Couples & Sex Therapy Blog - Rouse Relational Wellness

About this series. In my practice, I’ve found that when people are frustrated by trying to “find the right person,” they’re actually struggling to develop an intimate connection. Connecting with another person requires two elements: curiosity and vulnerability. Fortunately, even though most of us were never really taught how to ...

You have planned a first one and only date with someone new and exciting. But what next? Small talk? Nobody actually likes small talk. We endure it because it feels safer than the alternative, but very few people walk away from a date full of surface-level conversation...

If you’ve been dating for a while, you probably have a list. Maybe it lives in your head as a rough sketch of the traits of the person you’re looking for: compatible values, a shared sense of humor, similar life goals. Or maybe your list includes features that feel harder to sa...