Are Relationships Stressful or Emotionally Supportive? Understanding Love Through a Mental Health Lens
In American culture, where independence and self-fulfillment are cherished values, romantic relationships often carry high expectations. As wedding season approaches, love is celebrated nationwide—even as the U.S. divorce rate hovers around 3.6 per 1,000 people. Despite that, many people continue to say “I do,” often later in life, with more life experience—and more emotional baggage. […]
The Emotional Work of Marriage: Building Strength Through Commitment
Yes, the WORK of marriage. When we first find that special someone, they set our soul on fire, and we feel blissfully whole. We want to capture that love feeling in a bubble and make it last forever. Yet life intrudes, and people change. No one tells us that we are supposed to change. There is no manual for life and love yet we change and learn and grow without realizing it.