orgasm
- 17: 6 Steps To Becoming An Emotionally Available Lover
June 2016
- 16: Attachment Theory Explains Why Your Relationships Fail (11)
- 13: Why Couples Stop Having Sex: The Paradox Of Yes In Saying No
- 08: 7 Enhancing Lovemaking Conversations for Couples
May 2016
- 30: 3 Must Do’s For Amazing Sex
- 26: How To Fight If Your Marriage Matters
- 26: Easily Indicate You Want Sex Using the Arousal Scale for Couples
- 24: 5 Relationship Books That Will Profoundly Change The Way You Love
- 18: Have You Conditioned Your Husband To Badger You for Sex?
- 16: 5 Ways Sex Pressure From Men Kills Female Desire
- 11: Why Is Sex Such A Massive Issue For Unhappy Couples?
- 09: Why Sticking To I Statements In Couple Talk Is So Cliche
- 05: Sex Problems: The Partner With Low Desire Controls Sex
- 02: The Couple’s Guide To Fighting Better: Focus On The Issue (1)
April 2016
- 28: If You Want A Good Sex Life, Then Work At It
- 25: Erotic Touching: 13 Sexually Enhancing Conversations for Couples
- 21: The Story of Us: The Difference Between Happy & Unhappy Couples (1)
- 18: Are Love Laws Throwing You In Relationship Jail? (2)
- 07: If Love Requires Effort, Was It Meant To Be? (1)
March 2016
February 2016
December 2015
- 28: The Dependency Paradox of Love
- 24: Making Your List, Checking…Who is Hot or Not (1)
- 21: Women Want and Need Men to Succeed
November 2015
October 2015
- 26: The Reason Scientists Are Confused About Attraction
- 23: The Strange Way Childhood Shapes Your Adult Relationships
- 19: Why Needing a Relationship is Toxic to a Relationship (1)
- 14: The 6 Factors That Determine Who You Fall In Love With (2)
- 07: Why You Choose Who You Love (1)
- 05: Why Insecure People Struggle With Vulnerability
September 2015
- 30: Women Do Not Judge Attractiveness by a Man’s Resources
- 28: The World is Wonderful and Everyone is Miserable
- 20: The Bizarre Way Invulnerability Prevents Healthy Relationships
- 16: Does Your Lover Actually Love You?
- 13: Why Men Change For Women
- 07: Coffee To I Love You in 4 Minutes (1)
August 2015
July 2015
- 14: Value Attracts Value (8)
June 2015
- 17: The Demographics to Your Ideal Woman (1)
- 13: Develop Your Dating Niche and Attract Women You’ll Love
- 10: The Value Dating Economy (1)
- 07: Your City Affects Attraction (1)
- 04: Dating Demographics (2)
May 2015
- 14: Delusional Self-Confidence (1)
- 13: Removing Limiting Beliefs (6)
- 12: Dating is One Big Self-fulfilling Prophecy (6)
- 11: Beliefs: Innocent Until Proven Guilty (5)
- 10: Making Sense of Your Horrible Dating Life
April 2015
March 2015
- 29: Asserting Your Needs is Sexy, Not Needy
- 28: The Identity Challenge (1)
- 27: Investing in an Attractive Identity (2)
- 26: What Does Your Identity Say To Women? (1)
- 25: It’s Your Identity. IDIOT (6)
- 23: Relationships are Always Dependent
- 08: The Belief Transmission Game