Irina Zhuravleva

Ugh — why are there always dishes piled in the sink? You’re so lazy. It’s not only my job to wash them. Are you serious?...

Have you ever experienced someone who vanished when you needed them and then suddenly reappeared as if nothing had happened? They message you unexpectedly, like...

I really think if couples adopted a single simple rule, their arguments could improve almost immediately — hear me out: pick a cue word, something...

Too often the style and tone of our arguments decide whether a relationship endures or collapses. So let me ask you plainly: how do you...

Here’s how to tell if you’re trapped in an unhealthy, toxic situation: when the only moment things feel okay between you is when you stay...

So I’m stuck — I can’t bring up things that hurt me when everything’s going well because I’ll ruin the good mood, and I can’t...

So the other day both of my kids’ rooms were a mess. I told my daughter, “Please go clean your room now.” My son wasn’t...

You are the person everyone depends on. Is that you? You are the glue that keeps things together, the one who somehow makes everything function,...

A major reason people who grew up neglected as children have difficulty building steady, long-term partnerships is insecure attachment. Often they rush into closeness, get...

Okay — in this video I’m going to walk through five essentials I believe every relationship needs to prosper. Two people can be together and...

So, can someone with narcissistic traits actually change, and is it possible to preserve a relationship when your partner is narcissistic? The short answer to...

Almost everything you encounter about childhood trauma emphasizes how awful it is, how broken you are, and how terrible the people who hurt you were....

They aren’t testing you with words. They test you through silence, distance, and contradiction. If you’ve ever loved someone who once rushed toward you with...

Here’s a straightforward question for everyone: does your partner have the right to voice a complaint? One of the toughest things for any of us—men...

Decades of study by Drs. John and Julie Gottman found that the most powerful indicator of a relationship’s future health was how partners responded to...

They can block you on every platform. They can change numbers — but they can’t switch off the frequency. They still pick up on your...

If you’re a woman who often feels peripheral—liked on the surface but not truly seen—you are far from alone. Maybe you’re warm, encouraging, reliable. You...

Men, I want to help you see something many of the women you’re with struggle to communicate: they often can’t ask for what they need...

“I was thinking earlier—do you want more sexual intimacy between us?” “Sorry, what do you mean by sexual intimacy?” “Like, do you want us to...

I will always remember the moment I discovered there was an actual name for what I’d been struggling with—the strange behaviors, the floods of feeling...

You deserve steady, devoted love—you deserve love that is generous and willing to sacrifice. You deserve warmth, gentleness, and someone who treats you with the...

When someone says they want “closure,” I tend to be wary—often what they really mean is they’re still obsessively in love with someone and are...

Not every obsessive bond takes the form of a romantic affair — sometimes it’s a friendship that fills the void left by childhood neglect and...

Okay — today I want to cover how to argue with a narcissist and actually come out on top, because few things are more maddening...