Life is always throwing us curve balls and obstacles. Having a partner beside us can really make the tough times a little easier and the good times that much more enjoyable. While it’s easy for us to get wrapped up in everything in front of us, our partners sometimes take a back seat to careers, kids,…
How has Covid Targeted Couples? The past year has been exceptionally hard on everyone from quarantine, finances to fear. We have been challenged in a way we could have never prepared for. While we have all taken an emotional, mental and physical toll from these external events we have been forced to face things…
Friendships sometimes fall to the bottom of our priority list. Life is busy, we make time for our partners, families, work and often friends to take a back seat to the rest of our life. Doing this can is actually a huge mistake. Having valuable and supportive friends can make the world of a difference…
Every relationship is unique to the couple and goes at its own pace. Once couples begin to start considering the long term commitment of marriage, pre-marital counselling can be a great option to ensure that you and your partner have a strong foundation to build a life on. Sometimes we spend so much time and…
Introducing your children to your new partner is a huge step in a relationship. It is important that you are thoughtful and strategic when doing this so that your child has time to process this new adjustment. Try to avoid introducing your child to every partner you meet, that will only end up confusing them…
Being single can mean a wide variety of things to different people. Maybe you have just gotten out of a relationship with the partner you thought was going to be the one and your Friday night looks like a Nicholas Sparks movie and a tub of Ben and Jerrys. Maybe you are in year 5…
When we consistently hold onto negative emotions towards someone and store them away they develop into grudges. When we let these grudges and unsolvedproblems build up they will naturally come out as resentment towards the other person. Imagine that for every grudge you have against your partner you place a snowball into a bucket.…
If you have ever taken a flight before I am sure you are familiar with the flight attendants doing their safety routine before take off. Then in case of an emergency “Make sure to use the oxygen mask on yourself before assisting othersâ€. Cliche? Maybe, but this can be applied to more than just our…
Communication is the foundation of relationships. How we connect with those we care about verballyand physically plays a big role. Trying to understand how our partner is feeling or what they are going through can help us to be better communicators and better partners. Nobody is an expert communicator. It takes time, it is a…