10 Relationship Stories Worth Reading

I left my husband on a Thursday or a Friday or a Tuesday. I left our house in a good suburb outside of a big city, where I cooked in a big bright …

We know love isn’t easy, especially during a pandemic. But we also know it’s worth it. The tears, the joy, and the laughter are all signs of our …

There’s a short, famous poem by the Persian writer Hafez. It reads, “Even after all this time the sun never says to the Earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look …

You know you've got it bad when you start crying in public. It happened on the District Line as I made my way home, weary and emotionally bruised. Many moons ago, in pre-pandemic times, I boarded the train …

"Despite the jealousy, difficulties and triggers, I whole-heartedly welcomed my primary’s new girlfriend into my life." On March 15, the day before Gov. Gavin Newsom announced shelter-in-place orders for California, my partner of nearly five years left me and our life for someone else. When a …

As a teenager, true love seemed like an impossible dream, but I was determined to marry for love and not obligation This year, my husband Richard and I will have been married for 10 years. It may not sound all that long, but it feels quietly significant to me, this decade of us, not least because …

My first boyfriend, Zach, was a product of bad relationships dating all the way back to his high school years. He told me how he had barely survived …

Have you ever been asked “What’s your love language?” Chances are, you have. Because the concept — first created by counselor and pastor Gary Chapman, …

February 8, 2021 Couples Therapist There is no magic potion or checklist that will make any one man the perfect husband. That said, as a marriage …