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Australian Divorce Statistics New relationships are full of excitement and glitter. Everything your partner does is endearing, you want to share every waking moment, you can’t keep your hands off each other. But inevitably, over time, the sparkle wears off and the risk of relationship breakdown becomes very real. Statistics reveal that up to 33%… Continue reading What Breaks Us Up?

Technology makes many aspects of our lives easier. Long gone are the days where we have to wash our clothes by hand, search through an encyclopedia for answers to our homework, or even use a paper map. While technology has enriched our lives in so many ways, it has arguably made social interactions less necessary… Continue reading Making Real Connections in a Technological World

Trouble Getting Pregnant? The Stress of Trying to Conceive Having a baby is one of the most exciting events you will ever experience in your life. If you have trouble conceiving though, this wonderful time can be filled with stress and doubt – making conception even more difficult. Infertility can lead to feelings of loss,… Continue reading Trouble Getting Pregnant

Communicating badly? Respectful listening is the key to relationship success. Whether you are fighting, or hardly talking, communication issues are probably the most common problem that couples bring to relationship therapy. And failed communication is most commonly at the heart of a myriad of other issues that couples bring to counselling. Do you: fight about… Continue reading How to Communicate Better

Committed couples share their bed, their homes, their hopes and dreams, their fears and anxieties. More often than not, and particularly in the case of marriage, committed couples also share their finances. And it is not at all uncommon for committed couples to fight over their finances. It is true that, to a certain extent,… Continue reading Money Matters – Fighting About Finances

Does an affair spell death for your relationship? Or is there hope for a relationship post-infidelity? “Life is Short. Have an Affair”. So goes the advice on dating cheat site Ashley Madison. That’s right, Ashley Madison is an Internet dating site set up specifically for married individuals looking to cheat on their spouses. Since it… Continue reading Does an Affair Spell Death for Your Relationship?

Is your relationship a tad “ho-hum”? Do you sometimes forget to say hello to your partner when you get home in the evening? Do you take time to share the details of your day? Do you cuddle up at night? It’s easy for couples to let the ‘day-to-day’ overwhelm the romance. This is to be… Continue reading Feeling Disconnected from Your Partner?

Don’t foster your relationship at the risk of losing yourself – Improve your relationship by spending time apart Q. What’s the secret to achieving a long marriage? A. The successful couple make sure they go out twice each week: a little candlelight dinner, soft music, and a slow-walk back home. The Mrs. goes Tuesdays; He… Continue reading Improve Your Relationship by Spending Time Apart

Psychologists and relationship counsellors teach a range of skills encouraging couples to be more understanding, better listeners, more attuned and empathetic, more reasonable, kinder and more forgiving. Makes sense, yes? Surely if we are more empathetic, understanding and forgiving with our partners we will engender a happier and more successful relationship. Yes, it makes sense,… Continue reading When to Forgive & Forget

What’s Love Got to Do with It? Everything, one would hope! Love might not be what gets you into bed in the first place, but love lies underneath every successful relationship. So what is love and how can it sustain your relationship? Love is a feeling or emotion of strong attachment or affection. When we… Continue reading Keeping Love Alive