Maya Kachroo-Levine, Mar 27, 2017 Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mayakachroolevine/2017/03/27/love-money-financial-talks-to-have-at-every-stage-of-your-relationship/?sh=653a0f74b769 When do you …
Manage Conflict: The Art of Compromise
Ellie Lisitsa, January 10, 2013 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/manage-conflict-the-art-of-compromise/ Resolve your gridlock by getting to the heart of what matters to you both as a couple. You’v…
10 Questions Happy Couples Are Constantly Asking One Another
Questions that make intimacy last a lifetime. Verily Magazine, January 12, 2018Written by Anita Chlipala, LMFT Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/10-questions-happy-couples-constantly-asking-one-ano…
Getting to Know You: Questions to Ask Your Dating Partner
Have a conversation that matters The Gottman Institute, August 19, 2021 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/getting-to-know-you-questions-to-ask-your-dating-partner/ In a dating relationship, getting…
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 to handle those emotions when we understand what is…
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 fun questions, like what to give? Who to bring (if y…
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 engaging questions may be simpler than you think. Do you…
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 challenges of married life and how to overcome them in…
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 can be difficult since you want to make a good first…
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 you think he likes you. But, you get tongue-tied an…
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/ A look at three “conflict blueprints” to help you…
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 boost of some kind. We desire a closer connection – …
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 Source: https://www.gq.com/story/six-conversations…
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 independence require each other to make a whole. Jane: “…
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 think like you… and that’s a good thing. Whether yo…
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 giving, sometimes taking. Sometimes chasing. But o…
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 year, the headlines have been ripe with news a…
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 couples therapist and organizational psychologist,…
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 know, and don’t know, about the process of mate sel…
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-about-life-as-a-newlywed I always assumed that the fai…
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 understand and get to know each other better is a vital…
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 conversations to succeed, you must state your feelings …
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 called Build Love Maps. You know that moment at a wedd…
Starting a New Relationship in the Time of Coronavirus
By Wendy Rose Gould, June 29, 2020 Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/starting-a-new-relationship-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-4801824 Key Takeaways Following government and state orders to isolate is…
Tired Of Being Single?
Dr. Nafisa Sekandari and Sr. Hosai Mojaddidi, June 12, 2017 Source: https://mentalhealth4muslims.com/tired-of-being-single/ “Relationship idolatry happens when we place too much emphasis on our relati…
Pursue Your Partner at Every Stage of Marriage
By Hannah Eaton, February 20, 2019 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/pursue-your-partner-at-every-stage-of-marriage/ Never stop dating your spouse. We met Marcy and Jack during our first group danc…
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 IMPOSSIBLE without trust and commitment. Don’t believe me?…
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/ Eleditor’s note: Elephant is a diverse community. We are reade…
Seriously. What’s the Point of Marriage?
Nate Bagley May 7, 2018 Source: https://www.gottman.com/blog/seriously-whats-point-marriage-growth/ The point of marriage is not happiness. The point of marriage is growth. What’s the point of marriag…
10 Ways To Avoid Marrying The Wrong Person!
Source:http://mentalhealth4muslims.com/10-ways-to-avoid-marrying-the-wrong-person/ By Dr. Nafisa Sekandari and Sr. Hosai Mojaddidi, June 11 2017 “And of His signs is that He created for you from yours…