relationships

‘Delicate dumping’ is like quiet quitting. Delicate dumping is different form this trend is that a person will have also stopped investing the time, energy and emotion into the future of the relationship like they once did. Therefore, they will start doing the bare minimum – in the hopes their other half might break things […]

According to a recent study, this includes everything from stretching the truth about spending, to job-related earnings, and the value of savings and investment accounts. More than a third of adults in the U.S. say they have lied to a partner about their finances. The study by Forbes Advisor and Prolific that found that: 1- 38% of […]

Everyone has been involved in a breakup or heart break. Well, some teenagers in New Zealand will get some help with a relationship breakup. The Love Better campaign, launched Wednesday, will receive $4 million (NZ$ 6.4 million) over three years from the Ministry of Social Development to help teens recover from breakups and minimize harm in […]

Research published in the Journal of Family Psychology shows that breakups increase psychological distress and reduce life satisfaction. Both men and women cited ‘growing apart’ and ‘arguments’ as the top two factors. ‘Lack of respect’ was a more important factor for women than men, as were ‘money problems,’ ‘not sharing household responsibilities,’ and ‘domestic violence.’ Grew apart […]

Get ready to see and hear the term Intentional Dating over the next few months. According to Match’s 11th annual Singles in America study of more than 5,000 individuals in the U.S., singles. They say they aren’t rushing out to date just anyone. Instead, they’re focused on intentional dating instead of casual relationships. 62% said […]

After the discussion Tariq and I had this morning, I decided to start this blog called ‘Not Normal’ so thanks for the title Tariq! Now I don’t know yet how often I will post so for now look for the ‘Not Normal’ blog once a month. The reason for this blog is after our discussion […]

Looking to improve your relationship? The two of you should find a Movie or TV Show featuring couples. Watch it together, and talk about it afterward. According to the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, the study findings, the couples who weren’t assigned to the workshops or movie-discussion exercise had a divorce or separation rate of […]

Did the lockdown (due to COVID-19) change your relationship status to single or getting a divorce? You are not alone!   New data collected by Legal Templates, a company that provides legal documents, found the number of people seeking divorces between March and June was up 34 percent compared to last year, with 31 percent […]