Divorce may make relationships seem toxic, but the experience can actually be a great learning opportunity that prepares you for the relationship of a lifetime. It all depends on which direction that you choose to take once the papers are final. Will you work on yourself mentally, physically, and emotionally? Or will you double down […]
Laura Lifshitz, in a recent piece for YourTango, talked candidly about her divorce and the events leading up to it. She admits that she can be a “little loud” and outspoken, and that that created an issue between her and her ex. But while sharing these details, she also stumbled across some of the best […]
Passion is something that many feel should come naturally, and while that’s true to an extent, every relationship goes through its challenges, and without effort, the passion that was once there can die out. If you feel like your relationship has lost its spark, there are several things you can do to rekindle that flame. […]
There is one thing that separates successful couples from those destined for a breakup. It isn’t love, and it isn’t sex, but rather communication. How couples communicate will set the course for every other aspect of their relationship and ultimately determine whether the participants can stay together. If you’re wondering what it takes to communicate […]
Long-term relationships are naturally in danger of burnout if certain things go unchanged for too long. As people, we change whether we want to or not, and if the relationship is staying the same amid those changes, then it can make for a difficult situation. If your relationship or marriage is suffering from burnout, then […]
The Oscar divorce curse has popped up into trending news headlines in the aftermath of Hollywood’s biggest night, and while I’m not one to believe in curses, it certainly is interesting. According to a new study, males who win Oscars are three times more likely to get a divorce within their first year of marriage. […]
Serious relationships can be scary if you’re coming from a divorce. For that matter, they can be scary if you’ve never been married! Think about it. You’re deciding to let someone else into your world. To be vulnerable for them. Sacrifice a large degree of your privacy. And perhaps even say to them “I want […]
Breaking an engagement can be a tough decision because you’ve told everyone you’re going to do this, and now you’ve got to tell them it isn’t going to happen. No judgment on this end. Better to catch the problems early than to wait until you’re married with kids. But there is one tricky part of […]
A lot can be told about a relationship from the quality of gifts that the two parties get for one another on birthdays and Christmases. It’s not an issue of materialism but how well the parties know one another. How much they’re paying attention, in other words. A recent post on reddit posed the question: […]
As an online divorce review site, we know from watching what some of our readers go through that divorce is often the best decision that one can make with their life, but it’s important not to lose sight of one key detail when dissolving a union. That detail: just because one marriage goes bad, that […]
