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The Dark Side of Anger: What Every Couple Should Know
Robert Navarra, Psy.D.Posted October 7, 2021 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-dark-side-of-anger-what-every-couple-should-know/ It is easier t…
How to Dress Up
By Bonnie Wertheim Illustrations by Cabeza Patata Source: https://www.nytimes.com/guides/fashion/how-to-dress-up Parties are often preceded by fu…
Why Being Modest Makes You More Attractive to Women
Posted on 09/02/2013 Source: https://www.practicalhappiness.com/why-being-modest-makes-you-more-attractive-to-women/ Being modest and humble might be …
How to Have Better Conversations with Your Partner, and Just About Anyone Else
Andy Reynolds, MSW, LCSWFebruary 15, 2018 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/better-conversations-partner-just-anyone-else/ The key to asking engagi…
What Makes A Marriage Work
By Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Source: https://seekersguidance.org/articles/quran-articles/makes-marriage-work/ Shaykh Hamza Yusuf talks about some of the chal…
Talking About Finances: A Touchy Topic Made Easier for Couples
Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSWMay 24, 2021 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/talking-about-finances-a-touchy-topic-made-easier-for-couples/ Create a sha…
Making a Great First Impression
By the Mind Tools Content Team Source: https://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/FirstImpressions.htm Getting Off to a Good Start It takes just a quick glanc…
Turn Towards Instead of Away
Zach Brittle, LMHCApril 1, 2015 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/turn-toward-instead-of-away/ How do you turn towards instead of away? In order to…
10 Things To Do on a First Date
Source: https://dating.lovetoknow.com/Slideshow%3AThings_To_Do_on_a_First_Date Take a Beautiful Walk Together Planning things to do on a first date ca…
62 Interesting Things to Talk About on the Phone
ByCrystal Schwanke, BA PsychologyContributor:Tamsen Butler Source: https://dating.lovetoknow.com/Things_to_Talk_About_on_the_Phone You like him, and y…
Managing vs. Resolving Conflict in Relationships: The Blueprints for Success
Dr. Marni Feuerman, LCSW, LMFT, November 9, 2017 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/managing-vs-resolving-conflict-relationships-blueprints-success/…
120 Deep Conversation Topics & Questions
Susan Box Mann, April 10th, 2019 Source: https://icebreakerideas.com/deep-conversation-topics/ Sometimes our relationship with someone else needs a bo…
Conflict Resolution Skills for Healthy Relationships
By Elizabeth Scott, MS Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD on August 22, 2020 Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/conflict-resolution-skills-for-h…
Six Conversations Couples Should be Having About Money Right Now
The pandemic hasn’t made talking about money any easier—but it has made it more important than ever. By Sophia Benoit, September 15, 2020 …
New year new you: Disabled Muslim Matrimony and learning to love yourself
Disabled Muslim Matrimony, 27th January 2020 Source: https://themuslimvibe.com/muslim-lifestyle-matters/new-year-new-you-disabled-muslim-matrimony-and…
How to Avoid the Pursuer-Distancer Pattern in Your Relationship
Steve Horsmon, March 6, 2017 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/how-to-avoid-the-pursuer-distancer-pattern-in-your-relationship/ Intimacy and indepe…
Do Opposites Attract or Similarities?
The Gottman Institute, April 19, 2021 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/do-opposites-attract-or-similarities/ Your partner doesn’t always have to t…
How soon should money come up in a new relationship?
Last updated on Sep 5th, 2020 by Chris Muller https://www.talentedladiesclub.com/articles/how-soon-should-money-come-up-in-a-new-relationship/ There’s…
This Is Love
By Yasmin Mogahed Source: https://www.yasminmogahed.com/2012/01/03/this-is-love/ And so there are some who spend their whole lives seeking. Sometimes …
The Stigmatisation of Disabled Muslims
Disabled Muslim Matrimony19th March 2020 Source: https://themuslimvibe.com/muslim-lifestyle-matters/health/the-stigmatisation-of-disabled-muslims We m…
Using Communication Technology to Improve Relationships
Research explains how working tech into our conversations can bring us closer. Posted By Elizabeth Dorrance Hall Ph.D.August 29, 2018 Source: https:/…
Technoference: How Technology Can Hurt Relationships
by Brandon McDaniel, January 28, 2015 Source: https://ifstudies.org/blog/technoference-how-technology-can-hurt-relationships Over the course of this y…
How Our Expectations Are Changing Marriage
by Katie Moritz, October 17, 2017 Source: https://www.rewire.org/marriage/ It’s true: less of us are getting married than ever before. And whil…
Assuming Positive Intent is a Relationship Superpower—Here’s Why
Source: https://thefoundersfoundry.com/articles/assuming-positive-intent-is-a-relationship-superpowerheres-why If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a …
The Negativity Thermostat: Why Adjusting the Temperature Early Can Save Your Relationship Later
Kyle Benson, January 12, 2021 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-negativity-thermostat-why-adjusting-the-temperature-early-can-save-your-relatio…
Masters of Love
Emily Esfahani Smith, June 12, 2014 Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/ Science says lasting relatio…
6 Interracial Couples That Prove Race Is No Barrier In Islam
Nabillah Roslee • Jun 14, 2018 Source: https://www.havehalalwilltravel.com/interracial-couples-muslim-ramadan Do note that the information in the art…
8 Challenges Every Marriage Will Face
Source: https://www.susanme.com/8-challenges-every-marriage-will-face/ I have seen many newlyweds start their lives together under the blissful delusi…
Six Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Long-Term Relationship
Posted on February 8th, 2017 Source: https://www.communityreachcenter.org/news/six-tips-maintaining-healthy-long-term-relationship/ While we like for …
Accepting Influence: Find Ways to Say “Yes”
Sinead Smyth, LMFTMarch 11, 2021 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/accepting-influence-find-ways-to-say-yes/ This is one of the hallmarks of a succ…