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09Jun

"Breaking up is Hard To Do"

Susan Quilliam

couple, divorce, love, marriage, single

Therapists

The moment when we end a relationship - or have an ending thrust upon us - is almost always exquisitely painful. But of course it's not just the moment of break up that hurts. The aftermath, as we recover, is arguably just as painful not least because it lasts longer - sometimes for years. After the early 'phoney war' of feeling convinced that reconciliation is just around the corner, or of feeling relieved that the vicious arguments are now over, it is then that the long-term suffering begins. Yes, some of us 'keep calm and carry on', and parting...
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07Jun

Couples Therapy: Taking Sides

Susanna Abse

couples, divorce, love, marriage, therapy

Relationships

Are people more embarrassed to say they’ve been to see a couple’s counsellor than an individual one? At least 110,000 people had couples therapy last year reports head of the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships
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07May

Online Dating - the Secrets to Success

Susan Quilliam

couple, love, marriage, single

Therapists

I'm a huge fan of online dating. I have several friends and many clients who have found love that way. And when it works, it works well; a recent study suggests that couples who meet online are more likely to move successfully through the infamous 'seven year breakpoint' than couples who meet in traditional ways. But online dating is often challenging. For many, the journey, however hopefully started, often becomes a yo-yo of frustration and self-doubt as well as excitement and hope. In my work I've come to recognise 'online dating disillusionment' when I see...
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13Mar

Enduring Heartache

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

couple, divorce, marriage

Therapists

Getting over heartbreak, whether divorce or a breakup, is difficult and must always take time says therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen
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14Feb

How Couples Counselling Deals With Affairs

Nathalie McClure

couples, divorce, marriage, relationships

Therapists

Counsellors have different ways of dealing with couples who've had affairs, but healing is possible – here's how relationship counselling can help couples move forward after betrayal
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12Feb

What I Would Tell the Younger Me

Angela Neustatter

friendship, marriage

Soul

Angela Neustatter contemplates what she would tell her younger self
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22Jan

How to Recover From an Affair

Welldoing

divorce, marriage, sex

Relationships

Many marriages survive the infidelity of one partner, but there are some critical things both must accept first
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05Dec

Four Thoughts: Alain de Botton

Welldoing

empathy, family, marriage, mindfulness

Soul

School of Life founder Alain de Botton writes about money, politics, work, marriage
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