“Just communicate!” is common advice for couples—but what does it mean? If it were really that simple, everyone would know how to improve communication skills in a relationship—no help required. In ...

Communication is key, right? A simple piece of advice that has been dished out by therapists throughout the ages, however, for many people, it's not as easy as it seems. Conflict is inevitable in a ...

How we communicate with others is integral to how satisfying and successful relationships with those others are. People in long-term romantic relationships know this to be the case, but research has ...

Begin with why it matters to you. Start by explaining what the behavior does for you relationally or emotionally. For ...

If you are in (or even want to be in) a long-term relationship, I think it’s probably safe to assume you’d ideally like it to be a happy one. But as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, ...

There’s a moment in a relationship when you realize love isn’t enough. It might hit in the middle of an argument—when you’re saying one thing and your partner is hearing something else entirely. Or ...

The beginning is all fun and games. You go on a few dates with someone—no big deal, you’re not invested. Then you go on some more, and some more after that. This, whatever this is, is kind of nice.

You've heard communication is vital to a healthy relationship. It may sound cliché at this point. However, take it from a ...