also, those problems can have a unique nature and way of intruding. relationship problems and anxiety can make sense when you recognize what’s happening, which means that you can use your knowledge to reduce those issues and repair your relationship. these manifest as jealousy, anger, distrust, and paranoia. these anxious thoughts and others like them fuel anxiety and jealousy in relationships. anxiety makes people critical of who they are, how they think, and what they do. this inner critic makes …

if you want to be with someone else, you shouldn’t be in a relationship in the first place. i think you have to accept that an artist also has a relationship with his or her art and his or her fans: you are in an open relationship whether you like it or not. for me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my god, my loved ones, my constituency and myself. my girlfriend …

when i announced this series to our list, i received stories of struggle, frustration and depression about how anger has affected their relationship. this is for the families who are experiencing anger in the home. while in reality the line is fine and may be indistinguishable, for this article we will make that distinction. and how can you believe they have your best interest when they explode with anger or feel constant stress. the brain is more than willing (and …

but i do think the question of fidelity, of why some people choose to remain faithful and others do not, is fairly straightforward and easily answered. the first way is that a person is just shallow and selfish and needs to be gratified constantly. chances are that if your cheating deadbeat of an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend is a miserable over-compensator, cheating isn’t the only destructive self-gratifying behavior they pursue. it’s not rocket science to say that the likelihood of infidelity in a …

managing anger and managing your response to an angry partner is a useful skill that can promote intimacy and maturity in any romantic relationship. this doesn’t mean you have to sit down and solve a problem in the heat of the moment. you can’t make them talk to you, but you can share that you’re ready to share your thinking and work together when they’re ready. similarly, if you’re angry with your partner and want them to change a behavior, …