To a many of us, friendships mean everything. We often view our friends as an extension of ourselves, people we can confide in, laugh with, be vulnerable with, and cry with. We trust our friends with our deepest, darkest secrets; we trust our friends not to hurt us, protect our secrets, and to share in our happiness. We never, in a million years think that a friend would be capable of betraying our trust. Unfortunately, betrayal is one of those circumstances we will all face

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work with both persons in a close non-intimate relationship and those that were in a close intimate relationship. However, both relationships require many of the same qualities and characteristics, i.e., honesty, mutual respect, commitment to its growth and maintenance, healthy communication, flexibility, etc. Non-romantic relationships just like romantic relationships must consist of healthy boundaries and willingness to discuss

Establishing and maintaining friendships can have a significant impact on your overall health and well-being, however, it's not always easy to build or maintain friendships when you carry an active mental health disorder. Having good friendships can be very good for your health. Friends can help you celebrate good times, provide support during bad times, help you focus in on what is truly important, help with reducing anxiety, and stabilizing mood. Healthy friendships can als

Immediately following a divorce, the thought of celebrating holidays and other events can be extremely overwhelming. The first holiday after a marital breakup can be both confusing and frustrating, as ways have celebrating pre-divorce have already been established. However, ways of celebrating post-divorce have yet to be established. Once partners have parted ways celebrating events as a single person can be filled with uncertainty and doubt. Typically, when couples are still

There is no denying establishing and sustaining a marital relationship is very important during the course of a marriage, however, external relationships contribute to and are important to a marriage. Having genuine friendships is a highly important element of everyone’s lives, as they can be both enhanced and enriched by giving and exchanging love and affection by others outside of partners and spouses. Marital relationships can actually suffer without social relationships a

There are several different reasons why a relationship ends, sometimes the decision to end a relationship is mutual as both parties decided the relationship is no longer healthy or worth pursuing. One party may fall out of love while the other remains in love, therefore, like a chair with only three legs the relationship is no longer building or enhancing, but bowing to the pressure of the added weight of one partner trying to sustain it. All relationships end for a reason ev