• Is Your Partner Overly Sweet, or Just Plain Controlling?

    Is Your Partner Overly Sweet, or Just Plain Controlling?

    How can you tell if your partner (or potential partner) is concerned, or controlling?  There’s a fine line between being genuinely concerned about your well being and demanding to know your whereabouts. As someone who has been in a controlling relationship, it can be hard to spot the difference.  Especially when the relationship is new. …

  • What Kind of Emotional Baggage Are You Bringing Into Your Relationship?

    What Kind of Emotional Baggage Are You Bringing Into Your Relationship?

    We all come into relationships with some emotional baggage.  What happened in our previous relationships can have a huge impact on what happens in the next one.  This is something that I know first hand.  While I’m not proud of this fact, it sometimes feels like a survival skill.  In my previous relationship, I had…

  • What’s The Key to a Happy, Romantic Relationship?

    What’s The Key to a Happy, Romantic Relationship?

    If you’re happy in your relationship right now, then you probably believe that it’s different from everyone else’s.  And you’re half right.  If you’re in a truly happy relationship – based on both partners’ needs, then there’s a good chance that you’ve had to put some work into it.  A good relationship doesn’t just happen. …