Initiative in a Relationship
Flowers you thought of yourself and flowers brought after 18 requests and 3 arguments carry completely different weight. Nobody wants to be the one always asking.
Relationships
How People Devalue the Results of a Consultation
A couple spends 50 minutes working on their relationship, then wipes out the result with one question. If you don't believe your partner can change, at least don't say it in front of them.
Why I Chose Nastya
Depth, self-awareness and emotional intelligence. The qualities I value most in my wife, and what makes our relationship steady over the years.
If a Man Had Many Women Before You?
Women often say they're glad their man "got it out of his system" before them. Here's the practical reason that memory of past partners works against a couple.
What to Do When You've Drifted Apart
Routine pushes feelings aside and a couple slowly turns into flatmates. On the habits that bring warmth and closeness back into a relationship.
What If Something Happens to Her Man?
"But what if he loses his income or you split up?" My answer to the main argument against a woman carrying no financial responsibility.
It's Shameful to Be a Kept Woman
Women tell me that asking their husband for money feels humiliating. Why providing for the family is a man's natural role, not a favour to his wife.
Why People Can't Fix Their Relationship
Knowledge about relationships is available to everyone now, but habits are not. Why couples understand what to do and still live the old way.
Reason number one — pride
Pride and being closed off is the main reason relationships fall apart. Why wearing the crown of an 'expert' at home only gets in the way.