IntimacyAtlanta

08/20/2021

There are productive ways to heal the inevitable hurts in a relationship. Holding on to resentment hurts both parties

Accepting an apology or brushing off a slight can benefit the offender and the offended alike—but only if you really commit to it.

02/12/2020

No doubt some of these will be familiar ... Changing a few bad habits can transform arguments into discussions!

These common habits fuel the fire instead of extinguishing it. Here are more constructive ways to fight it out.

10/24/2019

Lots of good questions - the kind I often hear from clients - answered!

To quote the eternally wise words of hip-hop girl group Salt-N-Pepa, “Let’s talk about s*x” — and your questions and concerns surrounding the subject.

08/08/2019

“Most people are not looking for an emotional affair. They find themselves connecting with a person… [and] they start to depend on… the emotional highs… It can quickly become an obsession. The secrecy often adds to the excitement and the attraction. As the intensity of attachment and involvement rises, so does the possibility that the affair will become s*xual.”

So, what will you do?

03/27/2019

This has nothing to do with intimacy or relationships, but it is a terrific explanation of the real roots of procrastination - a topic I've spent a lot of time thinking about. It also has a number of good suggestions for beating procrastination (I'll try them out as soon as I finish alphabetizing my spice drawer...)

If procrastination isn’t about laziness, then what is it about?

03/07/2019

Why being in love is like being on drugs... And why, as with getting high, you eventually come down...

Falling in love is an emotional and physical experience governed by complex hormones in your brain.

03/05/2019

OK, so it doesn't sound romantic... But how romantic is not having s*x at all?

A decrease in s*x frequency is expected (and normal) in long term relationships. Here's why you should consider scheduling some time in the bedroom.

02/14/2019

The best gift is the gift of an experience. Doing things together builds the relationship - way better than a bunch of over-priced roses!

Stumped on what to get your Valentine this year? Give a gift you can enjoy together as a couple.

02/12/2019

On the other hand, what if partners just talked to each other?

LoveSync is the nut button meme come to life.

08/10/2018

My latest column in Northside Woman - just in time for July celebrations!

Too many couples who are having s*x regularly have found that their s*x lives have become all too regular — that is, boring and predictable. Any couple can fall into

08/10/2018

My article this month in NorthSide Woman is about getting intimate relationships back on track after the disruption of summer vacations. Even more important for relationships that were't "on track" before summer started!

With school starting again, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer vacation are coming to an end for another year. For some lucky couples, summer vacation means a romantic interlude,

08/09/2018

A somewhat long video, but very entertaining and full of insights about relationships - worth watching!

BTW, the reason "why you will marry the wrong person"? Because there isn't a "right person"... just a "good enough person", whose faults and foibles we can learn to live with, just as they can learn to live with ours!