marriage Archives - Ruxandra LeMay

How Many People Have You Upset Today?

June 21, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Friday series for couples, filled with mouth-watering food pictures and insightful relationship tips, because we all know that after a while, it’s all about the food when it comes to long-term relationships. Have you ever heard this before? 10% of conflict is due to a difference of opinion but 90 % is […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships, & Intimacy, Self-Development Tagged With: communication, couples, emotionally unavailable, intimacy, marriage, personal development, relationships, self-awareness, self-growth

Do You Ever Feel Like Your Partner is Walking All Over You?

June 14, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Friday series for couples, filled with mouth-watering food pictures and insightful relationship tips, because we all know that after a while, it’s all about the food when it comes to long-term relationships. Have you ever felt like you are not being heard or listened to, not able to speak up when needed […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships, & Intimacy, Self-Development Tagged With: communication, emotional intelligence, emotionally unavailable, intimacy, marriage, personal development, relationships, resources, self-growth, self-improvement

Are You Feeling Heard in Your Relationship?

June 7, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Friday series for couples, filled with mouth-watering food pictures and insightful relationship tips, because we all know that after a while, it’s all about the food when it comes to long-term relationships. Are you asking for what you want in your relationship?? Or did you give up trying and just decided to […]

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Why are you in your relationship?

May 31, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Friday series for couples, filled with mouth-watering food pictures and insightful relationship tips, because we all know that after a while, it’s all about the food when it comes to long-term relationships. When couples come to therapy, it’s generally because they are in a really tough spot. Ideally, I would love for […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships, & Intimacy Tagged With: communication, couples, intimacy, marriage, personal development, relationships, resources, self-awareness, self-growth

Just Because You Are Right Does Not Mean I Am Wrong

May 24, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Friday series for couples, filled with mouth-watering food pictures and insightful relationship tips, because we all know that after a while, it’s all about the food when it comes to long-term relationships. What happens when two people are completely different than each other? This really happens a whole lot more than you […]

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Have you ever asked your spouse these questions?

May 17, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Friday series for couples, filled with mouth-watering food pictures and insightful relationship tips, because we all know that after a while, it’s all about the food when it comes to long-term relationships. In the last post, I brought up the unromantic idea of a job description for your spouse and vice-versa. This […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships, & Intimacy, Self-Development Tagged With: communication, couples, emotionally unavailable, family, intimacy, marriage, personal development, relationships, self-awareness, self-growth, self-improvement

Have You Read the Fine Print of Your Marriage Contract?

May 10, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Friday series for couples, filled with mouth-watering food pictures and insightful relationship tips, because we all know that after a while, it’s all about the food when it comes to long-term relationships. On a team, everyone has a different position according to a level of skill and strength. I want to challenge […]

How to Effectively Disagree With Your Spouse

May 3, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Friday series for couples, filled with mouth-watering food pictures and insightful relationship tips, because we all know that after a while, it’s all about the food when it comes to long-term relationships. When we disagree in a relationship, we have 2 options: Option 1 is to solely focus on our partner’s negative […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships, & Intimacy, Self-Development Tagged With: communication, emotionally unavailable, family, intimacy, marriage, relationships, resources, self-awareness, self-growth, self-improvement

Quick Tip Series Introduction

April 22, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

So excited to introduce a new series of weekly posts surrounding my areas of expertise: ADHD, stress & anxiety, and relationships. I’ve been blogging for a little while now and generally, I’ve done long-form posts because there’s so much to talk about when I’m passionate about sharing information. But I also have come to the […]

Filed Under: Anxiety & Stress Management, Marriage, Relationships, & Intimacy, Mind, Body, Soul, Motivation, Self-Development Tagged With: adhd, anxiety, anxiety counseling, anxiety disorder treatment, anxiety management, couples, emotional intelligence, marriage, relationships, Self-Care, stress management, therapy for anxiety

10 Real Reasons For No Physical Intimacy In A Long-Term Relationship

March 19, 2018 by Ruxandra LeMay 18 Comments

One of the biggest issues brought up in therapy is the lack of or a decrease of physical intimacy after a few years into the relationship. I can write many pages on the topic about why things change after 1-2 years of waking up next to the same person, but I’ll stick to the short […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships, & Intimacy Tagged With: communication, couples' therapy, intimacy, marital therapy, marriage, no sex, relationship counseling, sex