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Social media is ubiquitous. So many people chronicle their lives in so many places with so many connections that it can complicate your relationship. You can track the activities—good and bad—of people who are close to you. You can stalk your ex online. You can snoop...

No matter how smart and emotionally mature you are, when your marriage has suffered an affair, recovery is tough. There is no silver bullet, no simple remedy. The recovery process is often lengthy and non-linear, with two steps forward and one back. In other words, it...

Here is a shocking statistic: Every 98 seconds someone in America is sexually assaulted. Another shocker: 99 percent of the perpetrators of sexual violence will walk free.* Sexual assault is any kind of sexual contact that takes place without the consent of the person...

What’s an emotional affair? Not a physical, face-to-face affair, but an online affair that involves you emotionally. With social media, it’s easy to get sucked into an online relationship before you know it. Even if you aren’t sneaking off to a hotel room, if you’re...

…the feeling’s oh so strong. When Bette Midler belts out this song, you know how critical friendship is for survival in this world. Friends have an enormous influence on your life and can make the difference between health and happiness or loneliness and isolation....

First off, let me say this: It’s a lot better not to breach your partner’s trust to begin with. Because it’s very hard and it takes a long time to earn back trust once you’ve blown it. So think carefully before you succumb to that temptation that will forever change...

Do you often find yourself at loggerheads with your partner? Are your frequently frustrated when neither of you will budge? Are you both intractable and never the twain shall meet? Then it’s time to take a look at how you got this way. Because it will be difficult for...

First of all, don’t fight if it means you fight dirty. Instead, argue or disagree. But don’t fight if you have to pull out all the stops to defeat your partner. Remember, you’re with this person because you love him. Because you believe in him. You may not always see...

Fighting Dirty: A Bad Idea for a Good Marriage Fighting with your spouse can be harmful to your marriage. Especially if you fight dirty. A friend’s fiancé told her that he didn’t think they should ever fight. Ever. That they could spend their whole life together...