The holiday season often means warm family gatherings and the joy of togetherness. But for many, it can be a difficult time—especially if you don’t get along with your partner’s family.

Relationship trauma can leave deep, lasting wounds. Whether you went through betrayal, neglect, emotional abuse, or the sudden loss of a loved one, relationship trauma can affect how you perceive yourself, others, and future relationships.

In our polarized landscape, political differences can strain even the strongest relationships. If you and your spouse find yourselves on opposing sides of the political spectrum, you might be wondering if it’s even possible to peacefully coexist.

In any relationship, good communication keeps partners connected, understood, and in sync. Still, we don’t always feel heard.

One of the key frameworks of the Gottman Method is the concept of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse": four communication habits that predict the breakdown of a relationship.

Relationships need compromise. But for people-pleasers in relationships, the balance between giving and receiving can become lopsided, leading to issues that are often difficult to address.

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.