Scott Ward, LICSW

07/25/2025

07/23/2025

07/23/2025

Opening up about your desires can feel scary, but it can also bring you closer. 🤍

When you share what you’ve been thinking about, what excites you, or what you’re curious to try, you’re giving your partner a glimpse into your inner world. That kind of openness invites them to do the same.

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07/22/2025

07/19/2025

07/17/2025

This is what it’s about.

07/16/2025

Arguing/disagreements. Why? Because you care, deeply.

07/10/2025

07/08/2025

Interesting read.

“Marriage is hard, even when no crises loom, and even when things basically work,” Agnes Callard writes. “What makes it hard are not only the various problems that arise but the lingering absence that is felt most strongly when they don’t.” In partnerships, we compromise—but we can also tell that we are compromising, which can make us feel sad and alone. Revisit Callard’s piece, from 2021, on the vicissitudes of marital loneliness: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pXqDNn

07/07/2025

It’s National Kissing Day. So let’s talk about the six second kiss. 💋

Not rushed. Not distracted. Just six seconds of presence. Dr. Gottman calls it a daily ritual for a reason. It builds connection, lowers stress, and reminds you that you’re in this together.

So, have you had your six second kiss today?