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Tips: Creating a Work - Life Balance

Couples in the UK spend more hours at work than those living anywhere else in Europe and many feel their time with their partner and children has suffered as a result. Check out thes... (continued)

Tips: Overcoming jealousy

Jealousy is a normal emotion experienced by many people in relationships, but it’s important not to let it get out of control. Our top tips will help you manage jealousy and wo... (continued)

Affairs, jealousy and Facebook

Most of us are guilty of looking up an old flame on Facebook and having a good old nosey at their new life without us. But at what point does common curiosity turn into plain old che... (continued)

Affairs and jealousy - The green eyed monster

Most of us will experience feelings of jealousy in our relationship from time to time. Some times we can laugh them off; other times they might cause us anxiety. Mild feeling... (continued)

Tips: Dealing with a jealous partner

A jealous partner can place a real strain on relationships, but with work from both sides it is possible to overcome it. Check out these tips for advice on working it out together. ... (continued)

Friends and family - Family matters

Family You can choose your friends, but not your family - we're all familiar with the old jokes and stereotypes about the in-laws. When we fall in love with someone, their fa... (continued)

Did you know this About Becoming a Parent?

Did you know that in 2006 over 150,000 women became mums for the first time. The changes that occur during this time can have a huge impact on all our relationships, not least on the... (continued)

Arguing Over Text Message or Email?

With modern technology there’s always the potential for disaster, and never more so than when it’s placed in the hands of a warring couple. So why do so many of us allow ... (continued)

Deciding How to Bring Up The Children

Did you know this About Affairs and Jealousy?

Did you know that just over 20% of divorces in 2005 cited infidelity as the proven fact? Some couples are able to deal with an infidelity, but others find it harder. Whatever the cir... (continued)

Friends and family - Family matters

Family You can choose your friends, but not your family - we're all familiar with the old jokes and stereotypes about the in-laws. When we fall in love with someone, their fa... (continued)

Did you know this about friends and family?

Our friends and family can be an amazing source of support during tricky times. But sometimes the interference of loved ones can cause rows. Although the interfering in-law might be ... (continued)

What Other Couples Say About Friends & Family

Having a good friend can be a massive source of support during tricky times. Someone to chat things over with can make a problem seem much easier to deal with. But sometimes as paren... (continued)

Understanding friends and family

When we decide we want to improve our relationship we’ll begin by identifying the area of our relationship that isn’t working well or the issue that seems to cause troubl... (continued)

Will it Always Be Like This?

Working Together

Working together or not? A cartoon explaining working together as a couple.      

There Must Be a Better Way

Some People Find Conflict Difficult To Handle

Sharing Children Isn't Easy

Partners and Parents; Taking Time Together

A psychologist's perspective on affairs and jealousy

Studying affairs Twenty years ago I began an interview study* of couples in which one person (at least) was having or had had an affair. As a new parent, I could not fathom how con... (continued)

Affairs and jealousy - The green eyed monster

Most of us will experience feelings of jealousy in our relationship from time to time. Some times we can laugh them off; other times they might cause us anxiety. Mild feeling... (continued)

Is this site for me?

thecoupleconnection.net - is this site for me? Do you want to get back to how things ‘used to be’ with your partner? Are you worried about your relationship? ... (continued)

Loss of Intimacy

Part of being intimate is being sexual together. When there is a problem in the sexual relationship it can be very difficult for couples. This article looks at some of the reasons wh... (continued)

What Other Couples Say About Getting on Better with my Partner

Do you ever find you and your partner just don't get along? Do the smallest disagreements sometimes turn into blazing rows? Living together and dealing with all the stresses and ... (continued)

A psychologist's perspective on trust

Psychologist, Janet Reibstein, discusses trust and relationships. To view a text only version click here.

Fancying and Flirting with Other People

Unsurprisingly, many couples argue about flirting and fancying others. You don’t start affairs without fancying. It’s an article of faith that partners should command eac... (continued)

Housework - Domestic bliss & household chores

Who does what around the house in your relationship? Nearly all men and women say that when you both work full-time, you should both share household chores between each other as ... (continued)

Getting on Better with my Partner - The Trouble with you is...

All couples argue, and while some do it more than others, it's usually about similar things. Who does what at home? How should we bring up the children? Why are they always ... (continued)

Making a Commitment - Managing conflict and difficult conversations

From little irritations to big rows Everyone has a good side and a bad side – there are things we love about our partner and things we hate. As you’ll have seen in &... (continued)