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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

How Couples Begin Again After Repair

Reset is the fifth and final step in the PACER model we developed, as described in our book Love. Crash. Rebuild.. It's the point at which couples recognize that the relationship they are stepping back into is not the same one that ruptured-because they themselves have changed. Reset marks the moment when new patterns begin to replace old ones and the couple can experience their relationship as something distinct, something shared, something more resilient than before.
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fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Experimentation Is Essential in Repairing Relationships

Repair requires partners to experiment with intentional, different behaviors rather than promises or insight alone to rebuild trust and safety.
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fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

How We Judge People Instead of Building Connection

Constantly evaluating partners transforms connection into performance, blocking curiosity and undermining long-term intimacy and compatibility.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

My Wife No Longer Turns Me On. What Does Excite Me Is Unthinkable.

Attraction to a sister-in-law while losing attraction to one's spouse complicates marriage and requires restraint, empathy, and deliberate work to rebuild intimacy.
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fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

3 Reasons Why Your Adult Child Shuts Down On You

Emotional reactivity in parents can cause feelings of blame or shame in adult children.
Rebuilding relationships requires patience and a focus on connection over blame.
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