When tensions are high, patience tends to be low. That old joke about coming home from a long day and kicking a dog was made for a reason. We take our aggressions and frustrations out on our spouses [...]
Everyone falls into a rut sometimes. Life can become a cycle, but when you notice yourself going through the motions at work and at home, it might be time to take action. After all, your spouse is the person [...]
In contrast to previous decades, national surveys of college students indicate that the skill to care, empathy, is being corroded and currently diminishing across campuses. In 2009, the average American college student scored less than 75% of college [...]
In the last several years, psychologists have noted a specific decline in sexual activity among young adults and have termed this as the sex recession, observing data from the General Social Survey. The nation’s current climate of casual relationships [...]
If you’re having a hard time getting relationships to stick and feeling like you’re unlucky in love don’t worry, that’s actually pretty normal. According to the U.S. Census, in 2017 45.2% of the American adult population was single. This means [...]
By Deepak Santhiraj, MSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker Within the realm of relationships, feelings of intimacy and closeness are fostered through responsive and empathic listening. This relational skill set is at the core of [...]