Irina Zhuravleva

There comes a time when the person who always believed they held the upper hand suddenly feels the weight of silence pressing down. The avoidant...

There’s a clear pattern behind why some people withdraw the moment a relationship grows serious. The nearer you get, the more they recede. You open...

This is the reason a narcissist often insists on staying friends after a breakup. At the start of your relationship it felt electric, didn’t it?...

The smallest, most ordinary moments often leave the deepest marks on a relationship — they are where trust, intimacy, friendship and connection are built and...

Every so often a letter arrives asking for guidance that’s so grave I hesitate to even read it aloud on YouTube. Usually such requests are...

One of the unexpected gifts of becoming a stay-at-home dad was the quick realization that, without meaning to, I had shifted a large portion of...

Many men believe that having needs in a relationship is somehow unhealthy, but the fact is everyone has needs whether they acknowledge them or not....

Tell me something — have you ever felt like you’re dating a ghost? One moment the connection is electric: they’re messaging you, sharing laughter, looking...

The instant you open up with vulnerability — sharing how you feel, explaining your hurt or your point of view — and the person across...

Someone in the comments claimed that women don’t want men to be vulnerable — apparently I wasn’t aware of that either until they pointed it...

When your attachment is anxious and insecure, and a partner tells you, “I don’t want to be with you anymore,” yet you cling more tightly,...

You check your phone again. You replay the last exchange in your head, searching for the moment you slipped up. You’ve tried to be more...

Let me ask you something: have you ever been with someone who made you feel uniquely cherished one moment and then, seemingly without warning, drifted...

Okay—if your relationship feels stuck in a loop of arguments that never resolve, know that everything shifted for the better in my partnership when we...

Everyone knows that ignoring certain warning signs can undermine even the deepest love; no matter how strong the feelings, overlooked red flags eventually create friction...

Experiencing abuse and neglect as a child can leave you convinced that you must manage everyone’s emotions wherever you go. If your family is unhappy,...

The blunt truth is this: trying to force an emotionally avoidant person into full commitment is a losing strategy. Chasing someone who withdraws from intimacy...

Some of the messages that appear on my YouTube channel are fascinating — occasionally warm and thoughtful, and at other times they provoke a strong...

They walked away and left you feeling like you’ve been hit with emotional whiplash — one moment you were their closest confidant, the next you...

You were raised to believe that love equals betrayal, that being cheated on is commonplace, and that casual hookups are not only acceptable but safer...

They left without warmth. No tears. No memorable farewell. Just a wall of silence, blocks, unfollows, disappearance. It feels as if you never mattered. Your...

A few years back I asked Emily whether she had ever gone along with something sexual with me when she actually didn’t want to, and...

There’s a common idea that people squander whatever they have in surplus — whether it’s food, money, time, or health. When something is plentiful, it’s...

Have you ever known you ought to do something—get to work on time, put away laundry, finish a creative piece, or even brush your teeth...