You share a life, a home, or a family—but your connection feels more like a calm cohabitation than a vibrant partnership. Description: You and your partner may have built a stable life together, and things on the surface might look just fine. You don’t argue often, and you’re likely efficient at managing daily tasks, finances, […]
Inertia keeps you in the Meh zone. It’s tolerable, but not amazing. Description: You’ve been together for a while, and the relationship mostly works, at least on paper. You don’t argue much, and day-to-day life runs smoothly enough. But under the surface, things feel flat. You’re more like roommates than romantic partners. The connection you […]
You See the Potential, But You Keep Butting Heads You and your partner may have something real—there’s passion and a sense that you could be amazing together. Maybe you’re new to each other, or new to serious relationships. And it’s challenging, some might even say toxic. A drama machine. No matter how hard you try, […]
You’re Stuck Together, and You Need to Make It Work You don’t feel deeply connected anymore, but leaving isn’t an option—or at least it doesn’t feel like one. Maybe you have kids and don’t want to break up the family. Maybe divorce or separation would be too complicated, expensive, or painful. Maybe cultural or […]
What Ashley Madison tells us about relationships Did you watch the Ashley Madison documentary on Netflix (released March 2024)? To recap, Ashley Madison is a “discreet” dating platform for people looking to cheat on their significant other. Currently they have 70M members, and their tagline is “life is short, have an affair”. In 2015 […]