Active listening is a skill that doesn’t always come naturally. We might feel the impulse to interrupt, tell our own story, or give unprompted advice.

Many people feel insecure every once in a while. But chronic insecurity can cause rifts in your relationships that can eventually lead to breakups.

Our childhoods affect our adulthoods, plain and simple. When our needs during these early years go unmet, it can mess up our relationships in the long term.

Supporting a partner with depression can be tough. But when you’re an empathetic, understanding partner, you can make a big difference in their healing journey.

If you have a partner with ADHD, you might be feeling disconnected. When one person has a neurodevelopmental disorder and the other doesn’t, it’s important to try to understand what’s going on inside their head.

Relationships are built on trust and communication. Conversations, whether they’re about an important conflict or just your day at work, are how you communicate with and listen to your partner.

In every relationship, validation plays an important role in building trust and emotional support. To be good partners, we should all want to make our loved ones feel seen, heard, and understood.

An emotionally distant partner can be difficult to connect with. Typically, they avoid intimate conversations, conflict, and acknowledging their own feelings.

If you’ve been feeling down about your relationship prospects because it seems like you’re getting into the same trouble again and again, it’s time to take a step back. By thinking carefully about yourself, what matters most to you, and what you want out of a relationship, you can start to break out of your destructive behaviors and find the right match.