The last two posts on Psychology Today have been part of a series on clingy intimacy, centering on those who fall in love with people with narcissistic tendencies. This often works out poorly for the more dependent party. Yet, what if your partner is completely normal and just can’t stand all the anxiety you generate? Read more…
You don’t consider yourself clingy, but you find yourself obsessing too much about the relationship. You ask yourself: “Why am I doing this?” You married a really solid guy and now a few years later, he’s always complaining and it feels tiresome. You ask yourself: “Why is he acting like such a Read more…
Do you find your spouse controlling, but not intimate? Is she too easily angered after sex or avoids it altogether? Does he hold back while devoting all his warmth to the kids? Are you living like room mates, without the sweet softness of devoted lovers? Welcome to the field of Read more…
Divorce is one of the most stressful events a family will ever go through. Part of what makes it so difficult is the fact that unlike many other stressors, the effects are prolonged – and unpredictable. In addition, it impacts everyone—child and parent alike—in varying ways and and to various Read more…
It is difficult for anyone to understand how terrible it is to be in a marriage with someone who simply does not love you anymore. You see: to come home to nothing is a terrible pain. Human beings need love and affection like plants need water. We are dry and Read more…