Relationship Improvement Tips
Past Imperfect: Should I Tell My Partner Everything About My Past?
Today’s Advice Highlights: How much does the past matter in a serious relationship? Are you obligated to tell your partner everything about your past? What is the best way to tell your partner about...
From Prince Charming To Mr. Controlling
Today’s Advice Highlights: Jekyll-and-Hyde: the tell-tale signs of a narcissist in a relationship. Identifying manipulation and controlling behaviors. Forgive and forget? Dr. Deb’s take on giving...
My Girlfriend Doesn’t Trust Me
Today’s Advice Highlights: What to do when your partner’s trust issues are affecting your relationship. How far should you go to reassure the insecurities of your partner? Why it’s a bad idea to...
My Friend’s Husband Hit On Me
Today’s Advice Highlights: Should you tell your friend about their spouse’s transgression? What are the consequences of telling/not telling? How should you weigh decisions when a deep friendship is...
Breaking Up With My BFF
Today’s Advice Highlights: Why is losing a friend as painful as a romantic break-up? What can a single friend do to maintain a friendship when her friend becomes too preoccupied with the new...
My Wife Had An Affair: Does Our Marriage Stand A Chance?
Today’s Advice Highlights: How can a marriage survive after the pain of infidelity? Is there a way to get back to “the way things were”? What are the things couples might do to try and save the...
Can My Ex and I Still Be (Only) Friends?
Today’s Advice Highlights: Dr. Deb’s take on one of the most hotly contested issues in relationships. The devil is in the details: being honest about reasons for maintaining friendship with an ex....
It’s a Relationship, Not a DIY Project
Today’s Advice Highlights: How to communicate with your partner when they have a habit or manner you just can’t stand. Suggestions for resolving culture-based personality differences. Going beyond...
The Look of Love: Staying in Love Through the Physical Changes
Today’s Advice Highlights Should physical standards be a non-negotiable expectation in a committed relationship? Is it superficial to be affected by a partner’s change in appearance? Dr. Deb brings...
Does Love at First Sight Make Sense?
Today’s Advice Highlights Is there really such a thing as love at first sight? What are the signs that it’s the “real thing”? Can a relationship that starts with love at first sight...
For Better, For Worse – But Maybe Not Forever
Today’s Advice Highlights A sweet and kind fiance turns into a cruel and extremely critical husband right after marriage — is this normal Discussing gaslighting and other tell-tale tactics of an...
Mr. “Right” Misses The Mark
Today’s Advice Highlights What do you do if your partner is great, except they don’t inspire you or you don’t find them mentally stimulating? A rundown of reasons why intellectual compatibility is...
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