Irina Zhuravleva

Listen. Put whatever you’re doing on pause. Are you glancing at your phone, waiting for a message that you’re convinced will make everything right? Do...

Relationship experts consistently point out that a major factor determining whether a partnership flourishes is how regularly partners make small “deposits” into each other’s emotional...

Let’s set one thing straight from the outset. Feeling shattered does not make you irrational. And his ability to walk away appearing unfazed doesn’t mark...

Dr John Gman reported that in his study of thousands of couples, when a man refused to accept the influence of his female partner, the...

I stood at the altar and vowed to love, honor, and cherish Emily for the rest of my life — and only in retrospect did...

You have a friend you secretly love. You convinced yourself you had to behave like “just a friend” in order to keep them, afraid they’d...

The issue with romantic bonds—especially for people who experienced neglect or hurt in childhood—is how intensely attached we can become. Breaking up can feel catastrophic,...

How can you tell when it’s time to walk away from a relationship? That question feels one of the hardest to answer because we invest...

Is it feasible to have a relationship with a narcissist? That’s a big question. It really hinges on how you define “narcissist.” If you mean...

Marriage researcher Dr. John Gottman examined the lives of thousands of people and reports that many couples who come to him will insist—despite their struggles—that...

You know that intoxicating period when everything finally seems aligned — he’s calling every night, sending texts: Good morning. Beautiful. Before your first sip of...

Do you know what’s striking about people who run from love? It’s not that they don’t feel — they feel intensely — and their survival...

You probably already know that people with narcissistic traits are skilled at concealing warning signs when a relationship is new. That’s the bad part. The...

Have you ever been told that if you kept talking about the past — recounting over and over how people hurt you — eventually you...

So many people feel stuck when it comes to forming real connections, and if you find yourself repeatedly trying without anything deep developing — or...

Okay, let me be direct about something: you are not obligated to attend to your partner’s needs. You don’t have to take on their aches,...

Okay — today I want to discuss how some men can be utterly useless in relationships. Ladies, you might be tempted to randomly send this...

Nothing healthy ever grows out of a relationship built on deception. You can justify lying — say you do it to avoid hurting someone, blame...

So this is where we finalize the divorce? Yep — it’s basically a short questionnaire the judge wants answered and then you’re free to go....

Want a quick way to defuse most fights with your partner in a couple of minutes? When an argument heats up and your partner is...

Let me make this unmistakably clear: there are boundaries in your life that must never be crossed. Not for the sake of love, loyalty, blood...

Have you ever wondered why so many relationships fall apart? A big part of it is that partners often don’t understand what the other’s life...

One of the most eye-opening moments in my life came when I finally discovered that what I’d been living with has a name: complex PTSD....

If you want a sure-fire recipe for wrecking relationships, ruining your reputation, stalling your recovery, and making yourself look foolish, the fastest way is to...