Every couple argues. This is not a problem. It is a fact. The belief that healthy relationships are conflict-free is one of the most damaging myths in popular culture about love. Research by Dr. John Gottman -- who spent four decades studying couples -- found that the presence of conflict in a relationship is not what predicts whether a couple will stay together. What predicts it is how they handle the conflict when it arrives. Some couples fight loudly and repair quickly. Ot

You Are Still in the Same Room 7 Therapy-Backed Ways to Reconnect With Your Partner Couples Therapist | The Unplugged Self | theunpluggedself.com One of the most disquieting experiences in a relationship is not conflict. It is distance - the quiet kind. You are sitting in the same room, sharing the same bed, eating at the same table, and yet something has shifted. The closeness you once had feels harder to reach. This kind of emotional distance does not usually happen