Loving Bravely

Lessons to Help You Get the Love You Want

Alexandra H. Solomon Ph.D.

How to Feel Confident Before, During, and After a First Date

Getting ready for a first date? A couples therapist offers tips for how to say calm, confident, and true to yourself when meeting someone new.

Why Some People Give In So Easily in Their Relationships

Do you struggle to know whether you are too accommodating or too rigid in your relationship?

Affirmations for Single Mothers

The ongoing stress and uncertainty of the pandemic can sit heavily on the shoulders of single mothers. Here are four affirmations to remind you of your "enoughness."

How Couples Know They're Compatible

Although we need to be able to assess goodness-of-fit in an intimate relationship, we can also challenge our existing definitions of compatibility.

How to Help Your Partner Open Up to You

Does your partner feel emotionally unavailable to you? This is why some people struggle to open up and how to foster the meaningful conversations you crave.

Fully Vaccinated, Not Fully Ready to Date

You’ve gotten your vaccine, but perhaps you’re not quite ready to emerge. A relationship expert discusses Pandemic Emergence Social Anxiety, and how to cope with it.

When Parents Read a Teen's Diary Without Asking

Reading someone's diary without their consent is a violation of privacy. A relationship therapist explores what can drive us to want to snoop and what we can do instead.

The Hidden Challenges of Being Single During the Pandemic

Those of us who are single during the pandemic face a unique set of challenges. Here are ten major themes single people report experiencing, and tools for cultivating resilience.

Talking With Kids and Teens About Violence at the Capitol

A family therapist shares seven suggestions for parents as they help their children and teens cope with the ongoing threats of white supremacist violence in the U.S.

The Mature Breakup

Three strategies to help you cope with the end of an intimate relationship in a way that promotes healing, learning, and growth.

Is Porn Bad for Relationships?

Couples often struggle to figure out when, whether, and how porn fits into their relationship. A couples therapist offers perspective and guidance on this tender topic.

Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater?

Research shows that people who have cheated in the past have a higher risk of cheating again. If your partner has a history of infidelity, here's how to assess your level of risk.

Rethinking Laziness

Using the word "lazy" to describe our partners or ourselves creates more problems than it solves. Here's how to honor your frustration and get what you need.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Relationship Uncertainty

Dealing with relational ambivalence is painful. A relationship expert surveys her social media audience about their experiences and shares the collective wisdom of their responses.

With All the Remote Work and E-Learning, Beware of Phubbing

It's more important than ever to maintain a digital boundary that reduces conflict and maximizes connection.

Cohabitation 101: Three Vital Skills for Moving in Together

The transition from dating to cohabitation is notoriously stressful. These three research-tested skills will help you stay connected.

How to Talk to Your White Male Partner About Race

Even if you and your partner plan to vote the same way in 2020, differences in how you each reckon with how to be an anti-racist ally can be cause for conflict right now.

How Couples Can Talk About Porn, and Why They Should

If sheltering in place is triggering conflict about pornography in your relationship, try these four strategies to increase understanding and intimacy.

Help! My Loved One Refuses to Practice Social Distancing

Is someone you love refusing to take the coronavirus as seriously as you are? Here are strategies for dealing with the fear, frustration, and relationship fallout.

Under One Roof: Home Together During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Faced with a pandemic, routines are disrupted and uncertainty reigns. Here are some emotional first aid strategies couples can use to cope with this new reality.

Love and Sex Should Always Go Hand-In-Hand: Here's Why

Do you understand the "why" that guides your sexual activity?

Great Sex Begins with Sexual Self-Awareness

A couples therapist explain the importance of sexual self-awareness and offers three questions to help you learn about the beliefs and expectations you bring into the bedroom.

Want to Feel More Confident in the Bedroom? Start with This

Many of us grew up with fear-loaded messages about sex, but messages that pressure us to be care-free in bed generate shame too.

How Couples Can Avoid Holiday Conflict Over Money and Gifts

You have a "money story" and so does your partner. The holidays can highlight differences between you. A couples therapist explains how to practice financial self-awareness.

Why Ghosting Sucks and How to Get Over It

Ghosting is great for Halloween but terrible for the dating world. Learn how to date with courage and self-awareness.

“Can’t You Take a Joke?”: What to Do When Teasing Hurts

Teasing can bring couples closer by creating a shared world of play and laughter, but it also can sever connection. A couples therapist explains how to handle it when humor hurts.

Do You Believe in Soulmates? Should You?

To create a healthy intimate relationship, you need to understand the beliefs that you bring into love. Is your definition of soulmates setting you up for disappointment?

Holding Space: How Men Can Support Women's Rage

Between the #metoo movement and the Kavanaugh hearing, many women are experiencing deep rage. A couples therapist offers thoughts on how male partners can be powerful allies.

Talking to College Students About “The Red Zone”

Over 50% of campus sexual assaults occur between August and November, and parents need to talk with their college students. A professor and family therapist offers some guidelines.

Seven “Love-Saving” Words You Should Use in Your Next Fight

We don't fall in love for the fights, but conflict is the side effect of building a life together.

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