Date Forever Sammi and Nathan Jaeger

In our mainstream society the images and stories we hear about relationships are mostly the heterosexual and monogamous kind. Boy meets girl, they fall in love and then live happily ever after. But that isn’t the only way, there is an entire spectrum of types of romantic relationships that we don’t often see in the media.

In today's episode we chat with Bradford & Angela who are in a long term open relationship and are hosts of the By the Bi Podcast.

It’s not what we are arguing about that matters, it’s how we are arguing. An argument can be productive and constructive or destructive.
Dr Marisa T. Cohen is the In-House Relationship Expert for Paired, an app designed to enhance communication between partners and help them learn more about their relationship.

Throughout our lives it’s inevitable that we will grow, evolve and change. Some people more so than others. But what happens when you grow away from something that was a core part of who you were?

It’s been said that when you stop growing you start dying. Yet growth doesn’t always happen by accident and when there are two people in a relationship growing at different speeds it can be challenging to navigate. Especially if one is growing and the other is dying.

Humans have 5 different senses - sight, sound, taste, smell and touch, and we also have 5 different love languages. Did you know that you can use relaxation and massage to hit all of them, all at once!? Connecting to ourselves and our partners can be hard to do when we are experiencing stress but without regular intimate connection, relationships can suffer.

Taking responsibility for the part you’ve played - good or bad is vital to a thriving relationship. But that isn’t always easy and sometimes even harder to communicate it to the person you are doing life with.
Beck Thompson is the owner and founder of The Relationship Circle - a no BS relationship coaching service that digs deep, gets to the truth and supports you in creating new behaviours and patterns that re-energise and revitalise your life and relationships.