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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?
By Chris Muller, Sep 5th, 2020 Source: https://www.talentedladiesclub.com/articles/how-soon-should-money-come-up-in-a-new-relationship/ There’s nothi…
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 t…
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…
The Secret to Love is Just Kindness
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…
How Expectations Affect One’s Happiness in Marriage
Are your expectations for your marriage too high? Posted by Dianne Grande Ph.D. Oct 30, 2018 Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-it-tog…
How to Deal with Differences in your marriage
February 28, 2018 Source: http://www.muslimmarriageadvice.com/dealing-with-differences-in-your-marriage/ A few pointers on how to deal with Difference…
Laws of Attraction: How Do We Select a Life Partner?
Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201412/laws-attraction-how-do-we-select-life-partner By Noam Shpancer, Ph. D What we k…
Personal Appearance
Source: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/personal-appearance.html Personal appearance is an often disregarded part of communication and presentation …
Forget planning the fairytale wedding and start preparing more for married life
By A Jamil, 3rd April 2017 Source: https://themuslimvibe.com/muslim-lifestyle-matters/lets-stop-focussing-on-the-fairytale-wedding-and-think-more-abou…
Understanding Must Precede Advice
Kyle Benson, May 24, 2017 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/understanding-must-precede-advice/ Learn how to use conflict as an opportunity to under…
Transforming Criticism into Wishes: A Recipe for Successful Conflict
Kyle Benson, May 17, 2017 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/transforming-criticism-into-wishes-a-recipe-for-successful-conflict/ For conflict conve…
Mindfulness Tips for Hard Conversations
Gillian Florence Sanger, October 27, 2020 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/mindfulness-tips-for-hard-conversations/ You can do more than “agree to…
10 Tips to Make a Long-Distance Relationship Work
Here’s how to improve your chances for fulfillment. Posted Jun 11, 2018 by Andrea Bonior Ph.D. Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/f…
What Does Trust and Commitment Look Like in a Relationship?
Mary Beth George, March 6, 2019 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-does-trust-and-commitment-look-like-in-a-relationship/ With bellies miserabl…
Build Love Maps
Zach Brittle, March 11, 2015 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/build-love-maps/ Dr. Gottman’s term for getting to know your partner’s world is call…
Tired Of Being Single?
Dr. Nafisa Sekandari and Sr. Hosai Mojaddidi, June 12, 2017 Source: https://mentalhealth4muslims.com/tired-of-being-single/ “Relationship idolatry hap…
Trust & Commitment: Why Every Happy Relationship Needs It
Source: https://www.kylebenson.net/relationship-trust-commitment/ Kyle Benson, August 22, 2020 Believe me when I say, a happy relationship is IMPOSSIB…
8 Tips for Starting a Successful, Long-term Relationship
By Elyane Youssef. August 18, 2015 Source: https://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/08/8-tips-for-starting-successful-long-term-relationship/ Editor’s not…