The concept of ‘self-love has sometimes become a way to make individuals more self-critical and less able to form healthy relationship bonds. In Western culture the self is often seen as a separate entity…
January is the month that most divorce applications are filed. Many unhappy couples stay together over Xmas to avoid disrupting families or because holiday plans have been made.
If the answer is ‘Yes’, then you have a greater chance of staying together.
‘Communicating well and listening well are the basics of any relationship. Effective communication allows you to better understand a person or situation, resolve conflict and build trust.’
‘Intimacy is about being emotionally close to your partner, allowing them to know how you feel and to be able to let down your defences.’
‘Betrayal, from an affair, causes loss of trust, pain, confusion and often a lack of self-esteem in the betrayed partner.
An interview with relationship specialist Carole Kelly, about infidelity. What is it; and how can a couple survive it?
There is much talk in the media these days, about people suffering under the drought currently affecting Australia.
