Mental health insights

First date jitters are real. While dating should be fun, it’s also stressful at times. When you’re focusing on impressing each other and being the best version of yourself, it’s a lot of pressure.

Relationships are not perfect. No matter how perfect they appear on social media, it’s normal to have some conflict. You can be crazy about someone and still have things you’re working on together.

Do you have any debt? Do you contribute to your 401(k)? These are not common first date questions. For most, it doesn’t feel natural to talk about your finances. As you get to know someone, you talk about your interests, values, likes, and dislikes, but the money talk feels like another level.

From a young age, you hear that exercise is good for you. It’s not a secret. But as you get older, work, family, and life get in the way, and you have less time. Sometimes exercising feels like the last thing you want to do with the time you have left.

There is a common communication behavior among married couples that predicts divorce with at least 90% accuracy. This behavior is stonewalling, when a person shuts down and stops responding to their partner, especially during a heated argument.

Between the fear of fake dating profiles, commitment, and the sheer time and expense it takes to find a match, it’s no wonder that dating today is hard. Not to mention adding an ongoing pandemic to the mix.

When Sunday evening hits, how do you feel? Do those Sunday blues get to you and the thought of work on Monday mornings fills you with dread?

A study from 2022 found that about 25% of respondents identified procrastination as one of their key personality traits. Understanding what compels us to procrastinate can help us keep this practice at bay and even avoid it. The key is to not be too hard on yourself when you do it.

Building new relationships takes time, which many people have little running spare. But you can create new relationships as an adult in a city. Whether you just moved to a city like New York or Los Angeles, or you’re finding it hard to meet people in general, here are some tips to help you make new adult friends.

Have you ever thought about looking through your partner’s phone? Just a little peek. The problem is that feeling like you’re under surveillance can be extremely upsetting and damaging for the relationship in the long run.

Have you ever found yourself asking if you’re making as much money as someone else, or is your house as big? As humans, we tend to compare the successes. This can make it particularly difficult when everyone appears to be living perfect lives on social media.

Has your heart ever started to race for no apparent reason? Did you feel like you couldn’t breathe or think clearly? If so, you might have experienced a panic attack. At least 23% of people in the United States have gone through one or more of these episodes.

What’s the most troublesome conflict that most couples have? . . . No conflict at all. That’s what American psychologist Dr. John Gottman says, and he knows what he’s talking about. He and his colleagues can predict divorce with a 94% accuracy. But what does he mean by “no conflict”? And is it really what partners disagree about? Or more how they do it?

Healing after an affair is painful, tough, and takes time. While a relationship can survive infidelity, both parties have to commit to repairing the damage and begin to rebuild trust.

Although public speaking is not the average person’s number-one fear, it still ranks highly among other scary things like heights or in-laws. It might help to know that even the most experienced presenters get nervous before taking the podium or mic.

If you and your partner are going through a hard time, it may be time to see a couples therapist. It can be overwhelming and daunting to delve into your deepest secrets. Speaking to an outside party for the first time can feel terrifying. When you live hand-in-hand with another person, arguments and fights are inevitable.