Relationship Tips: Creating a Secret Language with Your Partner

Relationship Tips: Creating a Secret Language with Your Partner

Every couple has their own little quirks and inside jokes — the kind of shorthand that makes you both smile even in the middle of a busy day. But what if you took that idea even further by implementing one of our fun relationship tips, and creating your own secret...
From Coexisting to Connecting: Rekindling Emotional Intimacy in Long-Term Relationships

From Coexisting to Connecting: Rekindling Emotional Intimacy in Long-Term Relationships

  There’s a quiet ache that can settle into long-term relationships: the feeling of coexisting rather than truly connecting. You’re raising kids, building careers, caring for aging parents — and somewhere in all that hustle, the person you once felt closest to...
The Power of the Pause, Part 2: Cultivating Calm in Adult Relationships

The Power of the Pause, Part 2: Cultivating Calm in Adult Relationships

  If you read Part 1 of this series, you saw how a simple pause — especially when paired with playful rituals — can help kids regulate big emotions through connection. But pausing isn’t just for little ones. In our adult relationships, it’s just as powerful....