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Recently, my husband started a newsletter on his ADHD. There isn’t a lot about this stuff out there, so I am incredibly proud of what he is doing, mostly for himself, but that could benefit others too. I don’t have ADHD, but I’ve learnt a great deal about living in close…
Mar 16
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Judge, but communicate maybe?
When I wrote my previous post on marital fatigue, I knew I was barely scratching the surface with this idea. It left me with too many questions - what are the different ways in which it shows up among couples? are there ways to anticipate it? should you anticipate it? should you…
Mar 9
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Turning 30
“I am turning 30 in a couple of months, my parents are worried that I am still not married.” she said. “Right, but are you?” I asked. “Hmmm” she said, unsure about how she truly felt but feeling reasonably certain about how she was supposed to feel.Thanks for reading Shapely Gal…
Mar 25
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Marital Fatigue
Every fairy tale we ever read as kids ended with the princess meeting her prince and living happily ever after as if finding a lover/ partner was the impetus to live happily. So we have this notion that the search for a partner is the treacherous bit but there after, it’s a…
Feb 24
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Transience, love and it's expanse
One of the most influential books I’ve read about love is a book called Hold me tight by Dr. Sue Johnson. Her concept’s quite simple, but it’s been…
Feb 14
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Only questions, no answers
An essay about foolishness, consciousness and commitment
Feb 4
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Would you bet on your marriage?
Years ago, I watched this brilliant TED talk, amongst the best I’ve watched. I was fortunate to be living in Barcelona at the time so I got to meet…
Jan 28
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Certified to marry
A while ago, I’d written a piece about marriage licenses. But what I’d missed addressing in this was the need for testing in order to certify a…
Jan 12
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Heirarchy of Marital Needs
measuring relationship success
Jan 5
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2022 Wrap Up
Kinks, curiousity and new year wishes
Dec 29, 2022
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Situationship
You remember a time when “complicated” was a relationship status? That was the entrance of a new genre in relationships. But now, I hear we have…
Dec 22, 2022
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Guilt and Gratitude
Recently, one of my clients said - “I am really grateful to my wife for having taken care things at home over the last couple of years, but I also feel…
Dec 13, 2022
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Have we simply lost the ability to fall in love?
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