Sexual compatibility is a top issue with couples. Contrary to pop cultural belief, matching your libido to your partner’s isn’t always automatic or easy. In long-term relationships, sexual frequency can become an unspoken problem that affects all other conflicts.

The holiday season is all about giving, feasting, and bonding with friends and family. But we all know that the holidays are often much more stressful than we want them to be. Expectations, family dramas, and the end-of-year work pressures can all lead to heightened stress.

It’s important to know what you want from a relationship. Being confident in your principles will help you set healthy boundaries and find a partnership you both find fulfilling. Dealbreakers are one way you can communicate expectations from your partner.

Romantic getaways and picturesque holiday vacations sound like the perfect time to connect with your partner. But our ideas about that perfect vacation don’t always come true. Sometimes we find ways to mess things up when they’re going well as a form of self-sabotage.

Infidelity is traumatic. Often, it’s too damaging for a relationship to survive it. Even though emotional infidelity doesn’t involve physical contact, the harm done to the faithful partner is much the same.

Appreciation is a major key to a successful long-term relationship. If you and your partner are no longer interested in making each other happy, your relationship is struggling

In a relationship, fighting is necessary. It can actually be a red flag if you two never argue. But the opposite is also true.