eharmony Staff March 7, 2018 After dedicating your time searching and fielding through profiles, you finally had an online witty conversation with a possible-match and you’re ready to take your c…
Muslim, millennial and single: A generation struggles to find love
By Abigail Hauslohner February 14, 2018 at 8:19 AM EST ANAHEIM, Calif. — Osman Aslam has tried the apps. On Minder, he wrote he enjoys hiking, going on long drives and spending time with his fam…
Not Your Parents’ Marriage – Advice for Muslim Relationships in the Modern Era
Editorial Note: Zainab F. Chaudary wrote a post, “Girl Bachelor” for the Love, InshAllah blog that struck a real nerve with readers around the world. What is wrong with choosing yourself? Making yours…
Are You Prepared for Marriage and Building a Family?
Source: https://muslimmatters.org/2019/04/10/are-you-prepared-for-marriage-and-family/ Published: April 10, 2019 By Mona Aslam High School is that time which is ideal for preparing yourself for the re…
What Does a Healthy Relationship Look Like?
By Andrea Bonior Ph.D. Much of my professional career has involved speaking, writing, and interpreting research about how to handle relationships that have gone wrong: partnerships that are controllin…
Why You Need to Get to Know Yourself BEFORE a Relationship
By Kacey Mya Bradley When you love someone, you learn all the little details… but when we’re single, we often neglect this same step. It’s time to get to know yourself. Relationships are our favorit…
6 Surprising Ways to Communicate Better With Your Partner
By F..Diane Barth L.C.S.W Are you having trouble talking about your feelings with someone you love? Does your partner run the other way any time you bring up your feelings? If so, this may be good new…
How to Get Clear on What You Want in a Partner
By Sara Davenport I don’t know about you, but doesn’t it seem like getting clear about what we want should be the easy part? We should just know what we want, right? But let me tell you, I’ve found ov…
Building Attraction: Which Matters More, Looks or Personality?
Building Attraction: Which Matters More, Looks or Personality? By DR. Nerdlove There’s a lot of debate about building attraction when it comes to dating. One of the perennial debates is whether looks…
11 tips for Muslim couples dealing with marital disputes in the West
By Abdul Malik Mujahid Marriages usually start off so nicely. Everyone cooperates-the couple, their parents, other relatives, friends. Things usually run smoothly. But somewhere along the way, marital…
How long should I wait before asking to meet up?
By Fran Creffield So you’ve found a match you’re interested in and the feeling is mutual – but now what? Meeting an online match in person is the crucial next step but how long should you wait before …
There Is Nothing More Beautiful Than Falling In Love With Someone Who Knows How To Love You In Return
By Relationship Rules You might not believe right now, but one day, you’re going to look back and say that there was nothing you ever needed to be worried about. Sure, you might be feeling a little lo…
The Spark is Missing!
People are quick to point to the aptly named “spark” as being the problem in almost all relationships beyond the exciting wedding and honeymoon phase. Even within our Muslim community, people tend to …
What to Look For in a Partner
By PsychAlive The question “what are you looking for in a relationship partner?” may seem like an easy one to answer. Common attributes that come to mind include intelligence, kindness, sense of humor…
Our 3rd Official Gamenight
By. Kianaat Karim An amazing crowd. Interactive games. Authentic connections. A successful night once again! Gamenight CA was hosted at the spacious and welcoming Wyndham Garden in sunny Anaheim Calif…
4 Things You Need Besides Love in a Marriage
By Cassandra Soars Remember how you felt when you first fell in love? Remember feeling like your world revolved around the other person and that all you needed was love? That’s certainly how my husban…
5 Reasons Husbands have a Difficult Time with Emotional Connection
By Cassandra Soars Darren and Heather Turner never thought they would have marriage problems. After all, they were supposed to be helping other couples. Darren was a chaplain in the Army and Heather w…
How Expectations Affect One’s Happiness in Marriage
By Dianne Grande, Ph.D. A simple way to improve your marriage is to change your expectations. Better yet, drop some of them. If I sound cynical, please read on. I am a believer in the institution of m…
5 Habits of Emotionally Wealthy Marriages
By Kyle Benson It turns out the number one thing couples fight about is nothing. This not-so-earth-shattering discovery was made in Dr. Gottman’s Love Lab after spending more than 40 years studying ov…
10 Tips for Solving Relationship Conflicts
By Gwendolyn Seidman Ph.D. As anyone who has been in a romantic relationship knows, disagreements and fights are inevitable. When two people spend a lot of time together, with their lives intertwined,…
Five Truths About Marriage All Couples Need to Understand
By Forrest Talley Ph.D. I was recently asked what the core principles are for building a strong marriage. It’s an interesting question. Trying to identify the “core” or “basic” foundations of so…
7 Marriage Secrets of Successful Couples
By: Cassandra Soars Most people know a couple who have a marriage to admire. My husband and I met a lovely Dutch couple in Toronto at a conference almost seven years ago. Fedde and Ria have been marri…
5 Habits of Happily Married Couples
by Cassandra Soars Research shows in order to have a happy marriage, you must do 5 nice things for every negative one. 5 to 1! This morning my husband and I had a negative interaction. Because he didn…
Mastering This Underrated Skill Could Be the Most Transformational Thing You Do for Your Relationship
By Zach Brittle For almost twenty years, my wife and I have been locked in this playful but serious debate about who is smarter. I’m book-smart. I’m the high achiever with the fancy degrees. I read a …
A Divorce Lawyer Just Gave Incredibly Powerful Marriage Advice and It’s Only 4 Words Long
By Jessica Stillman If you want to know how to keep your car running, ask a mechanic. If you want the lowdown on caring for your pipes, call your plumber. Why? Because people who deal with things when…
Advice for the Husband and Wife from Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Danka.
By: Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Danka. Allah has stated in the Holy Qur’an: ‘O Mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, who created you from a single person, and from him (Adam) He created his wife (Hawa), and from…
10 Tips to Help You Pick a Good Partner
By: Barton Goldsmith Ph.D. Tips for making good choices about dating, relating and mating. Some people have what I have come to call “broken pickers.” They just can’t seem to pick go…
10 Ways to Make Your Marriage a Priority
By : Sheila Wray Gregoire How do you make your marriage a priority? We talk about it all the time, but how do you actually do it? Having a great marriage doesn’t happen by accident. Marriage requires …
Secret to a Happy Marriage: Put Your Spouse First
By. Mel Robbins The E! reporter, Giuliana Rancic, said putting her husband first, and the baby second is the secret to her happy marriage. I couldn’t agree more. As you might suspect, a nuclear meltdo…
The Danger of Sliding Instead of Deciding to Get Married
By Dr. Marni Feuerman, LCSW, LMFT Daniel and Sarah came to me for couples therapy because they were uncertain about the future of their marriage. Daniel had just moved out. They were both unhappy and …