Irina Zhuravleva

Okay, let’s be honest. If you’ve ever loved someone who draws closer then retreats as soon as things get intimate, you know how draining that...

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...

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...

What if the very work you’ve poured into personal development is the thing keeping you stuck? You’ve devoured self-help books, journaled your inner life, pushed...

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...

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...

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...

There comes a point when you stop running after someone. You stop refreshing your phone. You stop waiting for the three dots to appear. And...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

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...

Listen — none of your efforts to communicate or resolve conflicts will really work if one crucial element is missing. No, it’s not alcohol; the...

Many people who grew up with childhood PTSD were raised in an atmosphere of denial — told that nothing seriously wrong was happening. Even when...

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

Seventy percent of divorce filings are initiated by women, and while some men will bristle at that statistic and say it’s part of the problem,...

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...

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

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...

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...

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,...

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....