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Being Single: Learning to Embrace Yourself

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Being single isn’t some ominous period of your life, and it doesn't have to be a mad scramble to get into a relationship. The truth is that being single is actually an opportunity to focus on yourself, your needs, your desires, and most importantly, your worth. It’s how people learn about themselves and how to appreciate who they are. It’s true that being in a relationship is a rewarding experience for most, but being single can be too!

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Does Marriage Really Lead to A Happily Ever After?

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Forming and nurturing a relationship is a complicated process, from first meeting to tying the knot. As milestones go, getting married is one of the first big ones, and it can set the stage for the rest of your story together. Many of us are conditioned by our culture, the media and even family members to think of marriage as one’s happily ever after. But walking down the aisle doesn’t immediately lead to perfect happiness, nor does it guarantee harmony for years to come.

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How to Prevent Work From Affecting Mental Health

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Making changes to working from home has put enough stress on our job situations, and for many, going to work was already a stressful experience. It’s become vitally important to prioritize mental health on and off the job. Even if the culture makes it difficult, knowing how to cope with workplace stress can ensure your relationship and home life go unaffected by your career pursuits.

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Working Together as a Couple Without Sacrificing Your Marriage or Work

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Whether you’re a couple of entrepreneurs or one of the lucky few who met their partner on-the-job, it’s important to be mindful of how your work can impact your relationship and vice versa. With the pandemic still keeping many of us glued to our home offices, navigating the balance between work and life can be especially stressful. In some ways those stressors are made worse by having to share your workspace with your partner, but with a little mindfulness, patience, and respect, couples can work together harmoniously without it affecting their relationship.

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Building Independence for a Healthier Relationship

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Slowly but surely, we’re all emerging from quarantine and reconnecting with those outside of our immediate circle. Coming out of a pandemic, where we spent the majority of our time indoors with our partner, it’s more important than ever to remember the value of independence in sustaining a healthy relationship.

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4 Tips for Sexual Experimentation With Your Partner

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Trying anything for the first time can be a scary experience, and it’s normal to want to take things slow when you experiment with new activities. This is especially true in the bedroom, where some feel shame or embarrassment already. But sexual experimentation doesn’t have to be a taboo subject, and in fact, many such experiments can actually open up new avenues to pleasure that we may never have known existed.

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