Olivia Parker 
For the first year of my long distance relationship, my version of self-care was a face mask and a bottle of wine on a Friday. It looked like caring for myself and it was really just numbing a Friday. Real self-care turned out to be less pretty and much more useful. It looked like keeping … Read more
Loneliness hit me hardest on a Tuesday, never on a Saturday. I had braced myself for empty weekends, but it was the middle of the week that got me. My boyfriend lived fourteen hundred miles away and my life looked full on paper. I had friends, a job I liked, and an apartment that still … Read more
The real signs of emotional distance in a relationship are quiet and polite, and here is how I finally spotted them in my own marriage.
Seven honest signs you are in the honeymoon phase, from the months I spent logging call times and telling my dental hygienist about my boyfriend.
A first person look at how one couple moved from dating to committed, what the talk actually sounded like, and the signs worth watching.
The deep questions my husband and I actually use on Saturday mornings, plus the one rule that finally made him answer them.
The small nightly habits that helped my husband and me stop feeling like polite roommates.
An honest look at the stages every relationship goes through, from the early rush to the comfortable stretch nobody warns you about.
The small, slightly uncomfortable habits that rebuilt emotional intimacy in my marriage after four years of being polite roommates.
The real signs you are compatible long-term show up on ordinary weeknights, not in big romantic moments.
