Building deeper emotional connection and vulnerability with your partner.
My boyfriend sat in his car in our driveway for eleven minutes last March. I watched from the hallway window and did not go out. He came in at 4:20 and put his keys down very slowly. Then he said four words: they gave it to Marcus. He had wanted that promotion for eight months. … Read more
The first real thing I ever said out loud to my boyfriend was at eleven at night on a Sunday in March. We were at my kitchen table and I said I think I am scared you will get bored of me. It took me nearly three years of dating to say a sentence that … 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.
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.
The small, slightly uncomfortable habits that rebuilt emotional intimacy in my marriage after four years of being polite roommates.
