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6 Tips for Having Difficult Conversations with Your Partner
Communication, Relationships, Vulnerability Hope+Wellness Communication, Relationships, Vulnerability Hope+Wellness

6 Tips for Having Difficult Conversations with Your Partner

Every relationship has ups and downs. No lasting relationship exists without conflict, so knowing how to address it in a healthy way is crucial for a healthy, lasting relationship. However, we know that it does feel scary to broach a difficult conversation with a partner. So to help you, we’ve put together 6 tips for having difficult conversations with your partner.

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6 Journaling Prompts to Help You Examine Your Relationships
Relationships, Self-Reflection Hope+Wellness Relationships, Self-Reflection Hope+Wellness

6 Journaling Prompts to Help You Examine Your Relationships

It is a strange and scary time right now.

With the spread of COVID-19 many of us are worried for our own health, worried for the health of loved ones, and we’re all facing a huge shift in our daily lives. Whether it’s due to increased professional stress (both increased work for essential workers, and loss of work for non-essential folks), health stress, or personal stress from self-quarantining–we’re all facing big life changes now.

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Why Conflict In Your Relationship Can Be A Good Thing
Dating, Intimacy, Love, Relationships Hope+Wellness Dating, Intimacy, Love, Relationships Hope+Wellness

Why Conflict In Your Relationship Can Be A Good Thing

How do you handle conflict with your partner?

Every relationship deals with conflict at some point or another. Both parties might not always be aware of the conflict, but conflict is there all the same. It seems wild that conflict can actually have a positive effect on a relationship, but in truth, conflict is an opportunity.

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How to Figure Out What You Want in a Partner
Relationships, Dating Hope+Wellness Relationships, Dating Hope+Wellness

How to Figure Out What You Want in a Partner

From the outside, it seems as if dating today should be easier than ever.

With various apps and online dating services, you don’t even have to leave your couch to meet someone new! But while that can be a great thing (for busy people, people who’ve just moved to town, those just starting to get comfortable putting themselves out there, etc) it also creates its own very specific set of dating difficulties.

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7 Ways to Communicate More Effectively in Your Relationship
Communication, Relationships Dr. Victoria Ranade Communication, Relationships Dr. Victoria Ranade

7 Ways to Communicate More Effectively in Your Relationship

One of the hardest parts of being in a relationship with someone else is figuring out how to talk to them about serious stuff. Relationships can be complicated for many reasons, but sometimes a barrier between partners is that they don’t know how to effectively communicate with each other. Many of us didn’t grow up with positive models of relationships to look up to, so you may feel like you have no chance to catch up at this point. Luckily, that isn’t true! You can figure out ways to communicate with your partner that work in your relationship, even if healthy communication is completely new to you. 

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