if you’ve been married for quite some time, you probably understand these feelings are mere symptoms of the ups and downs that define a relationship. if you feel your marriage problems are getting out of hand, and the sex and intimacy you once had in marriage has gradually crumbled away. it might just have been a phase in the past but now you need to be more mindful and seek sex counseling or intimacy therapy. furthermore, sex therapy for couples …

like the name suggests, each exercise takes just a minute to complete, and allows couples to reflect on how they can improve communication, understanding, and intimacy with each other. it’s an easy way to get into the habit of relationship health,” the gottmans wrote on their website. according to the gottmans, there’s nothing wrong with keeping certain things in your life private, even from your partner. to better communicate your needs with your partner, the gottmans suggested reframing complaints to …

“that dip can happen for a number of reasons, including the natural progression of your relationship over time,” says chris kraft, ph.d., director of clinical services at the sex and gender clinic in the department of psychiatry at johns hopkins medicine. “it’s natural for a couple’s sex life to decline after having a baby because of the exhaustion and lack of private time,” says kraft. “and, couples aren’t as intentional about connecting with each other as they were earlier in …

intimacy in a relationship (an interpersonal relationship, to use a clinical term) is the breadth of things like love, physical contact, trust and closeness that is shared with another person. this means that when there is a problem with (or a lack of) intimacy), it may indicate a problem with the relationship. even so, being a parent is also one of the toughest jobs in the world. although kids are a natural consequence of the wonders of intimacy, they can, …

you need to put in a lot of hard work but at the end of the day, the investment of time and effort is all worth it. while it may seem that the separation creates a vacuum emotionally and physically, meeting your loved one after a long time sparks a renewed interest and fondness in the relationship. the current high-press and demanding lifestyle take a toll on all of us, but making time out of your busy schedule for your …