7 Reasons You Can’t Have Love Without Trust
What’s love without trust? Trust and communication are two things that are integral to building a healthy foundation in a relationship. For this reason (along with many others), you can’t have love without trust. Trying to have love without trust is like building a house on sand. The foundation of your relationship will always be […]
How to Tell Your Best Friend You Like Her, Love Her, or Have a Crush on Her
Figuring out how to tell your best friend you love her (or like her) is tricky territory. This isn’t just some random girl you met online or at a bar. When you realize you want to take a friendship to a romantic level, you may worry that: Your confession will make the relationship take a […]
Understanding Love Withdrawal Syndrome & Why You Should Watch Out for Love Avoidants
Have you ever met someone who you thought was totally into you — attentive, charming, loving, and romantic — who then turns stone-cold for no reason? Maybe you went into a panic, trying extra hard to please them, but only made yourself crazy in the process. Sound familiar? Congratulations. You’ve just been diagnosed with love […]
Top 7 Signs She’s Cheating on You
Looking for signs she’s cheating on you? Infidelity is arguably one of the most painful and damaging things that can occur in a relationship. Because a healthy relationship is built on a foundation of trust, honesty, friendship, and intimacy, learning that someone has cheated can destroy a couple’s entire foundation. If you’re in a relationship […]
Will My Relationship Last? Here’s 7 Theories on What Makes a Successful Relationship
The dating process is hard enough — but once you finally find someone you want to commit to, one question will inevitably creep up: Will my relationship last? Today, we’ll try to answer that. But before we do, I need to ask you a question first. What makes a relationship “successful” to you? Is it […]
How to Find the RIGHT Relationship in 2020
The holidays, including Valentine’s Day, have come to an end. If you’re closing out the “holiday single season” feeling unlucky in love, don’t fret. Instead, put romance at the top of your list of resolutions for the new year, and learn how to find the right relationship in 2020- even if Coronavirus stands in your […]
Having Relationship Doubts? Here’s 9 Solutions You Can Implement
Relationship doubts arise from uncertainty. Uncertainty is rampant in the early stages of a relationship. There are unknown variables everywhere. It’s during the first two to three months of dating where you two are still feeling each other out. You’re still learning how to read her and determining if you two share a mutual affinity. […]
Is She Right for Me? 7 Ways to Know
Often in the early dating stages, many of my clients will ask: “Is she right for me?” It’s not that they don’t know what types of women they like. Quite the opposite — since they’re usually MegaDating, they’ve met some amazing women who seem to match what they’re looking for, at least on paper. The […]
Why “The One” Doesn’t Exist
The concept of a soulmate is relatively new. Considering homo sapiens probably lived in fiercely egalitarian societies before the advent of agriculture, the idea of a mate that is tailor-made for another would have been an outlandish thought. For millennia humans lived in hunter-gatherer societies that shared everything among their fellow tribesmen, including sexual partners. […]
Why Do I Keep Getting Back Together With My Ex Girlfriend?
The pain of a breakup is an experience shared by nearly everyone at some point in their lives. As a San Francisco psychologist with a focus in stress and anxiety, the loss of a relationship is one of the most common reasons male clients reach out for assistance. Depending on how recent the breakup occurred, […]