Money, Relationships and limerence
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Money, despite what any of us want to believe about “love conquering all”, matters more than almost other issue in relationships. According to one US
Beyond Binary – Secrets, shame and the non-hetero-normal
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Secrets and shame can seem like the vert landscape of couples psychotherapy. At LoveRelations, we work with couples from all walks of life – married,
Sex, Shame and limerence
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There is no area of behaviour that human beings feel more shame around than sex. We can perhaps understand some of the origins of this
Mid life crisis and limerence recovery
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Introduction “The worst of it all is that intelligent and cultivated people live their lives without even knowing of the possibility of such transformations. Thoroughly
The Reality Distortion Field When in the Fog of an limerence Affair.
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Week in week out I sit across from clients that are blinded, paralysed and entombed by the fog of an affair. These include the overwhelming
Blended Families – The Impact of a Partner’s Children on your Relationship
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There are no clear statistics on step-families in the UK, but recent estimates suggest that one-in-four families is a “blended family” ie where a couple
7 Issues That Break A Relationship -living with limerence
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“What’s the key to a good relationship?” is one the of questions we are often asked at LoveRelations. “Finding your partner attractive? No money worries?
Rebuilding Trust After A Limerence Affair
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Is it possible to rebuild trust in a relationship after an affair? Dr David Perl, specialist couples psychotherapist and founder of LoveRelations, believes this is
Jealousy and Insecurity – Can we be friends with the Limerent Object
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It is a common misconception that jealousy is a sign of love. Shakespeare, writing about “the green eyed monster” knew as much when he created
Does mismatched libido cure limerence?
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February 14th is Valentine’s Day. Shops and restaurants have been full of heart shaped images and flowers, since the Christmas decorations came down. Advertisers are flooding
New year, new relationship?
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15th January has been nick-named by lawyers as “divorce day” because of the spike in couples seeking to end their relationship after the Christmas holidays.
“The Perfect Christmas” – An unbearable strain on any relationship?
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There are points in every year where relationships come under extra pressure: Summer holidays, new school terms, Valentine’s Day of course, Christmas. According to the
Pornography in your relationship – harmless distraction or ruinous addiction?
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Pornography has never been so easy to get hold of. Internet porn, offers images from the mildly titillating to the hard-core, at the click of
Loss of desire – dare we talk about it? What happens when one partner loses interest in sex?
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It is estimated that one in five couples in the UK (British Association of Sex and Marriage Therapists www.basmt.org.uk) experience difficulty with “loss of desire” or
The limerence affair
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Emotional / Limerence affairs When dealing with emotional affairs, without fail when we are working with the betrayed and or the betrayer in our affair