Is Impersonal Sex Similar to Pornography?

Sex and couples

Some relationship experts recommend that if a couple struggles with their sex life, they should just do it anyway. The argument is that any orgasm releases the hormone oxytocin and increases a couple’s bond. There is no judgment here on impersonal sex with a committed partner or pornography per se. Still, the long-term goal should […]

Is There a Such Thing as a Soul Mate?

soul mate

At the risk of offending, based on the typical definition, my answer is no. If you are looking for someone completely compatible, you may find someone who appears to be that way. Still, you will eventually discover it is only human for two different people to have different needs. The Gottman’s said when you choose […]

Do Couple Therapists Take Sides?

Couples Counseling and Marriage Counseling

Yes and no. A good couples counselor will sometimes take sides, the side of your relationship. It is challenging and occasionally irresponsible to try and make two people who are sometimes at odds happy all of the time. Sometimes one person needs to be called out for something like being verbally abusive. A partner who […]

Benefits of Working With a Male Marriage Counselor

Aaron Relaxing

Women generally seek counseling more often than men. One major struggle couples face with couples counseling, marriage counseling, or relationship counseling is that males often do not want to go. Many men have been raised to hope that ignoring problems will make them disappear or at least be forgotten. Most of my friends would rather […]

Five Ways Exercise Can Help Your Relationship

Couple exercising

Exercise has so many benefits, and the benefits can come from mild exercise like taking a walk to more extreme exercise like a mud run or training for a marathon. If exercise isn’t enough or not for you, try couples counseling. The following are five ways that exercise can help your relationship. 1. Exercise Can […]