Expectant

The big family planning issue for most couples used to be how to avoid unexpected pregnancies. As more couples marry later in life, increasingly this is shifting to get the pregnancy they desire. [...]

Couples the world over are adopting Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs – what used to be called Natural Family Planning) with new vigour as they access them via smartphone apps. And it’s not only [...]

When Gwenyth Paltrow and Chris Martin announced their intention to ‘consciously uncouple’ in 2014, it was not their divorce that captured public attention, but the unusual phrasing. However, the [...]

When couples marry they rightly expect that there will be a willing participation in a shared life together across a range of activities including sexual intimacy, intimate conversation and [...]

Most marriage counselling and education focuses on conflict and incompatibility. It seeks to help couples find constructive ways of dealing with challenges in the relationship. It’s a ‘damage [...]

Relationships thrive when trust is strong. But how do we build it in the first instance, and then recover it if we’ve lost it? Here are three tips to help you build trust and hold on to it. 1. [...]

Our young adult son is in a blue funk. He and his flatmates have been unable to get the internet connected to their new place for over 4 weeks. They’ve all maxed out their mobile phone plans and [...]

With Valentine’s day approaching, couples everywhere are looking for ways to mark the day with romance. From love-struck dating couples to couples stressed out with kids, every one of us [...]

Sex can be a lot of fun, but is that all it’s supposed to be? The best it can be? In the wider culture, sex is seen primarily as a recreational activity – something we do together for fun. When [...]