THE HEART OF RELATIONSHIPS: BEING THERE FOR THE OTHER
Are You Missing that “In Love” Feeling?
Do You Feel Your Partner Does Not Get You?
Do the Same Upsetting Fights Lead to Withdrawal?
Have You Been Betrayed by your Spouse?
Psychotherapy and Marriage Counseling can help you decrease your reactivity to or withdrawal from your partner. You can learn compelling ways that invite love and support.
At the Mid-Manhattan Center, you can find a new appreciation for your partner leading to an open affirmation of each other. By accepting your differences, you can discover what makes you a great team.
Our goal is to help you develop a special sense of “Meaningful Closeness”, where you feel heard and understood.
Are you still sad about how Valentine’s day went? Many couples who have grown distant from each other do feel that way. They wish somehow that on this day of days, they could have buried the past and felt close again.
One or both of you may be because of a big or small disappointment or fight. You may have spent so little time with each other lately. Expect your relationship to go such have these ebbs and flows.
However, if your Valentine’s Day was due to the aftermath of an extramarital affair, you may feel like you should have gotten over this by now. A recent study of infidelity describes how many years have to go by before couples begin to feel relaxed in their relationship again.
To become close and familiar with your partner does not always lead to the intense erotic desire. Having children often leads to less intimacy between couples.
If you sense a growing distance between you , take heart. Ebbs and flows come with the territory. Intensify intimacy and sexual interest by making room for new adventures together. Exploring activities that lead to intense excitement on your own will give you much to share and make you a fascinating partner.
Watch a scintillating Ted Lecture on The Secret to Desire in a Long-term Relationship by Esther Perel, recognized as one of the world’s most original and insightful voices on couples and sexuality across cultures.
Now that your partner has gotten your attention you’ll need to show good faith by taking action. Express remorse and listen without being defensive.
Odds are good that your spouse has been sending up smoke signals for awhile. You may have hoped that you could let things go along a little longer. Yet you now know the time has come for action.
So do the thing you would do at work that made you successful. You would probably bring in a coach. So why not consult with a professional marriage counselor or a relationship expert to help you make up for lost time?
